spies like us

It occurred to me just the other day that this blog, Come Spy With Me, has lingered here without an update or proper wrap up in well over a year. What a shame. We sure do get a ton of daily traffic and lots of reposting on pinterest. I suppose I am not really one to leave things hanging so today I thought I would put up a proper last post since the truth of the matter is that it is highly unlikely that anymore of our fun and fabulous updates will be taking place here. Though you should never say never! After closing up our shop it has taken us grasshopper girls a good couple of years to recover and re-find ourselves and yes, we have moved on to better things.

This past year has found me happily traveling quite a bit starting with a visit to San Francisco in February, a jaunt to Estonia in June, two weeks in Italy in July, a long summer weekend in Long Beach Island, NJ and a recent journey to New York City to visit my dear gal, Miss Tracy. Amidst the to and fro I have been penning The Peregrine Papers and stocking a handmade and vintage shop Forged and Found.

Spring 2013 found Tracy leaving Philadelphia behind for a second time in her life. This time landing in Brooklyn with her two tiny dogs and boyfriend in tow and carving out a new life with many new adventures. She is feathering her stellar new nest, finding new friends and busy with work. October was an opportunity for the two of us to get get together and finally reconnect. Having NYC  and Brooklyn as our backdrop was so much fun. I can't wait to get back there.

Signing off for now friends!

Thanks for following and enjoying all of our curating.

It's been a blast...

feelin' it

In the spirit of celebrating three years working on this blog I decided to reach back and bust out one of our regular features on CSWM, "feelin' it". It seems only appropriate to give a nod to the past when talking about Irina Werning. This woman is not only a fellow blogger but also an amazingly creative photographer. She just started a tumblr last year called Back To The Future as an ongoing project where she takes childhood (vintage) photographs and then proceeds to re-create the exact scene with the same person 10-20 years later. Since I am also fascinated by anything with a retro look, I feel a serious appreciation & kinship to this detail oriented lady. I hope she keeps it up. It would make an awesome coffee table book!

love story

I have never been one to get wrapped up in today's modern commercialized and manufactured holidays--most especially Valentine's Day. With that said, anyone close to me knows that I am a total sucker for nostalgia. Old fashioned ideas of handmade Victorian Valentines, sweeties and suitors leave me longing to be a damsel of simpler times. Valentine's Day never appealed to me as a particular day to make a fuss over anyone. It has instead held a place for me for other things like memories of bringing home my first kitten or a first kiss, or simply just a day to reflect on my love and appreciation for my sweet friends, amazing family and myself. But just to keep in the spirit of things...

swinging into thursday

Oh to be a part of this the first time around!

vintage is here!

We are finally carrying vintage clothing for men & women! This has been in the works for some time and we are super excited to have it all come together. We have some great hand selected pieces for the end of summer that will be featured on our blog & website for sale by the end of this week-so keep checking back! Our selections for Fall will be coming in about two weeks!

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