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    • 1010 Park Place – SLEEP APNEA CAN BE DEADLY FOR WOMEN OVER 50

 

    • Make Mine a Spritzer – LIGHTEN UP YOUR HOME FOR SUMMER … EASY IDEAS TO REFRESH YOUR DECOR

 

    • Cindy Hattersley Design – CHIC AND COMFORTABLE WIDE LEG PANTS FOR WOMEN OVER 50

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – BALLET FLATS ARE BACK, LUXURY CLOSET TALK, MAKING INA’S RAMEN-NOODLE SOUP + MORE ON TODAY’S WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

 

    • Cindy Hattersley Design – DO YOU LOVE WINTER WHITE THIS TIME OF YEAR?

 

    • Cindy Hattersley Design – DO YOU LOVE TO DECORATE, DRESS WELL, AND COOK

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – HOLIDAY HOME TOUR – IT’S CHRISTMAS IN THE LIBRARY

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – ORANGE CRANBERRY BREAD, TARGET FINDS & WYETH, A NEW CLASSIC

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS – HOLIDAY EDITION

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – A HOLIDAY DRESS + DECOR AND A FEW OTHER THINGS … TODAY ON WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – A DUCHESS, A CONTESSA, A CASTLE + MORE ON TODAY’S WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – CELEBRATING HOME, A DAY IN SONOMA, CAPRI INSPIRED SANDALS & MORE – IT’S WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

 

    • Northern California Style – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS – SIENNA MILLER’S ENGLISH COTTAGE, CARMEL DAY TRIPS AN EASY LADIES’ LUNCH & MORE

 

    • Diana Amato – MY GAL PALS: SUPPORT IN THE BRIGHTEST WAY

 

    • 1010 Park Place – BEAUTIFUL SUMMER CAFTANS

 

    • The State Of Gray – CAFTAN NATION

 

    • Cindy Hattersley – THE BEST BLUSH FOR MATURE SKIN

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS … TOP GUN, CANNES A SPRITZ + MORE

 

    • Northern California Style – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS PICNIC IDEAS, MEMORIAL DAY RECIPES, ENDING GUN VIOLENCE & MORE

 

    • Paola Vojnovic – HELLO, FROM ITALY

 

    • Pinecones & Acorns – CINDY HATTERSLEY, THE VINTAGE CONTESSA, FAULKNER BOOKS AND MEMORIAL DAY…WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

 

    • Nena’s Notes – I’M FEATURED TODAY ON THE CONTESSA’S BLOG!

 

    • Northern California Style – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS – TABLE THROWS, EARTH DAY, WOVEN MARKET TOTES, A FISH TACO RECIPE & MORE

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – WEEKEND MEANDERINGS – CAFTANS, SPRING GARDEN TOUR, A LAUNDRY TIP & SUMMER WEDDING GUEST DRESSES

 

    • Sarah London’s Style – Spring Summer Fashion: Curate Your Own Style

 

    • Nena’s Notes – Profile – The Vintage Contessa pt. 2

 

    • Nena’s Notes – Profile – The Vintage Contessa pt. 1

 

    • Cindy Hattersley – Do You Love Charlotte Moss’s Collected Layered Style

 

    • Saturday’s Meanderings – Cat Bowls, Pillows, Spritzers & More

 

    • Pinecones & Acorns – Saturday Meanderings, Fun Facts About Valentine’s Day & Flower Finds

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – Saturday Meanderings – Superbowl & Valentine’s Edition

 

    • Northern California Style – Valentine’s Ideas & Weekend Meanderings

 

    • Pinecones & Acorns – The Beauty of Regifting A Guest Post From The Vintage Contessa

 

    • Northern California Style – Reloving What You Own – Signature Style

 

    • Cindy Hattersley – 10 Fresh New Ways To Wear Brooches & Pins

 

    • Sincerely Loree – Giving Thanks

 

    • Classic * Casual – Home – Summer Faves, Aperol Spritz Cocktails, Pavlova, Cute Walking Shoes

 

    • Cindy Hattersley – Ageless Style – The Contessa

 

    • Cindy Hattersley – New Digs, Lauren Liess, Ware Porter

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – May Day Luncheon with Contessa and Friends

 

    • Sincerely, Loree – Lingering

 

    • California Northern Style – CALIFORNIANS AT HOME – STYLE MAVEN ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK

 

    • The Preppy Empty Nester – My Favorite Things

 

    • Sincerely Loree – 2020 The Year That Never Was

 

    • Mantel & Table – Tablescape For Two – How To Make It Cozy For Christmas

 

    • Make Mine A Spritzer – 18 Holiday Gift Ideas…aka Snowberry Essentials

 

    • Lisa Thomson Live – Currently Reading, Watching, Doing

 

    • Northern California – Style Friday Fun Things

 

    • The Preppy Empty Nester – The Friday Files

 

    • Mel Barcelona – Beauty Is In The Bag

 

    • Sincerely Loree – A Few Of My Favorite Things

 

    • Sincerely Loree – After The Rain

 

    • Northern California Style – Checking In & Some Silver Linings

 

    • Dinner Party Guru – Velvet Lined Secrets

 

    • Diana Amato – Audacious

 

    • Sincerely Loree – Blogs By Women Over 40 That I Love

 

    • Northern California Style – A Girlfriend’s Lunch – The Bloggers Are Coming!

 

    • A Lovely Inconsequence – One Thing At A Time

 

    • 1010 Park Place – Three Women Over 50 & 8 Tips For Accessorizing

 

    • After Orange County – Sundays With Celia Vol. 85

 

    • Northern California Style – Lunch At Beautiful San Francisco Apartment

 

    • Sincerely Loree – April Faves

 

    • Preppy Empty Nester – Sunshine On A Cloudy

 

    • The Road To Parnassus – Happy Year Of The Pig

 

    • Brenda Kinsel – Upclose Two Arty Friends & Their Effortless Style

 

    • Sincerely Loree – Loch Ness, Inverness, and a Clootie Well

 

    • Home – ARGGGGGGHHHHHHH….

 

    • Blue Hare – Fall Fashion Trends – How Everyone Can Wear This Season’s Bold Yellow

 

    • Rough Luxe Lifestyle – The Best Lipstick and Lipcare For Mature Women

 

    • 1010 Park Place – Ode To A Caftan

 

    • No Fear Of Fashion – Meeting Karen in a Red and White Outfit

 

    • Sincerely Loree – Fifteen

 

    • 1010 Park Place – Lunch With The Contessa

 

    • Gardener’s Cottage – Thank You & The Vintage Contessa

 

    • Gardener’s Cottage – Falling Apart

 

    • Brenda Kinsel – How to choose the right earring for statement necklaces

 

    • Ask Suzanne Bell – Kimono Style Part 2: Five 40 Plus Style Bloggers, 12+ New Looks & Video Tutorial!

 

    • Ask Suzanne Bell – How Real Women Style A Kimono Part One With La Contessa

 

    • Ask Suzanne Bell – Run, Don’t Walk To The Anthropologie Sale

 

    • Northern California Style – Style Yourself – Make A Cool Piece Work Many Ways

 

    • Pine Cones & Acorns – Friday Favorites From The Stripe, Design Crush The Sway, The Vintage Contessa, Cindy Hattersley and more

 

    • A Typical 60 – Hats Entertainment!

 

    • Tamera Beardsley – Ageless Style Feature

 

    • Little Augury – How They Decorated In CA

 

    • 1010 Park Place – My Italian Food Fantasies

 

    • Apart From My Art – It’s Not About Age, It’s About Attitude

 

    • Atypical 60 – Under The Chics. A Refreshing Look On Finding Your Own Style

 

    • Brenda Kinsel – Sneakers Are The New Ballet Flats & You Need A Pair

 

    • Inside Out Style – Stylish Thoughts – The Vintage Contessa

 

    • 1010 Park Place – Packing for September In Italy

 

    • Classic Casual Home – Random Good Things

 

    • That’s Not My Age – How To Wear A Kaftan All Summer Long

 

    • Brenda Kinsel – 10 Fashion Tips For Every Woman Over 60 Pt. 2

 

    • Tara Dillard – Chicken Intuitive

 

    • Marsha Harris Scott – The Style Cocktail 2

 

    • Rough Luxe Lifestyle – Over 50 Fashion; One Tunic Two Ways

 

    • Gwen Moss – Selfies, Jewelry, & Feeling Ridiculous (Oh Yeah & This Is Me)

 

    • Atypical 60 – My Mind Is In A Blog – Not In A Fog!

 

    • Atypical 60 – Let’s Talk About Style. Finding Yours

 

    • The Preppy Empty Nester – Cooking With The Celebs

 

    • Carla Coulson – What Does 40,368 Photographic Hours Give You?

 

    • Marsha Harris Scott – So True

 

    • Rough Luxe Lifestyle – The Statement Piece – The Scallop Dress From Artful Home

 

    • Design Newport – Banksy El Narratore

 

    • The Preppy Empty Nester – Needlepointing My Way Through Hodgepodge

 

    • Design Newport – Banksy, El Magnifico

 

    • Hostess of the Humble – Labour Day Long Weekend

 

    • Preppy Empty Nester – Blue Cheese & Hodgepodge

 

    • A Typical 60 – My Precious & Lovely Gift

 

    • Lost in Arles – Casa Kirkpatrick – Interiors Chez La Contessa

 

    • Lost in Arles – Across The Lines

 

    • Stories & Scribbles – Le Vaumicel

 

    • Collage of Life – For Ellie and Teddy

 

    • Stories and Scribbles – A Chat with La Contessa

 

    • Lost In Arles – Do You Want To Adopt Teddy?

 

    • DaniBP Mop Philosophy – Ellie

 

    • Have Some Decorum – Ellie In Paris & A Few Vancouver Tidbits

 

    • The Gardner’s Cottage  – How To Stop Your Lipstick From Bleeding

 

    • Have Some Decorum – Merci Beaucoup Ya’ll

 

    • Northern California Style – Getaways- The Hip and Lovely, Andaz Napa

 

    • Northern California Style – Friday fun, french fluff, and some stuff

 

    • Northern California Style – Why I Love Trina Turk

 

    • Collage of Life – In the company of wonderful blogging women

 

    • Lost in Arles – Birthday Wishes for a Contessa

 

    • Lost in Arles – Sometimes Simple

 

    • Lost in Arles – Small Beautifuls

 

    • Lost in Arles – La Contessa Takes Paris

 

    • Lost in Arles – The Palais Royal

 

    • Une femme – The Power of the Internet

 

    • Privilege – A Rapture On Leaving The House And Meeting Some Humans

 

    • Daily Plate of Crazy – Makeup Makeover: Contessa Style!

 

    • Apart from My Art – The Joy of Blogging

 

 

 Press

 

    • ORINDA LIVING – March 2019

 

    • LAMORINDA WEEKLY: “La Contessa of the Hen House,” May 23, 2012

 

    • ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE : Summer 2012

 

    • THE ROMANTIC PRAIRIE COOKBOOK: March 2012

 

    • WHERE WOMEN COOK: Spring 2012

 

    • ROMANTIC COUNTRY LIVING :Winter 2011

 

    • C MAGAZINE MAY ISSUE 2010

 

    • SPACES MAGAZINE BAY AREA:  “Shop Talk,” October 2009

 

    • BEST OF THE EAST BAY for ANTIQUE SHOP DIABLO MAGAZINE 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011

 

    • BEST OF LAMORINDA for ANTIQUE SHOP 2006

 

    • CONTRA COSTA TIMES: March 2005, November 2005

 

    • SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: “Street Date,” July 13, 2006

 

    • JUNIOR LEAGUE OF OAKLAND EAST-BAY: Fall 2006

 

    • SUNSET MAGAZINE: August 2007

 

    • DIABLO MAGAZINE: Fall 2006

 

    • Proprietress home featured for GARDEN and home TOUR EVENT.

 

    • Garden Style Bringing the Outdoors In by Mary Wynn Ryan

 

 

Sunset Books

 

    • Garden Style Decorating by Sunset
      Proprietress home featured on the cover.

 

    • Color for Your Home by Sunset

 

    • Cottage Style Decorating by Sunset

 

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Blog Post is up on that book I’m in with furry & Blog Post is up on that book I’m in with furry & feathered friends!This is my buddy @penelopebianchi who is as NUTTY as me🩷We found each other through BLOGGING YEARS AGO and come to find out she was my AUNTS NEIGHBOR🩷 They shared @oprah IN BETWEEN😁😁😁‼️In fact when OPRAH moved in she sent them both a Turkey for THANKS GIVING🩷She has been a wonderful neighbor ever since🩷 A D V A N C E D P E T S can be found in any book store!It would make a GREAT GIFT for any animal LOVER🩷 Link up top for BLOG POST IN BIO⬆️ TheVintageContessa.blog . . #advancedpets #advancedstyle #penelopebianchi #mydearfriend
Advanced PETS THE BOOK IS OUT♥️ Can you find M Advanced PETS THE BOOK IS OUT♥️ Can you find ME⁉️ Which animal is my favorite⁉️ . . #advancedpets #advancedstyle #advancedolderandwiser
Monday MORNING PAPER CRUNCH! Catalogs,Bills,and Th Monday MORNING PAPER CRUNCH! Catalogs,Bills,and Thank-You’s to write! Tigre overseas it ALL🐾🐾🐾
Autumn has arrived in my yard. It’s so short her Autumn has arrived in my yard. It’s so short here in Northern California but it’s does happen!Old cement wheel barrel holds a hydrangea. #gardening #fallinthegarden
Another page from the book ADVANCED PETS! Ruby my Another page from the book ADVANCED PETS! Ruby my chicken who just arrived in my driveway one day and WINSTON who was my dog all the way🩷He never lost sight of me….EVER🐾🐾🐾 A book by Ari Seth Cohen of ADVANCED STYLE FAME🥰🥰 This is his 4th PUBLISHED BOOK‼️ I have THREE PAGES‼️ May be found on AMAZON OR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOOK SHOP🎉🎉 . . #advancedpets #advancedstyle
Pleased as PUNCH‼️ A new book is OUT and I hav Pleased as PUNCH‼️ A new book is OUT and I have THREE PAGES IN IT🥰 Beautiful photos of older people with their PETS🥰🐾The name of the book is called ADVANCED PETS by ARI SETH COHEN.Ari is in NEW YORK TONIGHT FOR A BOOK SIGNING PLEASE SEE @advancedstyle FOR FURTHER INFORMATION!Next he hits DENVER,SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES‼️Many of the folks in the book will BE IN ATTENDANCE🥰 . . #advancedstyle #arisethcohen #60andabove
One of these two turns 37 TODAY🎉 Guess which ON One of these two turns 37 TODAY🎉 Guess which ONE‼️ Happy BIRTHDAY @kristopher.kirkpatrick🎊 It’s all gone by in a HEART BEAT♥️ May your day be as AWESOME as you🥰 Love Mom & Papa,Betty,Theodore and TIGRE🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 . . #nov12th # birthdayboy #firstbornson
Photo from the depths of the archives! Me and SIR Photo from the depths of the archives! Me and SIR WINSTON in the garden. In a chair that came out of the house. Winston was a Cardigan Corgi who loved everyone🥰 . . #lifeinagarden #cardigancorgi #over40style
The carpet The dress The ORANGE BOOTS MADE A PHOTO The carpet The dress The ORANGE BOOTS MADE A PHOTO🧡 . . #colorpalette #colorfulhome
Too much color? It was a chilly night in CALIFORNI Too much color? It was a chilly night in CALIFORNIA! Outfit by @brynwalker Boots by @ugg Necklace by @catiques Any other Questions? . . #over50 #styleover60blogger #mididress
I did NOT RUN OUT OF CANDY✅ We had a few trick o I did NOT RUN OUT OF CANDY✅ We had a few trick or treaters ✅ And I put a CAFTAN ON WITH A WITCH HAT. It was good old-fashion FUN😁🎃😁 . . #halloween #oct31
October 31 st …….HELLO TRICK OR TREATERS🎃 . October 31 st …….HELLO TRICK OR TREATERS🎃 . . #ʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴇɴ2024 #trickortreating #witchcaftandwizardry
Happy HALLOWEEN!! 🧡🤣🧡 Happy HALLOWEEN!! 🧡🤣🧡
What We ate for dinner last night😍Eggplant Parm What We ate for dinner last night😍Eggplant Parmigiana. 2 eggplants 1 1/2 mozzarella balls Basil Tomato Sauce Parmesan cheese. Slice eggplant length way.Salt, the pieces, and let them drain in a colander for a couple hours. Wipe off water. Fry in olive oil over low to medium flame each side until golden brown.This takes some time, but you really can’t walk away from it. Next assemble your eggplant slices put some tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan then eggplants then tomato sauce again add some torn mozzarella and grated Parmesan cheese. Continue the process until all your eggplant slices are gone, bake 325 oven for about 45 minutes! Bon appétit🥰 . . #eggplantrecipes #eggplantparmigiana #dinnerisserved
Halloween preview in the works! Hope we get a few Halloween preview in the works! Hope we get a few TRICK or TREATERS! Husband with my HAT ON🧡🖤🧡 . . #halloweenpreview #oct31st #halloweenprep
Nov.12 th ADVANCED STYLE BOOK RELEASE! We are in t Nov.12 th ADVANCED STYLE BOOK RELEASE! We are in the BOOK♥️ The Pig and I. Also one of my chickens and I♥️ Banksy and RUBY JOIN OTHER PET’s IN ARI SETH COHN’s newest creation. A D V A N C E D P E T S ‼️ Pre - order NOW on AMAZON OR HEAD TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE🎈🎈 . . #advancedstyle #advancedpets #over60style #over60andfabulous #over60women
Caturday with TIGRE! Caturday with TIGRE!
It’s FRIDAY‼️ Napping BETTY💝 It’s FRIDAY‼️ Napping BETTY💝
Blog Post FINALLY on my OCTOBER HAPPENINGS TO DATE Blog Post FINALLY on my OCTOBER HAPPENINGS TO DATE! Sons birthday 35🎉🎉 Falling down in my kitchen😩 The @sffallshow and getting together with LINDA the paintress @cosgrovefinearts and spying @michellenussbaumer and being able to say HELLO🧡FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF FOLLOWING EACH OTHER HERE🧡 Link up TOP IN MY PROFILE🔝🔝🔝 TheVintageContessa.blog . . #sffallshow #over60style #over60andfabulous #antiquesforsale #jianhulondon
Necklace by @jianhuilondon light as a feather.All Necklace by @jianhuilondon light as a feather.All his products are recycled and sustainable.He is a JOY to correspond with‼️This Outing required a black and white outfit and this necklace made it. He resides in ENGLAND but travels to the US often.I own a few of his pieces and ALL SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT✅ . . #accessoriesoftheday #blackandwhiteaccessories #jianhuilondon
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