tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487264659876238402024-03-14T07:33:52.812-07:00Ruby's MusingsJust a retro housewife living in a modern world, musing about how she lives her daily life. I will share my personal musings, daily life, adventures, style, recipes, and beauty tips all with a retro spin. Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.comBlogger670125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-37454320502961688432017-03-22T15:52:00.000-07:002017-03-22T15:52:15.650-07:00It's Time to Retire....
M.I.A. That is what I bet many of you have been thinking. It is true and not true. I am pretty easy to find if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on my YouTube channel. I posted my annual lust list for 2017 and then just did not bother to come back here after that. It is now two months later and I finally feel as if I can fill you in a bit as to the reasons; it is Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-38496047737359994442017-01-04T18:35:00.000-08:002017-01-04T18:35:48.158-08:00The Second Annual New Year's Bucket Wish List 2017
It is that time of year again!
So it is a new year! HELLO 2017 ! So far, it has been much the same for me as 2016 was just days before. I have either been in workout clothing or in a variety of P.J. styles. I wake up late after a night of tossing and turning ( pain issues, busy brain etc etc) , I brew my tea, an entire pot, a much larger one due to the cold and rainy weather. I Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-87675249120206150782016-12-28T12:00:00.000-08:002016-12-28T12:00:25.745-08:00Ruby's Musings my Year in Review
So here we are. The last week of 2016. What a year it has been. First, let me apologize for an epic fail with the Ruby's Musings month of holiday recipes. I do not have a good excuse. I simply could not manage the energy to look up recipes, get in the kitchen and photograph etc etc. I have as of late, not had the energy to even be retro fab ( aka getting out of pjs. putting make up on Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-60212542236937953022016-12-08T13:51:00.001-08:002016-12-08T13:51:49.903-08:00Holiday Spice and Everything Nice ~ Cookies
Cookies in Cookies? YES!!!
Tis the season for the Ruby's Musings month of sweets. Well obviously by now you have figured out that I am a bit behind with all that. I did not line up a bunch of retro recipes, I have not been up to baking non stop all day, no, truthfully I just have been a bit slow with much of anything on the holiday front, but I will not go into a list of the why's Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-6443845119770052992016-11-30T15:09:00.000-08:002016-11-30T15:09:30.218-08:00Embracing Going Gray ~ Turbans
Turbans available Lacey Rose Creations
Recently I shared needing to cut off my hair due to health issues and not being as comfortable with the look as I once was, especially in my retro look lifestyle... even tho Jean Seberg once made a similar crop very chic to have after she cut her hair off for Joan of Arc, as well as actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Leslie Caron to name a few who Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-88795201963953740072016-11-16T14:07:00.000-08:002016-11-16T14:19:20.955-08:00Shades of Gray
It is that time of year when days are shorter and gray days out number that of sunny days, and that is applicable to many things, some days my temper is shorter, my patience, and often my mood is more gray. I hate to think I have seasonal disorder as I actually do not dislike that the days are shorter or more gray, but obviously it does play a factor into my daily life. But that is not theRubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-34265380832375028872016-11-02T16:54:00.000-07:002016-11-02T16:54:26.563-07:00Once Upon A Time (Dress)....
Where better a place to wear a dress that calls for a Halloween themed setting?!
A short time ago I received a message on Instagram from a follower by the handle @lovelyinlilacofficial , she had a proposition for me, in exchange for being seen, posting to Instagram and tagging her I would receive an incentive to make a purchase. Now this is not the norm, usually sponsors Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-7803100301163057822016-10-26T18:36:00.000-07:002016-10-26T18:36:11.603-07:00Halloween Hodge Podge
Silver Terrace Cemetery . Virginia City , Nevada * this photo not taken by me, found via google search
Every year I try to do a Halloween themed post. I have shared all sorts of Halloween Ghost stories, legends, history and even my own experiences. After doing this for 6 years it is harder and harder to come up with new material. I had planned to go on a local ghost tour Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-71030178463546692612016-10-19T09:00:00.000-07:002016-10-19T09:00:26.475-07:00Heading To a Conclusion ....Blogging Tour Final Days
All good things must come to an end....
Well I am finally wrapping up my posts sharing my blogging tour with you all...sort of! What does "sort of " mean , let me tell you.... I plan here in the very near future to share a few of my purchases I made, as well as profile a few of the smaller businesses that became my sponsors for the tour so that they get a bit more of the spot light, such Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-27143227012259050142016-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:002016-10-12T09:00:07.467-07:00Blogging Tour ~ Ruby Visits the Central Coast
The Journey Continues.....
So last week I shared with you my experiences visiting several attractions in the Burbank/Hollywood/Anaheim California area. How it was both so much fun, and yet the hardest thing physically I have done in a very long time and the repercussions certainly were not fun. I do hope to go back one day, but I would do it a very different way that is for sure. This week I Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-14077636432669260722016-10-05T09:00:00.000-07:002016-10-05T12:21:23.717-07:00A Great Deal of Amusement ~ A Ruby's Musings Blog Tour Post
Let's go on an Adventure together....
Continuing on with the recap of my blogging tour of the Los Angeles area and points north towards home, this week it is all about the amusement parks that we visited. After such a busy day the day before, what with an early wake up call to have my make up done for a photo shoot, and then shopping on Magnolia Blvd in Burbank and then wrapping Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-44122710891733083442016-09-28T09:00:00.000-07:002016-09-28T09:00:11.335-07:00Magnolia Blvd AND Then some ..... A Ruby's Musings on Tour Post
Last week I shared with you my experience of having my very first pin up photo shoot with Dream Out Loud Photography, and shared a little video slide show over on my You Tube channel. The day did not end there! Once we made the very long drive for a short distance from Anaheim back to Burbank, it was time for this girl to go on the shopping trip of her retro/pin up dreams! It wasRubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-52698164208762296612016-09-21T15:31:00.000-07:002016-09-21T15:31:04.452-07:00Fulfilling a Bucket List Goal
Today I start the first of many posts about my recent blogging tour that I went on the week between the 9th to the 17th of September . I had a full schedule of things I wanted to do while visiting points of interest from Burbank to Santa Cruz Ca.,. One thing that I really wanted to make happen and something that had been on my bucket list since childhood was to have a professional photo Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-11236570420923061192016-08-31T17:01:00.000-07:002016-08-31T17:01:09.967-07:00Conquering Fears
To look at me you would think I enjoy being noticed, being in the limelight and center of conversation... considering I am a blogger, now do YouTube, and live weekly chats on my FB fan page, you would think I am outgoing. If you were to meet me in person and had a conversation with me, you would think I was a social butterfly. All of the above is so far from the truth. TruthRubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-79299744523373877272016-08-18T15:36:00.000-07:002016-08-18T15:36:00.377-07:00A Weekend Getaway
Some days you just have to getaway
*sorry this is a day late, had doctors appointment that lasted a lot longer than I expected.
A few months ago hubby came home and told me he bought a hotel package for The Peppermill Resort up in Reno, which is about 2.5 hours from where we live. We kept trying to figure out when we would take advantage of this, but time kept passing by, until Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-10601575128810696342016-08-10T18:52:00.000-07:002016-08-10T18:52:10.057-07:00A Summer's Day in Winters Ca.
Main St. Historic Winter's Ca
A couple of weeks ago my husband and myself spent the weekend in Winters California, a small town of just over 7,000 people in Yolo County. We did not actually spend the night, instead deciding to go back after having stopped there this particular Saturday, as a way to spend the day before going to a car show in Woodland Ca., Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-27251391279595987442016-07-27T20:54:00.000-07:002016-07-27T20:54:42.943-07:00Dressing 50's at 50 ~ Featuring Heart of Haute
So the joke around Muse Cottage is that I am now officially Mid Century, and well I dress Mid Century. I guess it takes the sting out of officially turning 50. Honestly I do not 100 percent mind turning 50. I look relatively young for my age, especially with my magenta hair, even with my silver locks that I now have, my face does not look it's age.... my body perhaps. I do have a larger Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-8461865018370152202016-07-20T17:50:00.000-07:002016-07-20T17:50:10.454-07:00In Love With Clema W.
Wearing my "So Betty" Clema W. Dress
I was recently contacted by Erin of Clema W. , on Instagram asking if I would represent her company and help promote via my blog and other social media accounts, and after checking out her web site and spotting the beauty above, how could I say no?! Erin helped me figure out sizing, and we determined I would size up and then have my local alterations Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-79933291945088576592016-07-14T15:40:00.000-07:002016-07-14T15:40:09.276-07:00Topping It Off ~ Hats!
all hats and photo rights belong to Morgana Creely and Hats by Morgana
I have been taking some time off to spend quality time with my family and to celebrate my 50th birthday. Knowing this I asked a few friends to send me guest blog posts all through July and the latest is from a lovely lady Morgana who lives in Australia and just so happens to also be the very talented milliner Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-48558643603314827942016-06-23T16:29:00.000-07:002016-06-23T16:29:12.791-07:0050's Princess for a Day ~ Tale of a Special Skirt
Introducing Sarah .......
You ever have one of those days, perhaps weeks? It has been that way for me for a couple of months. I am not sure what has caused the malaise, even venture to say indifference to a lot of things in my life at the moment and even myself. I would prefer to stay in PJs most days. They are cute but not very fashionable, even tho I have plenty of pretty clothing, noneRubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-73524560109518123962016-06-15T21:48:00.000-07:002016-06-15T21:48:34.515-07:00Picnic Under the Stars
“Mishap at the Picnic” by Harry Ekman c. 1950s
This past Saturday night hubby and myself decided to have a dinner picnic under the stars. This was not a random decision. It so happens that a local winery, Peirano Estate in Acampo Ca. was having a showing of the 1959/1960 classic version of Little Shop of Horrors on the grounds of their winery and tasting room. An evening under the Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-41317750777162243972016-06-08T16:34:00.000-07:002016-06-08T16:34:34.983-07:00Sweet Baby Cadillac~ Pin Curls and Side Pipes
I have recently become acquainted with a great lady that graciously agreed to be a guest blogger here from time to time. She goes by the handle Sweet Baby Cadillac and has a brand new YouTube show, actually two now, the first you can find on her channel by the same name. She is a retro housewife like myself, but she is so much more than that! She is genuine, has a big heart, leads a Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-19247579990049919962016-06-01T18:04:00.000-07:002016-06-01T18:04:20.255-07:00Vegies For Dessert....
This week has certainly had it's memorablemoments in baking....just like the title of this old book cover.
So did you miss me? Life has been a handful this past week, I shall not go into details, but let's just say it has been often recently that I have wanted to hide under the covers and stay there!! I know we all have those weeks. I decided to just not push myself. So that would be Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-253077373211956522016-05-18T18:19:00.000-07:002016-05-18T18:19:10.072-07:00CHEERS! To a Fun Day Out
Strolling down memory lane .....
This past Saturday, my family and friends attended the 2016 Lodi Ca. Zinfest, ( read more about it HERE ) to sample the 40 plus wineries participating, the various food demos and just enjoy the day in a beautiful location. I of course, had to have just the right outfit and have a special custom brooch made up for the event. If you are a wine lover and Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726465987623840.post-65099049241863514482016-05-11T18:52:00.000-07:002016-05-11T18:52:10.477-07:00Peanut Butter candy Cookie Brownie Cups~ A Pinterest Success
Sweet treats for the ones I love
This past Sunday was for many of us Mother's Day. I had informed my two daughters that live here that they would be cooking and divided up who was in charge of what and said I would handle desert. I wanted something truly decadent. I scrolled through the hundreds of recipes I have saved on my Pinterest boards and picked one that was super simple, but also Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311021498743390316noreply@blogger.com5