Cut the clutter. I just finished the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, a Japanese home organization expert. As an American, the idea that the Japanese have a problem with clutter is oddly reassuring. If the Japanese with their orderly culture and teensy-weensy homes have th...
Livin’ La Vita Vintage – Chicago StyleThe Weather Channel reported It was 8° in Chicago with record amounts of ice on Lake Michigan. Of course that meant it was an excellent time to visit.It had been over a year since Madge's 24-hour Chicago whirlwind for National Hat Day last winter. Now there w...
We lost Leonard Nimoy today. Here's a piece from the archives in his honor.Livin' La Vida Vintage with Star Trek - The WrathLanta of KhanIt was Wednesday and Madge had the evening all planned out. First up, a leisurely walk with the dog listening to "All Things Considered" on the IPhone. Then Madg...
The Burberry Coat
Madge was recently at her favorite eyeglass joint: Le Stanne when she got into a conversation on her favorite topic - Vintage. Leslie, eyeglass framer extraordinaire, wanted an opinion on her dad's coat. Not just any coat, but a Burberry Hand Woven Irish Tweed from the 1940s....
A Chicago Mad Hatter
Since starting her vintage business, Madge has made some amazing connections. The one closest to her heart is all her wonderful new friends in the world-wide hat-loving community. A big part of that community is the Mad Hatter Society on Facebook, a very passionate group of m...
So what are you going to do now? That was a reasonable question. After all this Mad Hatter had impulsively grabbed a plane that morning to Chicago to surprise two of her compatriots celebrating National Hat Day. Other than tea and a room at the Palmer House Madge's plans were to say the least a b...
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