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.