stormy kromer

continuing on the olympics theme,

Stormy Kromer (also known as the elmer fudd hat) was named the official lifestyle 

apparel sponsor of the 

USA ski jumping and the official fashion wear supplier of the women's 

ski jumping USA.

i learned of this last summer when we were in

mackinac at the

mackinac clothing store.

i was talking to the very nice lady as she was ringing me up

 and she asked where we were

from.

i told her and said we hadn't been back in mackinaw since our honeymoon

many, many many years ago.

as i was telling her this another

women walked by and chimed in

that she hadn't been back to mackinaw since her honeymoon.

she looked to be in her late 70's.

 the shop lady said oh, how long have you been married?

she replied 8 weeks.  : )

they are made in the good ol' USA

history here

here is the olympic version.

 this year is the 1st time the women's ski jumping team is competing in the olympics.

my grandpa and uncles were ski jumpers.

little partial to this event.

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

last summer, i picked up this letter made from a book at the cute shop, "poppins" on mackinaw island.

here's a pic of the letters in the shop.

i was trolling anthropologie the other day (love looking at the displays) 
and what did i find but letters made from books.

the exact same item, but a higher price. 

i just took a peak at etsy and there are a quite a few shops that sell similar letters

at a variety of prices.

trip snapshots

here's a few snapshots of our trip to 
mackinac island.
 first stop a one night camping at 
point beach in wisconsin.  
how cute our these state park signs.

this is how we roll, i wish.

the cutest shop on the island,
Poppins.

fudge and pasties

just back from vacation to michigan,

wisconsin's rival to the east....

snippets of the trip to come

as soon as i finish eating my fudge.