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Not the shower I just built, but equally good ๐ฆ This is par..
Not the shower I just built, but equally good ๐ฆ This is part of a private French Quarter club that includes a historic multi-level home as well as an outdoor courtyard pool. The ground this was built on, though, is historic (like most of the French Quarter). This particular city block is the site of the first (oldest) graveyard of New Orleans. When the owners contracted a pool to be built, the initial excavation resulted in finding a LOT of skeletons. No joke! Photos from enjoying an afternoon at the ...
Hard to believe itโs nearing the end of 2023, but here we ar..
Hard to believe itโs nearing the end of 2023, but here we are. Pretty wild that 2020 was nearly FOUR YEARS AGO ๐คฏ To add a little fun and spice to the upcoming year Iโve made a Pretty Sadie Reed 2024 calendar! It features some of my favorite shots from this past year as well as a few new ones: one for each month of 2024. $10 for the digital download or $35 for me to print it, feature a personal inscription to you, and ship it to your doorstep (discreetly). All print orders also receive a free digit...
Gotta improvise when my costumes are down in New Orleans and..
Gotta improvise when my costumes are down in New Orleans and I spent the last four months learning construction. Safety first! ๐
Hits different when you built the whole thing with your hand..
Hits different when you built the whole thing with your hands ๐ฆ
A little part two from laying floors. I donโt typically take..
A little part two from laying floors. I donโt typically take photos from this angle but crazier things have happened ๐
kneepads really come in handy for all kinds of things but I ..
kneepads really come in handy for all kinds of things but I guess itโs like the equivalent of wearing socks if you catch my drift ๐ฌ
Definitely not going to mention that the rumble of some powe..
Definitely not going to mention that the rumble of some power tools is oddly the same kind of rumbling pattern as certain vibrators.
Weโll get back to vintage clothing soon enough (and more tel..
Weโll get back to vintage clothing soon enough (and more telescope posts!) but itโs been interesting (dare I say fun?) learning how to repair and renovate and rebuild parts of this house. Enjoy this totally gratuitous, total nonsense of a post of me taking a break from laying floors. (Here Iโm just laying laminate to get the basement level of the house done temporarily as we plan to gut and restore the rest of it. The house is from the 1830s/40s and I have a stack of old barn wood and hardwood floo...
found a little behind the scenes from when I learned how to ..
found a little behind the scenes from when I learned how to tile ๐
A little gratuitous look-at-me-posing-with-power-tools-nonse..
A little gratuitous look-at-me-posing-with-power-tools-nonsense. Happy Sunday :) (The irony is that I actually learned how to use power tools, including this sander, to refinish this door. Itโs original to the house, from the 1830s/40s. Took me a few weeks to strip all the lead paint off, leave a slight patina, encapsulate it and call it a day (or like weeksโฆthis was a long project). One door down, like 16 more to go.)
yโall need any *tile* laid??
yโall need any *tile* laid??
A walk in the woods to scope out the property but make it sp..
A walk in the woods to scope out the property but make it spicy
A little more chopping wood ๐ชต ๐
A little more chopping wood ๐ชต ๐
Waiting up in the tree so I can go toilet paper your house w..
Waiting up in the tree so I can go toilet paper your house when youโre not looking Happy Halloween! ๐ ๐ป
A little behind the scenes from laying tile ๐ท๐ปโโ๏ธ
A little behind the scenes from laying tile ๐ท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Learning how to chop firewood - a tale of 3 parts ๐ชต
Learning how to chop firewood - a tale of 3 parts ๐ชต
Back after a long hiatus! What turned into a summer of trave..
Back after a long hiatus! What turned into a summer of traveling resulted in setting up a bicoastal life! I didnโt fit in as much stargazing as I expected but I have been capturing life on an 1840s farm and learning my way around a homestead. Iโve learned to chop wood, fell trees, lay tile, refinish doors and climb trees (naked). Iโve missed you all - everyone has a little surprise waiting for them in their inbox. Thanks again for being here โฅ๏ธ๐
A little behind the scenes
A little behind the scenes
Showing up to the Renaissance Faire like (wearing late 180..
Showing up to the Renaissance Faire like (wearing late 1800s ceremonial IOOF robes!)
end of summer pool party ๐
end of summer pool party ๐
I think the only vintage piece in here is the leather belt
I think the only vintage piece in here is the leather belt
A few test shots I figured you'd enjoy anyway :)
A few test shots I figured you'd enjoy anyway :)
A little GRWM about the Large Hadron Collider (the LHC)!
A little GRWM about the Large Hadron Collider (the LHC)!
I love New Orleans like she's the other woman in my relation..
I love New Orleans like she's the other woman in my relationships but dang if I don't like a good cabin vibe. There's just something about wearing vintage knits over just a thong and crew socks that makes me want to Netflix and chill.
Being extra with these bikini photos don't mind me
Being extra with these bikini photos don't mind me
CABIN SHOWER GLAMOR SHOTS Only thing I'm missing is a brush..
CABIN SHOWER GLAMOR SHOTS Only thing I'm missing is a brush as a microphone and some (insert your favorite artist to sing along to in the shower to) playing loudly. Happy Friday y'all :)
A quick history on 1940s/1950s Japanese Workwear Kimonos (I ..
A quick history on 1940s/1950s Japanese Workwear Kimonos (I have several in both shops - in New Orleans and in NY if you'd like one! They come in all colors and patterns and are a heavy knit)
I can't get enough of this bathing suit I can get enough of ..
I can't get enough of this bathing suit I can get enough of these jeans - I only brought a few pairs with me to travel this summer and the other ones I wore out so it's just these one's now, baby. They look better off anyway, amirite?
On vacation this week! Popping in to say hello ๐ I have mor..
On vacation this week! Popping in to say hello ๐ I have more GRWM space videos coming as well as my usual vintage-focused content. Stay tuned!
An old dress in an old French Quarter home
An old dress in an old French Quarter home






















