Can you, can you taste the summer?

Now that it's almost July, we've had another warm weather day. It was about 29°C today, but warmer with the humidity. Hot, hot, hot!

I didn't start the day wearing this - I was wearing a red and brown dress when I went grocery shopping (twice a year, whether I need to or not) and in the produce section a very sweet young woman asked me where I got my dress. Unfortunately, I bought it in a local shop that is now closed. Anyway, I sweated through that dress so I changed into a t-shirt and shorts. But after dinner, we went out for ice cream at Marble Slab Creamery so I put this on.

Cardigan: Danier via Value Village
Dress: The Gap (about 2 years ago)
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa
Wine: Fetzer Zinfandel

I didn't really need the cardigan - it was more for "modesty" since the dress is a racer back and sleeveless.

My backyard is a mess. When we bought this house in 2004, I was so excited to do some gardening. Turns out, I don't really enjoy gardening. When you garden you have to go outside. And when the weather is conducive to gardening, it's usually sunny. I don't like being outside in the sun.

So, my back garden is overgrown and has been taken over by gout weed and deadly nightshade. Such a shame because it used to be so nice. Maybe I'll get off my duff and dig it up. Or maybe I'll just sit on my deck (with my Christmas light still on it) drinking wine and not caring about the garden.






Tomorrow is Canada Day! Happy Canada Day (or Dominion Day in my parent's village)!

Stripes and ruffles

I wore almost this exact same outfit in May. Well, I wore the same top and skirt (and cardigan, not shown) - today I wore different shoes and accessories.

Shirt: Club Monaco
Skirt: ModCloth
Shoes: Fluevog Operettas | Malibran (last worn here)

The shoes make this a little dressier than the thong sandals.

I was wearing a cardigan with this but I took it off for the photos. I think that people should just assume that I'm wearing a cardigan at the office.

Here's why I was wearing a cardigan - the shirt has a bit of a scoop back which can be a little chilly when you're in an air conditioned office.

I took a picture of my jewellery today. My coworker bought me this bracelet today. The skull earrings and the necklace are by Missy Industry. The smaller ring is my wedding band and the larger ring is a ring my husband gave me for our 10th anniversary.

Skulls and ruffles. Skuffles!

I'm so ready for the weekend.

Shades Of Brown

 Brown knit and Jeans-Country Road/Bag-Steve Madden/Shoes-Mr.Price/Cuff & Rings-Woolworths

Lately I find myself drawn to slouchy jeans and knits such as this outfit. The brown corduroy pants are the perfect answer to my craving! And they looked lovely paired with this oatmeal coloured knit, which is slightly shorter in the front than in the back. I accessorized it with my new favourite cuff, and skull bracelet. And finished it off with my nude ballet pumps, which are super comfortable :) 

When it got a bit cooler, I tossed on my toggle coat- which I posted about earlier! 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!!

ZOUS

On Tuesday, I grew a Zit of Unusual Size (ZOUS) on my chin. You might not have believed they existed but I can confirm that indeedy they do, and not just in the fire swamp. I didn't have any of these great facial challenges while I was taking the birth control pill but ever since I stopped, pimples have taken to erupting at the most inopportune times and in the most obvious places.

It was on my chin. Thank goodness for make-up and concealer.

Since my face was so obviously flawed, I thought a pretty dress would make me feel better.

Dress: Free People
Shoes: Miz Mooz


My coworker complemented me on my dress and asked if it was new. I told him that I've worn it to work before and then I looked it up on my blog and told him that I wore it on January 5. Thank you blog!

The embroidery at the bottom of the dress reminds me of bats...and fried eggs or donuts?  Odd that.

This dress is quite forgiving of any figure flaws and it also covers my tattoos so I don't feel like I have to wear a cardigan or jacket.

Here's the back of the dress which is almost identical to the front, other than the tie.  Holy slouchy, Batman! What's with the bad posture?

Tomorrow is a Friday before a long weekend. Here's hoping it's QUIET!

Normal shoes

I was walking through the lobby of my office building today and a woman who works in a different office, who I've spoken to a few times, stopped me and said "You're wearing NORMAL shoes today!" I said "but they're orange and I'm wearing a crazy skirt"! She didn't think that the shoes being orange shoes was crazy enough. I guess they are rather sedate when compared to my other shoes.

Excuse the goofy face...

Cardigan: Pretty Things Boutique
T-shirt: Zellers
Skirt: Desigual from hautelook.com
Shoes: Town Shoes (last worn here)
 
When I saw that Haute Look had some Desigual pieces at a price significantly lower than retail, I jumped on this skirt and a dress. I really like the colourful pattern on the front.

And the circles on the back which look very 1970s.

The background looks black but it's really dark grey.

I thought these shoes would be a good match with the skirt but I think that they might appear too muted (or "normal") with this crazy skirt. Next time I'll try something brighter like my blue or red heels.

It's the Canada Day (July 1) long weekend so I get Monday off. Can't wait!

Faux Fur Gilet

 Faux Fur Gilet-Mr.Price/ Jeans And Top- Woolworths/ Rings and Cuff-Woolworths/Boots-Isabel Marant

This faux fur gilet is perfect for cold days, it's super warm and comfortable! I wanted it to stand out so I chose to wear an all black ensemble, finished off with my Isabel Marant boots, which happened to go perfectly with the colour of the fur! I adore this cuff as well, it's a lovely shade of brown and has the texture of snake skin, and of course the ring is gorgeous too- I love that it's wooden, it's so unique! 

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

A stormy summer is rolling closer

Holy crazy rain today. Good thing I wore my rubber boots since it just keep raining and pouring and raining some more.

So I wore blue. Many shades of blue.

Jacket: Lilith (last worn here)
Top: Michael Kors
Pants: Smoking Lily (last worn here)
Shoes: Jump (last worn here)

I was considering parting with these shoes since I haven't worn them in 6 months but I think I'm going to keep them for a while longer. I like the t-bar shape but I'm not really a fan of the heel.

I bought this blouse in 2009 at Filene's Basement in Washington DC. It's very stretchy and bouncy. I like how the pleats make the fabric drape at the bottom. Like ripples in water.

I don't really have much to say about this outfit other than it's blue, comfortable, and I should probably wear this top more often than I've worn it in the last 3 years.

My new favourite skirt

I've only had this skirt since last Tuesday and I've already worn in 2 times. Must be looooove.

T-shirt: Joe Fresh
Belt made from a tie: Store in Osborne Village in Winnipeg
Skirt: Chalet from Cha Cha Palace
Shoes: Gidigio from gravitypope.com (last worn here)

It's linen so it wrinkles but it's funky construction makes up for it. It's wide but then pulls in again at the bottom.

I was wearing a jacket but I took it off because... IT WAS TOO WARM! Finally! It's almost July and we're just now enjoying from relatively consistent warmth.

I thought the colour of the shoes matched the hint of yellow in the tie/belt.

Other than that, we've made it through another Monday.

No smog, just fog

I haven't seen the sun since Wednesday afternoon in Winnipeg. The city has been enveloped in fog for 2 days. I think that our city's new slogan should be NO SMOG, JUST FOG! This is the only place I know where you can have high humidity and cool temperatures.  Hello frizzy hair!

I got dressed today because I went to Tim Hortons to have tea with my friends. If you're going to get dressed on a Sunday, you might as well enjoy when you're wearing.

Blouse: Vero Moda (from Envy - local store)
Skirt: Trapper Jane (from Love, Me Boutique which is sadly now closed)
Shoes: Chie Mihara Rostar

This skirt has pockets. Up with pockets!

And if you're going to get dressed then you might as well wear your favourite shoes.

And if you're going to get dressed, why not wear a necklace you've had for 35 years-ish! I found this recently and I can't believe I still have this. I also still have my 41 year old Raggedy Ann doll.

I also found a button that was made with my grade 2 picture on it. I'll have to wear this sometime.

If you're going to get dressed, be aware that you will be judged by Dougal. I'm not sure if I passed muster or not. It's hard to tell from that face.

Pastels In Winter

 Lilac Jeans-Mr.Price/Cable Knit Jumper-Cotton On/Boots-Isabel Marant Dicker Boots/Necklace-Woolworths

I decided to brighten up a winters day by wearing pastels! I love the colour of these jeans, and they looked lovely paired with my cable knit jumper and pastel coloured necklace. I'm also wearing my new Isabel Marant Dicker boots, I've been lusting after them for a while now, and when I saw that they had one pair left in my size I knew I had to get them, I absolutely LOVE them! How has your weekend been? Good I hope!  :) 

Have a lovely week everyone!!

Foggy Friday

I'm currently lying on my sofa with my cat Merlin in my lap watching the Germany vs Greece soccer match. When there's nothing else on TV, I tend to just keep the channel tuned to TSN. I'll watch just about any sport on TV - just not baseball or basketball which I find very tedious.

Today I had to get up early and drive B to the airport so I went back to bed after getting home. I got up around noon and decided to run a few errands like returning my recycleables in exchange for $14! I got rather gussied up for a trip to the Enviro-depot.

It's quite muggy here so I was able to go sleeveless and sweaterless.

Top: Orphanage clothing (last worn backwards here)
Skirt: Modcloth (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Modvog Lambretta

(haha - modcloth and modvog)

I think this is the first time I've worn these shoes on the blog but I've had them for ages. I loved the Modvog family so much and am sad that they are no longer available.

I had a nice chat with a man at the Enviro-depot about my tattoos. He said my Puss in Boot tattoo was mesmerizing.  Then on the drive home, I had a chat with a road worker when I was stopped at a red light. Apparently I'm in a chatty mood today.

Here's the back. As you can see, last time I wore this back-to-front. I think it works well either way.

Hopefully we'll get some sun here this weekend.

Happy Friday.

OOTD- Black Coat

Black Coat- Mr.Price/Boots-Trenery/Bag-Furla/Rings-Sass Diva

Cold days and chilly winds call for one thing- a warm coat! In this case a LBC (little black coat, hehe) I love the faux fur collar on this, it's grey with a twinge of black- and the fit is just perfect! I had been searching for a black coat for ages, so when I spotted this I knew instantly I needed to grab it, and I'm glad I did! It's warm yet still versatile to wear with almost anything. I paired it simply with black boots and accessorized with my gold rings and bag. It's a lovely casual outfit for a cold winters day! 

Have an amazing weekend everyone!!

Winterpeg, Manisnowba

Ok, so it's not winter here, but it's still cooler here than in most other parts of the country. I flew to Winnipeg on Monday for meetings and am leaving tomorrow. It takes a full day of travel to get here because flights go through Toronto, usually with a layover of a few hours, so it can be very tiring.

On the way here, I was seated next to a woman who kept invading my personal space and she didn't have anything to do like read, or play on an iPad, so she stared at me while I played Angry Birds. Also, I was on the aisle and when we landed she tried to get out into the aisle by climbing over me. I said "WAIT a minute!" I've never had anyone try to do that before. It was quite unnerving. Hopefully tomorrow's flight will be less weird.

Yesterday I wore my Charlotte Taylor ant dress that I recently had shortened. It was a maxi dress but I couldn't see myself wearing it at that length very often. I think its more wearable now.

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Dress: Charlotte Taylor
Shoes: Franco Sarto

I'm probably the only government employee who has ever worn a dress with big red ants all over it to a meeting. Take that power suit!

After day one of meetings, my coworker and I went to the Cha Cha Palace, a very funky store indeed. I shouldn't have, but I bought a cool linen skirt and a tunic/dress thingy which is really neat.

This store sells Fluevogs, Fly London and Camper shoes. I wish they had boots like the one on the sign.

Unfortunately I left my grey cardigan there. It cost less than a cab ride back to the store though.

Today I wore the new skirt I bought.

It almost looks like pants but it's a skirt.

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Cami: From Envy
Skirt: Chalet from Cha Cha Palace
Shoes: Fluevog Presence Hi | Desmond

Since I left my cardigan behind, I had to wear the red one again today. It didn't quite go with the grey and blue but it was necessary to keep me warm.




After the meeting we went to Osborne Village and I was very good. I only bought a belt made out of a tie, a plain black t-shirt, and a present for my husband which I won't reveal in case he reads this post.

I'm looking forward to getting home tomorrow AND I have Friday off. So thrilled about that.




Tonight we're going for supper at a place with a pizza oven and then we'll have an early night. Flight at 9 am!

  

Week In Pictures # 3

Winter Sunset// New Skull Bracelet//

Okay so here's my third 'week in pictures' post, this year is just flying past! I can't believe we're almost in July! Does anyone else feel the same? 

 I also wanted to say thank you again for all your really lovely comments on my last post:) And also the lovely blogger: 'Tudo Sobra Raparigo Aqui' did a really wonderful feature on my blog, you can have a look at it here if you'd like:)  Have a great day everyone!! 

Homemade Chocolate Muffins//Scones (the jam came later hehe)//

 Essie Nail Colour// Out to Dinner//

 Adorable collar on my new blouse :)

 Furla Candy Bag

Lots of delicious iced drinks