“Very Inspiring Blogger Award”-A Little Bit Of Fun Facts About Me

(Note: This Saturday I have a fun book give-way happening and guest blog post by the author of “Birds Eye View” so make sure you pop by again on Nov 8th.)

It is with great “Fun honour” that I hereby accept this award given to me by the “Toronto Vintage Society“. Thank you dear TVS you are truly a wonderful and fun society that I LOVE being part of 🙂

Now upon receiving this “just for fun” blog award, I must now share seven random facts about myself and then share the love with other bloggers that inspire me.

Here we go!

Random Fact # 1:

My father was born in Germany and because of this I’m heavily involved in German Karneval.

Traditional German Garde Girl-Funkemariechen

What is German Karneval you ask? Well basically it’s like Mardi Gras but instead of just one day or week it runs for several months, November 11th till Rose Monday in March. In Germany it is celebrated in the Rhineland (several areas of Western Germany along the Middle and Lower Rhine) and is a time of much merriment (and lots and lots of parties). They even have Prince and Princess of Karneval (I was once a Princess,years ago)!

I also German danced in a Karneval group since the age of 6 and stopped after 16 years when I moved away from home (fun fact: my mom danced in a Karneval troupe as well and that is how she met my dad). Here is an example of the kind of dancing I did called “Garde Dancing”. This video is from Germany and these women are outstanding!

Random Fact # 2:

I’m not actually a blonde…natural Brunette. sssshhhhhh 🙂 I have been a Blonde for gosh…14 years I believe and I don’t think that will change anytime soon.

My Grade 12 Prom-1995

Random Fact # 3: 

I can’t ride a bike without crashing into things. I’m like bambi on 2 wheels when I get on one. So I let my bike collect dust in our garage.

I wish I looked this cute on a bike-Getty Image

Random Fact # 4:

I have being watching the same Soap Opera “General Hospital” for around 20 years. I have very rarely ever missed an episode (thanks goodness for PVR) and have even gotten my husband a tiny bit into “my stories”.

Random Fact # 5:  

I have a degree in Fashion Marketing from Ryerson University but I work as Marketing Coordinator at an IT company. Super far away from the fashion world (thank goodness for my vintage blog).

Random Fact # 6: 

I own probably around 40 pairs of shoes and every week I wear the same ones. Why? I live in such a small apartment that my shoes are packed away nicely (to make room for other items) and it’s too much of a bother to search for what I want. One day they will have their time to shine…one day!

Random Fact # 7

I went thru a stage while in High School where I listened to nothing but the music of Metallica. Yes for about 5 mins of my life, this 1940s loving gal was obsessed with Heavy Metal.

And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed learning a few fun facts about dear old Liz of the Vintage Inn.

Onto the Other Blogger Nominations….

Now should blog awards not exactly be your favourite cup of tea (or if you’ve already received this one before and have no desire to post a “round two” of your own), fear not, you’re under zero obligation to play along. These kinds of posts are intended to be nothing but lighthearted fun, and should they not feel that way to you, by all means bow out of taking part in this one. I think blog awards are fun and a great way to find out a bit more about the blogs you adore but I understand not everyone loves them.

If though, you would like to take part, then all you have to is whip up a post of your own about receiving The Very Inspiring Blogger Award in which you link back to this post, share seven random facts about yourself, and bestow the award on folks whose sites you find to be a continual source of inspiration.

• Shermy at Shermette
• Retro Rover
• Tanith Rowan
• Tea with the Vintage Baroness

Have a wonderful day friends!

Liz

Liebster Blog Award-Fun Question and Answers

I was very much sleeping when the most lovely Blogger “Jessica from Chronically Vintage” bestowed the Liebster blog Award onto myself a couple of months ago. Thank you Jessica for doing this, such a fun idea 🙂

What is said award? In the words of Jessica herself …”general premise being that the person who receives it answers a set of questions from the previous recipient (the person who in turn gave it to them), and then creates the same number of questions to be answered by those that they pass it along to. This is done as a way of both getting to know your fellow bloggers better and also letting your readers in on more about yourself, your blogs, and your thoughts on various topics.”

Here are the questions Jessica asked and here are my responses:

1. What are three of your favourite things about blogging?

• Sharing my love of vintage with others who share the same passion
• Meeting other wonderful bloggers and readers (that has been truly a wonderful surprise)
• Learning as I go. I love the research portion of my blog as history has always been something I loved.

2. What kind of sagely advice would you give to a blogger who is just starting their first ever blog today?

Make sure you are blogging about something you just 100% love or you won’t stick to it. I have tried to blog before about..I don’t even know what and I think I posted 3 blog posts and that was it. Now that I have found my passion, blogging is easy and I look forward to putting each post together.

3. Do you find yourself drawn more towards creating word heavy or image heavy posts, or do you prefer a fairly even mix of the two in each post?

I am not a writer and I will never pretend that I am. If you have read even one or two sentences from my blog, you might cringe at my use of the word “Awesome” all the time and how I spell “alot” like that lol! So I try to make my posts a nice even mix of writing and pictures but sometimes if I’m feeling lazy that week I will lean towards a picture heavy post.

4. What is your favourite ten year span (note, this doesn’t have to be a specific decade, such as the 1930s, you could pick 1925-1935) of all time from a fashion standpoint?

I use to think it was the 1950’s(1949-1959) but lately I find myself going full on 1940’s with my wardrobe and even my blog posts. I just love the way that women were able to make their clothes so beautiful during a time of war and rationing. Truly awe-inspiring.

5. If you could go on a shopping spree (and money was no object), what are five vintage wardrobe items that you’d buy today?

• Hands down in a second a “Alfred Shaheen” dress from the 1950s. If I could find a sarong then I would buy that but I won’t be picky
• A vintage mexican skirt. They are so pretty!
• Bakelite, Bakelite, Bakelite…oh and more Bakelite
• 1950s Lucite Purse
• 1940s mint condition dresses..gowns preferably 🙂

6. What are five of your favourite savory foods, and five of your favourite sweet ones?

Savory

• Grilled Cheese
• Poutine (it’s a Canadian thing)
• Nachos
• All Dressed chips
• hot dogs

Sweet

• I’m not much of a sweet person, but once in a while I crave ice cream and pumpkin pie

7. What’s your favourite place you’ve ever lived? What are some of the reasons that makes this spot so near and dear to your heart?

I have only lived in two places. My home town of Sarnia and now Toronto.

I love Toronto for so many reasons. The fact that it is a huge city so there is always something to do. The live music scene here is incredible and super awesome for a Lindy hopper like myself. The food options! I can eat authentic Vietnamese food for breakfast, Ethiopian for lunch and Dim Sum for dinner and never have to walk more than 3 blocks from my house, amazing!

8. If you could go on an all-expense paid vacation for two weeks to anywhere in the world, where would you go and what vintage clothes would you bring with you?

Tahiti and I would bring that Alfred Shaheen dress I just bought with the imaginary funds I have above lol! 🙂 Also my vintage bathing suit and every single Tiki/Hawaiian outfit I own (tops, skirts and dresses).

9. Currently, what are your three favourite colours? Do you wear these colours often or simply enjoy them in general?

Blue, Red and Green. I do wear them often, finally got out of that all black period.

10. If you could attend a concert from any musician/band throughout all of time, who would you pick to see live?

I would love to see Glen Miller Live during the 1940s as it was his music that got me interested in Lindy Hop . It would be truly wonderful to be able to stand/or dance on the dance floor with his big band just pounding out the tunes.

11. What’s your favourite time of the day (morning, dusk, etc) and why?

I like Mornings because of the excitement that the day can bring/will bring.

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Now for the bloggers I’m passing this award onto…

Shermy from Shermette

Wendi from Hauté Rockabilly Fashionista

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Here are your questions ladies, Enjoy!:

1. Why did you start blogging?

2. If you could only keep one vintage item that you own what would it be?

3. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why?

4. What person in history would you go back in time to meet if you have a time machine and why?

5. What has been the hardest thing about running a blog? ex: time to write etc.

6. Do you wear vintage/reproduction to work everyday?

7. What is the one activity that you want to learn/do etc. that you just have not gotten around to doing yet?

8. Favorite genre of music? Least favorite genre of music?

9. Favorite designer,vintage or current?

10. How did you come up with the name of your blog?

11. Favorite city you have gone vintage shopping too?

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There you have it dear readers, hope you enjoyed learning a bit about me and thank you again Jessica for this fun award 🙂

Liz