Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Weird Adidas and Pink Friday; Cheese Curls and Clogs for Brunch (and a Wee Shop)

Welcome back, my friends! So good to see you. I hope my friends south of the border had a good 4th of July! 

We have outfits from Friday, Saturday brunch, and a bunch of cat pictures. What are we waiting for? 

Here's Friday's office ensemble, built around this newly-thrifted menswear blazer. 

I know, it's huge! I love that! 

• Blazer - Jack Victor for Landmark Clothiers, thrifted; purchased here for $28.95
• T-shirt - SPRZNY x Andy Warhol, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) for brunch in January
• Tulle skirt - Adidas, consignment; last worn here in April with Marimekko and green boots
• Extra tulle skirt - Luc Fontaine, thrifted; last seen here in November 2025 under this same skirt
• Sequined sneakers - Converse, consignment; last worn here in April for a Mom-Day at home

I used to wear my dad's blazers like this in the 80s, but I smiled when I realized I'm basically doing a version of Yvonne's outfit - made with this tee, this tulle skirt and her own pink blazer - from the last Urbanite at the Art Gallery. Check it out here (picture only), from April 2025.

It's a winning combination, what can I say? 

I wore the outfit without the jacket for a while. 

I like this version as well. The image is a blue and a pink metallic line drawing of Andy Warhol's soup can. 

Incognito. 

My scarf wafted in the wind as I walked home after work. It's getting sunny again for the weekend. 

The stuff: 

I loved the glaring cat pin - it reminds me of our old kitty Othello. 

• Silk scarf - Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier, vintage 90s, consignment
• Belt - Silpada Designs, thrifted
• Audrey brooch - consignment
• Cat pin - gift from Yvonne
• Star pin - consignment

Bold bling: 

I liked the feel of this necklace on. It has heft!

• Steel cuff - Lakeland Art Metal Works, thrifted
• Lucite/sterling silver bracelet - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver
• Silver Anneke & Lars ring - vintage mall
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower
• Silver pinky ring - consignment, Sidney
• Necklace - consignment, Vancouver
• Earrings - vintage fair

I checked on the boys before leaving for work in the morning.

Oh, sorry, did I disturb you? 

Barnabas just blinked at me. 

And rolled over so I could rub his tum. Reader, I did.

After a lovely evening of board games and music, L and I headed out to John's Place for lunch on Saturday, minus Nick who was watching Canada get trounced by Morocco in the footie. 

This dress gets its annual wearing - it's not a good dress for work, but it's an awesome dress for brunch. 

• Silk blouse - Zoe + Sam, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) in June for lunch out with Mom for L's birthday
• Cheese curl dress - no label, vintage 70s, consignment; last seen here (2nd and 3rd outfits) worn two ways in July 
• Clogs - Drie VogClog, Fluevogs; purchased here for $239.99 but paid with gift cards

The pattern of the dress reminds me of cheese curls. The blouse gives good sun coverage - I've worn it with this before.

I wore wee shorts underneath. The kittens were lurking around during photos - that's Barnabas' fuzzy head. 

Whateley photobombed me! 

I didn't take the blouse off except when I was trying on things at Upcycle and Dots while L ran some errands.

Incognito. 

Hello to Mitra, a lovely person I met at Upcycle! She had the coolest pants on! 

The stuff: 

I walked about 8 blocks total and was on my feet for just over 1.5 hours, and my new clogs were excellent. 

• Purse - Streetwear Society, consignment

Black and white bling: 

Just the usual suspects. 

• Black and white cuff - vintage fair
• Black and white bangles - consignment
• Jet/crystal necklace - vintage 50s, Grandma J's
• Earrings - thrifted
• Silver/obsidian ring - consignment
• Silver/onyx spider ring - gift from Mom & Dad, c. 1986
• Silver loopy ring - consignment, Sidney

And here's what I found while I was out and about. First, two things at Upcycle Consignment. 

I really liked the cut of this shirt - I've been looking for good shirts that will go with some of my funky skirts and bottoms. I've always enjoyed a stripe. 

It had this weird logo embroidered on the front. 

IOI EMH? 

Also on the buttons. 

Okay, this is good quality. Note that the stripes are woven, not printed. 

I laughed at the care/content label.

100% cotton and I can't even wash it? Yeah, I don't think so - this is getting washed! 

Ah, it's Toteme! 

I've heard of this brand - they're all over Substack. This was $35.00 - I was shocked to see their shirts start at over $1,000.00 retail - this sells secondhand for $125-350.00. Yikes. 

The colours in this dress appealed to me. 

This will go with a lot of shoes and boots. 

It has big pockets. 

Aren't the colours cool? Very painty. 

It's by Masai, a brand I've seen around (some at Dots, some in boutiques). 

It was $56.00, which felt about right. These retail around $300.00 new. 

I killed time before meeting up with L again by going through Dots again (I'm always looking for interesting pieces). 

This blue top is polyester in a scritchy weave, kind of like nylon. 

I like the ruching down the front. 

It's adjustable! 

It's by Sassy and they call this "Navy." Looks like blue to me. 

It was an extra 20% off, so was $27.99. 

Whateley just flopping wherever.

We had our neighbours Emma and Daylan over for a movie ("Bubba Ho-Tep"), music and snacks. They loved seeing the boys. 

A bunch of Barnabas being cute. 

I love how he just leans up on the cushion. 

He's just crashed. 

Showing his "feathers," as Caro calls them. 

A pet of the tummy and he curls around. 

More tummy rubs!

That sweet face. 

Sending you all happy purrs and warm fur! I hope you had a fun weekend! 

Thanks so much for being here, my friends! 

Mom-Day at Colquitz Creek in the Greetje Dress, Owls, and New Fluevogs

Welcome back to Mom-Day, my friends! We had a walk at Colquitz Creek, last visited way back here in September 2025.

I have lipstick all over my teeth, wonderful! And my hair is all wet! So very classy! But it was a great day, as they always are with Mom. 

Let's back up to the outfit, shall we? 

I layered tights/socks, a slip and a camisole under this. 

• Cotton dress - Boden, gift from Greetje; last worn here in July 2025 two ways, for brunch and a gaming night
• Suede boots - Bond Girl, Anna Sui X Fluevog; last seen here in May for the Day of Indolence

It wasn't cold out, so I figured that would be plenty. 

It was a really easy dress to wear. I enjoyed striding down the bus aisles in this. 

I know, suede boots in the rain, but it was really only very spitty and light. 

"A Scotch mist," nodded Mom. 

Showing my umbrella brooch here, which I entirely forgot I had on. 

Whateley inspecting it. I wonder if it still smells like Greetje? 

The stuff: 

All favourites. 

• Leather purse - Michael Kors, consignment
• Silk scarf - Alexander McQueen, consignment
• Leather belt - Fluevog

Bold bling: 

Just a few pieces for punctuation. 

• Yellow cuff - thrifted
• Silver mesh cuff - Mexican, consignment, Sidney
• Silver/malachite ring - consignment
• Silver/blue ring - vintage fair
• Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
• Enameled earrings - thrifted

Oh, and the umbrella brooch. 

Very old. 

• Brooch - vintage 1930s, vintage mall, gift from L

And now, pictures of a damp day.

Everything's lush and green. 

As I passed the track at PISE, I heard a weird bird-call, one that wasn't the usual Spotted Towhee. I whipped out my Merlin app, and...it's a Great Horned Owl! 

There she is! Enjoy a clip of video I took here (that will take you to my YouTube channel). 

These two ladies and I were in awe and were walking in the same direction, towards this stand of evergreens. 

The owls were swooping around and calling! Enjoy this video here, of two owls - one flies up to the branch, and the other takes off - and wait to the end when she ruffles her feathers.

I arrived at Mom's excited to share my videos, and spotted a little fairy in her garden. 

She had two neighbour girls put it out for her. 

And the lavender is looking magnificent.

Love it. 

I dried out quickly, but this is how I looked all day. 

My hair never goes like this, except for when I'm rained on. 

We drove to Tillicum Mall and parked near Montana's, where we had lunch later. 

We did the area away from the IMAX theatre, over that bridge. 

How inviting! 

Enter the canopy of green. 

The creek gurgled. 

Hmmm...could be fuller. Hopefully, all this rain will swell the waters.

We followed this path.

We only saw one other person. 

The last time we tried to go this way, it was far too muddy, but that's all dried up now. 

Mom was challenged by all the ruts in the path from bikes, but she was a trooper. That's a good upper body workout. Her physiotherapist is thrilled with her - she's back to 100% mobility from her fall in February - way to go, Mom! 

We turned onto this nice wood-chip trail and up a slight incline. 

Okay, let's see where it goes!

To our left was a big hill covered in old trunks, new growth evergreens and oaks. The pink flowers are sweet peas. 

That tall stick is a bunch of bird houses. 

A white sweet pea. 

The underbrush was full of blackberries - still green, though. In a month, this will be a prime picking spot. 

We could see the highway overpass up ahead...but there's a path to the right. 

That should lead us back to the mall. 

Pretty pink! 

It all smelled so good and fresh and clean. 

I never mind the rain. 

A magical portal, perhaps? 

And there's the bridge! 

We were both famished. 

Time for lunch! 

Looking classy in a top she got in Italy, and a lovely necklace. 

And an opal ring, bought in Australia on one of her trips. 

As we were leaving, a heron flew overhead. "It's Dad! it's Glenn!" we exclaimed. 

Happy 60th Anniversary, Mom and Dad! Here they are in 1966. 

Mom's in "my" dress (because I wore it for my wedding). 

We drove back to Mom's house, and had a bit of a chat, and then it was time for me to dash off to the bus. 

The other route was quicker, so I got different bird calls - a Red-Tailed Hawk was expressing itself loudly through here. 

No sheep out in the rain today. 

I practically walked onto the bus! Good timing. 

I had planned on going to the Fluevog store last week, when their sale started, but I didn't want to do the whole trying on thing with Terra, and then I was tired on Saturday, so...

These are the Drie VogClog, and while they are on sale on the website, they were marked down even further instore, due to a "low toe-box" issue that was a factory defect? Wayne and I could not see anything wrong with them, and I really enjoyed clomping around in them.

I actually got another pair of shoes, but they didn't have my size in that store, so they are on their way. I'll share when I have them. They were $199.99 on sale.

The clogs were $239.99, marked down from the original $469.99. I spent gift cards - and I'd forgotten how much was on them, and was pleasantly surprised that it was $400! I only paid $92 of my own money, woo hoo! 

They are leather, suede, metal studs, and that is a wooden platform and a nubby rubber sole. The straps are adjustable to make them secure on the foot. 

That's a good walking sole. 

There's the signature etched into the arch. I bought a size 9 as I prefer a mule/clog to be smaller than larger. 

I always enjoy the Fluevog "poem."

Good life advice. 

My shoes were wrapped in custom paper - I have had sheets of white-on-white, but this is the first time I've seen black on white. 

I spotted three pairs of shoes I've owned: the platform wooden floral sandals, my blue buckled pair (which I moved along), and my Big Presence Desmonds. (I added arrows for you!). 

Leaving you with a picture of each of the boys. 

Whateley curled up beside me in bed yesterday, totally asleep (his paws were twitching). 

And Barnabas, "helping" the cleaners this morning. 

"I'm a good helper!"

Back to work tomorrow! 

I'll return on Sunday with Tales of Adventure - and wishing my US friends a Happy 4th of July! Thanks so much for being here!