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Spotlight: Kaoru Kawano, MCM Japanese printmaker

SPOTLIGHT | Kaoru Kawano | Midcentury Japanese Printmaker Artist “Born: 1916; Hokkaido, Japan Died: 1965 Nationality: Japanese Art Movement: Shōwa period (1926–1989) Field: Woodblock ...

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Vintage love and shopping during COVID-19

SHOP NEWS | Whelp. WHELP. Shopping during COVID-19. It’s a whole thing. My new shop space opened today at Trunkshow Raleigh (1526 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604). It’s a little ...

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W&B vintage fashion: love, rediscovered

REDISCOVERING VINTAGE FASHION | Will and Bequeath vintage fashion … for the love of clothes, y’all. Hey friends. It’s been awhile. Blogging sometimes feels like a bit of a ...

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This is where we live, review

BOOKS | It’s not that I hated this book. It wasn’t badly written. It was compelling enough. (I actually raced through it less than a week, despite the demands of a life that amounts ...

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Hey-o! Costume jewellery is happening now

SHOP NEWS | Costume jewellery is up! It’s all happening. Well, I did it. I listed three items. It’s really happening, y’all. Will & Bequeath vintage is back up and running! ...

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Will & Bequeath: On starting small

SHOP NEWS | Life remains a little overwhelming, not going to lie. I’m in the midst of a house renovation (some new flooring we’ve needed pretty much since we moved in, but have been ...

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Target’s decorative gold turkey is the ultimate thneed

RANT | Confession: I’m done my Christmas shopping already. Not only that, I’ve been done since before Halloween. Sure, if something jumps out at me, I might add in an item here or ...

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Flippers are annoying (so maybe I’m annoying?)

PET PEEVE | Earlier this year I sold a mid century style dresser for $250 to what I thought was a local couple shopping for personal use. But … flippers are annoying. Really effing ...

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Will & Bequeath vintage is back!

SHOP NEWS | Three years ago I had a baby. I first opened Will & Bequeath back in 2012 after leaving my last, traditional, non-freelance office job (in advertising, on the copy editing side), ...

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To all the toys I’ve loved before

PARENTING | My Smeetch is in the midst of a series of love affairs. She takes up with, then abandons, stuffed animals and other soft toys at a rate that feels staggering and terrifying. It is ...

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Holy shit, Dietland is so good

BOOKS | Dietland is so good. So good. Amazingly good. Riveting. And Sarai Walker is a warrior genius. Damn, y’all. Where has this book been all my life? I’ve been reading a lot ...

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Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall

BLOG | Happy fucking birthday to me! And to this website! Have you noticed it looks a little different these days? Yep. A mere 13 years after launching, I have finally gotten around to getting ...