The Glass Family

Oklahoma, it turns out, is no hotter than Washington, D.C. in June. With humidity, it's all relative. What you will only find in Oklahoma, however, is an epic antique/vintage shop called A Treasure In Time. I adore this store, from the old Pyrex percolators to the brassy mirrored perfume trays. The only thing I couldn't find in this two-story shop was a marble bust. Otherwise, I hit the glass dish jackpot.

I made it home from Ada, Oklahoma with these beauties tucked into my bag.

What I had to go without included this pink dream...

and these slurpee colored jewels.

Like glistening candy.

Croquet?

Every now and then, something comes around that reminds me that Washington can be fresh, and even lighthearted. The upcoming Seersucker Social promises to be just that kind of afternoon. Hosted by Dandies and Quaintrelles, who brought us the DC Tweed Ride last fall, the Seersucker Social begins with a bike outing, and the parade of foppish bicyclists decked in vintage-minded gardenwear will end their tour at Hillwood Estate for a leisurely afternoon of lawn games and spirits - the drinking kind. Grab your parasols and bow ties and meet me by the fountain.

photo by Joshua Yospyn for Dandies and Quaintrelles

You Should Be Listening to Wolfmother

Since I mentioned that I love the Gorillaz track that features Little Dragon, surely you guessed that I am also listening to Little Dragon's last album Machine Dreams. I was humming this first song all day at work, and the second track just makes me break down and dance every time, no lie.

Little Dragon - Feather

Little Dragon - My Step

Some people call it Swedish electro pop, but that makes it sound challenging when it's so lush and funky, like early Goldfrapp.

Speaking of challenging, I am a huge fan of Of Montreal. There is no in-between with Of Montreal. You love it or hate it. I'm listening to this track as I write because my husband is away and it makes him very cranky. In fact, when I went to listen to Of Montreal after hearing their recent collaboration with Janelle Monáe, I discovered that all of their albums had been deleted from our computer and I had to re-download them. What a hater; I would never do that.

Frankly, I should not have been so surprised to see Janelle Monáe and Kevin Barnes collaborate. Both have ties to Georgia, a rogue state when it comes to music. Both are theatrical in dress. Janelle wears tuxedos exclusively, in solidarity with the uniformed underclass (think janitors with generic name patches). Kevin wears his fashion like David Bowie or Adam Ant in their face painting days. Sometimes he doesn't wear clothes. As for creative talent, on the scale these two trying new things, these two are weighing in

Be ready for the first minute of the song because it's choppy and Barnes sings in his most biting voice , but I forgive it all for the reference to Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The song completely shifts at 1:03, so wait for it.

Janelle Monáe - Make the Bus ft. Of Montreal