What's In A Name?

Remember this from English lit class:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Of course... William Shakespeare... Romeo and Juliet...

I thought I'd begin this blog with that quote, as it seems a fitting way for me to introduce myself.
My name is Lisa. However, I am referencing my French name, Lise (leez), here on Blogger. Lise is one of a few nicknames that has managed to stick over the years; it was used in high school French class.

There is more to my site title, The Vintage Wife, than meets the eye. Am I old? Hardly! Forties are the new twenties, don't ya know :) On the rare occasion, I feel every nano-second of every decade, but not often. And if I had the choice, I honestly don't think I'd choose to be 20 again. With age comes wisdom... really!

My husband has been racing motorcycles on the WERA circuit (vintage class) for the last 8 years, so I truly am a 'vintage' wife. But more currently, I have opened a vintage shop on etsy.com. My shop name is called RetroCache, and can be found here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RetroCache
I'd love it if you'd take a look, tell me what you think, tell me what you might be interested in buying at some point. Feedback would be greatly appreciated, and I would love to know what to keep my eyes open for.

I'll be posting some photos and possibly an Etsy Mini on this site in the near future. Lots of fabulous items... a groovy coffee service from the '60s, milk glass set from the '50s, several beautiful silverplate items, and much more!

So, stay tuned... and check out RetroCache. I'm doing the vintage showcase on 5-4-2010.