it's 2013 montage time!!

As is tradition here on Don Juan's Reckless Daughter,  I thought it was high time that I did my 2013 year in review.  Going back over this year's posts only reminded me that it's been a fairly quiet year here on ye old blogge but it's been so far from that in my day to day life - let me tell you! Between music, music, music, travel and several other endeavors my free time has been next to nil.  As you may know, I started the year off by releasing my very first EP, Deal from the Bottom, making a video vignette for my first single and playing many shows.  By about April it was clear that I wanted to finish writing and recording a full-length album and that lead to my decision to launch a Kickstarter Campiagn back in June. Thank you to all of you lovely readers who contributed to making that a success.  You know who you are and you are my moon and stars! The album comes out in the next month and I could not be any more excited or nervous to share it with you! but... I will have to save that for another post. 

As I was compiling photos it dawned on me that 2013 was a great year for my vintage collection. The only issue being that nearly none of it got any DJRD screen-time and I should remedy that in 2014. Our little house in the hills (with no closet space) is now filled to the brim. Some day soon, I wager, "the Brit" and I shall be sleeping on piles vintage dresses, antique costumes and feathers. Though, lets be honest, there are fates far worse that that! 

2013 was a huge year for me and I am so excited to dive into 2014!!  I hope all of you had a splendid holiday and I wish you the very best in 2014!  It's crazy to think back to 2008 when I started this blog…so many people from the very beginning are still popping by but there are so many lovely new faces introducing themselves.  Thanks for sticking it out even when the blog got put on the back burner!

Much love,

Meg 

❤ happy valentine's day ❤

Love to you all! xoMeg

all you need is...

"The Brit" and I just got back from a little mini-break to visit my family in Las Vegas.  As you may or may not know, I lived in Las Vegas from basically kindergarten until age 17 (ie: most of my childhood). And while it is, I suppose, a strange place to call home, my usual visits consist of normal family-time activities (catching up, eating, movie-watching, shopping, pool swimming, eating again). This trip we got a little surprise...my Mom had arranged tickets for us to go see the Beatles LOVE!   I have always been a huge Beatles fan, basically since the womb, and I was pretty excited to see what the show was all about.  So, on Friday night we put on our best Las Vegas-show-going outfits and skipped over to the Mirage hotel.

As we approached the theater the atmosphere became a bit more, ehem, multicolored!

With some time to kill before the show started, we headed for the gift shop where we had way too much fun playing around with Beatles swag and fun-house mirrors...

 

 I bought a couple of things for my fellow Beatle-loving-friends and we headed into the theater.

Sadly, there was a strict "no camera" policy inside the theater so the proper camera had to go away... 

BUT I did manage to snap a little of the theater (pre-show) with my trusty iphone camera...

And, as the show ended, I also caught some of the aftermath...

 

I wish I could have taken just a few photos during the show for you but trust me when I tell you... it was a magical experience.  My favorite parts mostly involved confetti, bubbles and, of course, the aerial performers swinging from the rafters because I secretly want to be a trapeze artist ;)

(*top image via  | the others by me and/or "the Brit")

and the blog played on...

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I have to say, it takes a bit self-motivation to keep blogging on days when crazy things are happening in the world; things that make dressing up and taking photos of one's self seem a bit silly. But then, my blog is one of my (favorite) ways of connecting to people from all sorts of places across the world so I suppose it's sort of comforting to come here, acknowledge everything but keep forging on. And so, with that little motto in mind, here is a new post...

I had quite the busy weekend running around town working on various projects - some of which will be revealed in coming weeks.  I also finally got around to visiting the Pasadena City College Flea Market (which I recommend seeing for yourself, in case you are curious).  I've still been digging around in the dark recesses of my closet pulling out rarely-wore items and that is where I unearthed this vintage blouse.  I used to wear it quite often but have not for quite literally a year, maybe longer. 

I'm glad I did not give it away. Some things just need to be put away for a while and rediscovered when the time is right - that is, as long as you aren't taking it to the extreme and becoming a hoarder or something.

outfit details:
shirt -- vintage laura ashley
shorts -- alexandra grecco
shoes -- vintage
necklace -- gift from "the Brit"

take care my dears. love to you all! x djrd