tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post9055439435451506762..comments2024-03-12T13:57:38.337-07:00Comments on Chronically Vintage: When I wore a younger woman's clothesWitchcrafted Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-58341678704512962482015-08-04T07:45:38.291-07:002015-08-04T07:45:38.291-07:00It is always so immensely sweet of you to try and ...It is always so immensely sweet of you to try and catch up and I really, really appreciate each comment that you leave for me, sweet Kate. I'm a few days behind on other people's sites right now, too, in part because we just had a holiday weekend here (Monday was the Canadian version of a bank holiday) and I was busy with fun family events for much of it. I'm hoping to catch up in the next couple of days. <br /><br />Have a beautiful Tuesday!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-51993363591790304332015-08-03T09:32:34.078-07:002015-08-03T09:32:34.078-07:00That sounds very lovely indeed. I am still about 3...That sounds very lovely indeed. I am still about 3 weeks behind on my blog feed but am catching up!Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-78885947182082174982015-08-02T23:01:25.623-07:002015-08-02T23:01:25.623-07:00Other than not getting to celebrate it with Tony, ...Other than not getting to celebrate it with Tony, I did indeed have a great birthday. My mom and I enjoyed a two day long celebration of thrifting, baking, and just hanging out that wrapped up with a super tasty family BBQ on the night of my birthday itself. It was a lovely, lowkey celebration, just as I like my birthdays to be. :)<br /><br />Big hugs & many sincere thanks for all of your terrific blog comments today,<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-42779465793924273252015-08-02T10:36:47.422-07:002015-08-02T10:36:47.422-07:00What a lovely idea to share these birthday snaps! ...What a lovely idea to share these birthday snaps! It was really interesting seeing a younger you. Love that one with the rosette atop your head! I hope you had a fabulous birthday and that all has continued well.Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-7129787991843402322015-07-20T18:41:17.118-07:002015-07-20T18:41:17.118-07:00You're very welcome, dearest Sanne. I started ...You're very welcome, dearest Sanne. I started getting a few grey hairs in my late 20s and there were some on the floor when I saved my head for the first time in late 2012 (when I started wearing a wig due to my hair loss). I see them now when my head stubble grows in and I don't doubt for a moment that the stress my body has gone through due to my chronic health problems helped to give me grey hairs so early on. Oh well! No biggie! Dye covered them before and they're as good as moot now. I'm sure one day (when I'm a decade or two older), as time goes on, I'll get a grey wig to keep things looking age appropriate, but I'm not at that point yet.<br /><br />Wishing you a fantastic day, too - big hugs,<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-445311556250937762015-07-20T06:33:09.451-07:002015-07-20T06:33:09.451-07:00Thank you so much, sweetie. :) I see the changes c...Thank you so much, sweetie. :) I see the changes coming, and I found my first grey hair yesterday. Pulled it out, but I cannot keep doing so, sigh. Have a lovely day, dear. :)SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-1457424920053611392015-07-17T22:06:15.715-07:002015-07-17T22:06:15.715-07:00It most certainly does, my sweet friend. Thank you...It most certainly does, my sweet friend. Thank you very much for your thoughtful birthday wishes and lovely comment on this post. You don't look anywhere even close to 51 in my books - early 40s, tops! I just hope I still look a fraction as youthful at 51 as you do! My mom, who is 57, looks very youthful, too, as does her sister (who is six years younger than me), so I'm hoping that bodes well in my favour. Time will quite literally tell! :)<br /><br />Big hugs & tons of happy second half of July wishes!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-43272913761155261182015-07-17T21:58:31.599-07:002015-07-17T21:58:31.599-07:00Thank you very much, my darling friend! That's...Thank you very much, my darling friend! That's really interesting that you don't have many photos from that time frame for yourself either. It was largely a product of very diverse circumstances (such as the dysfunction in my home life and that I moved out on my own so early on) that exceedingly few photos exist of me from my teens and early 20s, but thankfully I like to think that I've done a good job of making up for those lean years with so many snaps in my late 20s and (now) my 30s! :)<br /><br />This was a really fun post to put together and as many people have expressed interest in seeing more childhood snaps of me, I may do another somewhat similar post down the road for Halloween and/or Christmas, as those are events for which I have multiple photos of myself from various years, too. <br /><br />Many thanks again & have a marvelous second half of July - huge hugs!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-53930398427465704972015-07-17T07:14:57.516-07:002015-07-17T07:14:57.516-07:00I missed the date, ouch. But I did congratulate yo...I missed the date, ouch. But I did congratulate you a little too early, I hope it counts. And I hope you had a lovely day, even without your love. I am 51 (yep, 20 years older than you, hmm), and I still love birthdays. And I really do think time is a very strange thing. I remember things from my childhood as precisely as if I've just been there. And I really cannot understand that son is a grown up man soon to be 22 years old. He is my baby! What happened?! I wish you lots of luck and happiness in your next year, dear. XOXO :)SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-89434800659327305372015-07-16T20:48:40.636-07:002015-07-16T20:48:40.636-07:00Thank you very much, sweet dear. I had a marvelous...Thank you very much, sweet dear. I had a marvelous birthday that was truly made all the more so by everyone's fabulously lovely comments here.<br /><br />Birthdays aren't always sunshine and unicorns, if you will, and I readily admit that, but gosh darn it, if I don't love them something fierce all the same, no matter how old I get. I hope that my enthusiasm for them will indeed rub off on you and that you'll be more excited about your upcoming 27th. If we lived nearby, I would totally throw you a party and help put you more in the b-day mood. :)<br /><br />Many thanks again - big hugs!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-48357513367591418962015-07-16T20:45:49.356-07:002015-07-16T20:45:49.356-07:00Happy Birthday dearest Jessica (I'm catching u...Happy Birthday dearest Jessica (I'm catching up on posts:) I love seeing these photographs of you and your younger years. Thank you for sharing these with all of us:) I too went through a phase of not many photographs in my teen years and early twenties. Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439393534029787165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-8147837958760370712015-07-16T04:28:31.084-07:002015-07-16T04:28:31.084-07:00A HUGE happy birthday to you lovely! It's so n...A HUGE happy birthday to you lovely! It's so nice and refreshing to see how much you truly love birthdays to this day. I'm 26 and probably about 4 birthdays ago I decided I hated them and find it depressing getting older and I stopped liking the whole fuss of them. But of course everything in life is nicer when you see the bright side of things instead of the negative so hopefully when my 27th birthday rolls around in October I'll be able to think about this post and try to enjoy it a little more, haha. I hope you had the most wonderful day! xx<br /><br /><a href="http://littlehenrylee.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">jessica - littlehenrylee.com</a>little henry leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024952001696475133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-23535502583164093562015-07-13T22:29:24.654-07:002015-07-13T22:29:24.654-07:00Thank you so much, dear Amanda! I had a fabulous b...Thank you so much, dear Amanda! I had a fabulous birthday - even though it was odd to celebrate for the first time in eleven years without Tony there. Otherwise all was well and tons of fun. A great note to kick my 31st year of life off on.<br /><br />Big hugs & tons of happy July wishes,<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-75752771076439624462015-07-13T22:25:44.407-07:002015-07-13T22:25:44.407-07:00Thank you very much, sweet Jen. I loved sharing th...Thank you very much, sweet Jen. I loved sharing these snapshots of myself as a youngster here. I'm thinking I'll need to do so again with other photos that I have examples of for the the same general theme, such as Halloween and/or Christmas.<br /><br />That was the last year my hair still looked blonde. It turned dishwater light brown after that and the hue was horrible on me. I had to put up with it for two years, but at was allowed to start colouring my locks and have never looked back. :)<br /><br />Many thanks again - have a beautiful week!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-33154056802709929032015-07-13T22:23:05.107-07:002015-07-13T22:23:05.107-07:00Thank you so much, my darling friend. I really did...Thank you so much, my darling friend. I really did have a fantastic birthday! My mom and I celebrated with two days of thrifting, shopping (in general), baking, hanging out and then having a family bbq on Friday night. It was awesome - though admittedly rather strange without my sweet hubby there. We'll be apart for his own birthday next month in August and that will be equally unusual. Thankfully it's just for this summer (I assume) and we can always a have a fun little makeup double b-day celebration when he gets back.<br /><br />Many thanks again & have a fabulous week!<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-3774419731809111382015-07-13T16:31:54.633-07:002015-07-13T16:31:54.633-07:00Hope you had a Happy Birthday Jessica. Your birth...Hope you had a Happy Birthday Jessica. Your birthday photos were adorable. Best wishes for many more wonderful birthdays.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-45846355639420440282015-07-13T06:48:41.906-07:002015-07-13T06:48:41.906-07:00Belated birthday wishes! May you live in happines...Belated birthday wishes! May you live in happiness and peace this coming year as you settle into your 30's.<br />--have to add that it was wonderful seeing your green eyes and blond hair in your 13th photo, how lovely!Jen Orsinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649480464468605798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-744739763261463512015-07-13T05:50:15.790-07:002015-07-13T05:50:15.790-07:00LOVE all your photos!!! ahhhh you were so incredib...LOVE all your photos!!! ahhhh you were so incredibly cute!! Thank you for sharing a bit of your past (love the title of your post as well)<br /><br />Happy birthday! from what I saw on FB/Instagram looks like it was fun :)<br /><br />LizThe Vintage Inn Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264242179932590301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-27602612605290462412015-07-13T03:44:27.743-07:002015-07-13T03:44:27.743-07:00Happy Be-lated Birthday Jessica! I hope you had a ...Happy Be-lated Birthday Jessica! I hope you had a wonderful day -and perhaps were able to stretched it out to a week ;) Thank you for sharing it's so lovely to see childhood photos, I also love the 80s/90s fashions! It reminds me of similar outfits I had when I was younger and loved.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721536409892560714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-32014920170643861862015-07-12T21:45:10.155-07:002015-07-12T21:45:10.155-07:00That baby photo is so beautiful!! You were such a ...That baby photo is so beautiful!! You were such a little angel. Miss Betty Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000029518703261193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-24849733095794170692015-07-12T20:17:01.224-07:002015-07-12T20:17:01.224-07:00Thank you so incredibly much, sweet Beate. I swear...Thank you so incredibly much, sweet Beate. I swear, that is how I feel when I look at "her" too, and in fact, a number of years ago, I even made a scrapbook page with a copy of this photo to that very extent. There had had already been so much that was bad/wrong/painful in her life before that point, but a lot still lay ahead in the next few years and I would do anything to have protected "her" from it, if possible. Thankfully she, aka "I", made it through and am stronger, wiser, braver and more resilient because of each challenge, hardship, and wrongdoing that I faced.<br /><br />Endless hugs & thanks for being the truly caring soul that you are,<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-86378975297811554772015-07-12T19:59:43.001-07:002015-07-12T19:59:43.001-07:00Huge, and I really do mean, huge thanks to absolut...Huge, and I really do mean, huge thanks to absolutely everyone for your terrifically sweet birthday wishes, touching comments about these fun childhood snaps, and for each kind, thoughtful world left on this birthday post. They mean a great deal to me and I want you to know that I read and enjoyed, each comment immensely.<br /><br />Thank you all again so much!<br /><br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-54628897931082719762015-07-12T17:26:48.719-07:002015-07-12T17:26:48.719-07:00Lovely pictures of you! Thank you for giving us th...Lovely pictures of you! Thank you for giving us this little glimpse of your younger days. You were adorable (and still are!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898038409696339699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-67461300725402725402015-07-12T16:40:50.978-07:002015-07-12T16:40:50.978-07:00Oh these are so lovely! Thanks for sharing photos ...Oh these are so lovely! Thanks for sharing photos of you as a child. I just love looking through my own childhood albums and it turns out I feel the same way about other people's!<br /><br />Also - Lite Brites are the best! We adored ours, and have some family photos that feature it :)Tanithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915557658875958630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-55867631648622514312015-07-12T13:22:01.885-07:002015-07-12T13:22:01.885-07:00Beautiful pictures Jessica :) And you'res stil...Beautiful pictures Jessica :) And you'res still a beautiful birthday girl to this day :) Sorry to have not commented birthday wishes earlier, but Happy Birthday! <br />~TheresaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798196856128466766noreply@blogger.com