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.
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.
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:
Just a few pieces for punctuation.
All favourites.
- Leather purse - Michael Kors, consignment
- Silk scarf - Alexander McQueen, consignment
- Leather belt - Fluevog
Bold bling:
- 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.
Everything's lush and green.
Very old.
- Brooch - vintage 1930s, vintage mall, gift from L
And now, pictures of a damp day.
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.
We did the area away from the IMAX theatre, over that bridge.
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.
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.
We turned onto this nice wood-chip trail and up a slight incline.
Okay, let's see where it goes!
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.
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!
Time for lunch!
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.
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.
No sheep out in the rain today.
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 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...
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."
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!).
Whateley curled up beside me in bed yesterday, totally asleep (his paws were twitching).
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.
Leaving you with a picture of each of the boys.
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!
