Ephemera

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Mom-Day at Home in Mixed Plaids

Hello, my friends, welcome back to Mom-Day!

We're happy to see each other and enjoyed an afternoon full of flowers and laughs. Love you, Mom!

Here's what I wore:

Ahoy! Is that sun in the sky?

Jacket - Bianca Nygard, thrifted; first worn here in October 2025 with my bark skirt and brown bits
Wool sweater - Bartolini, consignment; last seen here in October 2025 with my Gaultier mummy jacket
Skirt - Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, FW2011, consignment; last worn here in November 2025 with many studs
Boots - Aldo, thrifted; last seen here in November 2025 with that mustard blazer again

It was! And I had the best "bus luck" - I walked out to a bus pulling up, and connected within seconds downtown to the "good" bus.

"I'm in the picture!

Silly blurry boy.

I had to pick him up for a cuddle. Both kittens have very loud purrs.

Back to the outfit! I layered this lovely woven (with sparkly threads!) jacket over my awesome Vivienne Westwood skirt.

I remembered to put the twisty part in the back.

I had a vintage camisole under the wool sweater.

This is another piece that I repaired after moth ravages.

All ready to hop on the bus.

Pretty fancy! I thought the hat was inspired, and had some lovely reactions to very kind folks in the WIN store on the way home. Hello, Grapes!

The stuff:

I was also happy that the McQueen skull/bug/shell scarf worked so well with all the colours.

Hat - Andre, thrifted
Wool gloves - Parkhurst
Leather purse - Arcadia, consignment
Silk scarf - Alexander McQueen, consignment, gift from L

Copper bling:

Any excuse to wear some of my copper. I clipped the leaf earrings to my blazer's lapels (the Stair Pic is the best look - sorry, had an incorrect setting on my camera today!).

Copper cuff - vintage 50s, consignment, Sidney
Copper brooch - vintage, thrifted
Copper leaf earrings - Renoir, vintage 50s, vintage fair
88 copper bracelet - Renoir, vintage 50s, consignment, Seattle, gift from L
Loop copper earrings - vintage expo
Copper ball necklace - vintage 60s, vintage expo
Square plastic ring - sidewalk find
Wood Klimt ring - consignment
Copper ring - consignment
Rabbit fur brooch - Catawumpus Fudge & Funk

Before I get to the adventurous part of the day, the boys were very cute this morning, while I was sipping coffee in bed while I read.

Barnabas is maximizing the warm spot. Move over!

Then Whateley, who had been under the covers, popped out.

There is often a battle over who will get to sleep under my knees while I read.

The last laugh - or should I say...yawn!?

And although I could have hung out taking pictures of the kittens all day, I did have places to go!

SHEEPS.

Not so interesting today.

Beautiful blue sky.

The first round of blooming trees are coming out.

Cloud Drama.

I spy a pink blossom tree in the distance.

One of Mom's striped tulips is out.

She and her dad (my grandad) both had this one.

Daffodil blooms really starting to appear.

Keith the gardener came by while we were chatting. Mom told him haul out the fuchsia plant with the skimpy blooms.

More daffs.

These are the exotic "surprise" ones that Mom had Keith plant randomly all over.

Look at that peach centre!

The bits of black are dirt from the overnight rain.

Wow, so frilly!

I like those ones.

A hyacinth is out - what a gorgeous blue-purple.

A white one is on the right too.

The stairway daffodils are in full bloom.

Time to cut some!

Mom got a walker! My niece Hannah helped her pick it out and get it home.

She's loving it, as you can tell by that huge smile! It's only 14 lbs, and collapses flat for going in a car or cab.

I cut more daffodils from all the bunches.

I stuffed them in there good.

Time to head home.

The wind had come up and it was feeling a bit chilly.

This time when I passed the sheep farm, I had a different reaction.

Holy smokes, they're coming right at me!

It only took seconds for them all to dash over to the fence.

I suspect someone has been feeding them.

The little lamb ran over to mum, who remained at a distance.

The others look disgruntled, don't they?

I spent over an hour looking around in the WIN store on my way home, but nothing grabbed me.

I bit on this scarf - I love the colours and the pattern. It has a few tiny cigarette burn holes in it!

It was $6.95.

It's probably Japanese rayon from the early 60s.

And there we go, my friends! I'm off now for the weekend, and I'm so grateful that you're here! I am reading comments, and again, I apologize for not responding (my brain is tired). I hope you have an excellent weekend - please do pop in on Sunday for tales of adventure!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Two-Fer: Floral and Swooshy for Office and a Golden Prince; Jammy S-Dress

L and I had a mid-week event to go to on Tuesday night - a concert at the Royal Theatre, how posh! - and got home really late, so as warned, this post has multiple outfits. It's a Two-Fer Tuesday, AND Wednesday's work outfit.

This is what I wore to work, planned around this newly-thrifted sparkly blue top.

Embroidered denim jacket - Paparazzi, thrifted, Vancouver; last seen here in December 2025 with pink pants
Sleeveless sparkly top - Nygard, thrifted; purchased here for $8.00
Silk skirt - Essentiel Antwerp, consignment, Powell River; last worn here in December 2025 with a piratical leather top
Shoes - Super Fine Eminence, Fluevog; last seen here in October 2025, the day we brought our kittens home

I layered it under my embroidered denim jacket, which has to be one of my favourite pieces in my entire closet. It goes with everything!

"I approve!"

It's even better since I discovered the super-hidden pockets!

I layered a gold fish belt over the blue knit, with the hem of the top over the skirt.

"I could go under there!"

The silk skirt has a very low waist.

Another gawk at this gorgeous piece.

I love this swooshy skirt too! It billows when I walk.

I liked the top - it's a great colour.

The mostly silk composition felt great on, and it kept me warm.

Incognito. I did not need to wear a coat over this ensemble.

A few snuggly accoutrements and I was good. It helps that I walk very briskly.

The stuff:

The shoes didn't match...but they did go!

Angora beret - Parkhurst, thrifted
Bug pin - Le Chateau, c. 1999
Scarf - Vera, vintage 80s, Mom's
Gloves - thrifted

Golden bling:

I'd planned on leaving all of this on, but by the time I got home, I was a bit frazzled and a bit sweaty.

Fish belt - consignment
Gold-tone bangle - thrifted
Hinged eelskin bangle - vintage 80s, thrifted
Earrings - Betsey Johnson, swap from Cat
Silver/kyanite ring - consignment
Wooden Klimt ring - consignment
Silver/green stone ring - thrifted
Necklace - D'Orlan, vintage 60s, thrifted

Just time for a quick picture of the kittens, sitting on L's boxes (he's moving offices at work).

The intercom coil was not safe from them, so I was happy that another box went back to L's work on Wednesday morning.

I changed into my Eames chairs t-shirt, and swapped out my Fluevogs for a pair of Weird Adidas, which were much better for walking to and from the theatre.

I carried all my stuff in my purse, then changed up the accessories because the skirt needed a belt!

Eames chair tee - SPRZNY, thrifted; last seen here in December 2025 on Christmas Day
Sneakers (below) - Adidas X James Harden, consignment; last worn here in January with a Kenzo tiger

It's nearly the same outfit.

And it was just a bit more comfortable for enjoying a show.

The stuff:

Only the shoes changed!

Silvery bling:

Only two rings remained from the original outfit.

Leather purse - vintage 80s, thrifted
Silver/gold bracelet - JLP, vintage fair
Silver/turquoise bracelet - consignment
Silver/turquoise ring - consignment
Silver/kyanite ring - consignment
Silver/green stone ring - thrifted
Earrings - Chan Luu, consignment
Belt - Mudd, vintage 90s, thrifted
Silver/onyx necklace - Mexican, consignment, Powell River

We went to see William Prince, who we'd seen at Rifflandia (here, picture of the stage here), and were thrilled to find out that Boy Golden (seen at a little club show here in October 2023) was opening for him. Boy Golden has enjoyed some radio success with a single ("Suffer") off his new album (link here, all links 'cause I love!).

What a fabulous double-bill! L and I walked to town, grabbed a couple of slices of pizza at the Brickyard, then strolled over to the Royal Theatre, just in time for the doors to open.

I've been going to shows here since the early 70s, when Mom used to take Dave and I to see Disney movies (it showed films then, doesn't anymore).

The Royal underwent a restoration when they added the side lobby wings.

Gorgeous carved details.

I have always liked the faces at the bottom of the windows.

Their noses were all broken off prior to the restoration.

Me and my guy, waiting to go in.

Both L and I got a ton of compliments on our outfits, especially all that embroidery. A shout-out to Coulee, who we met while people-watching in the lobby area. So nice to meet you!

L and I had awesome seats, only 10 rows from the stage, and an unimpeded view (we were at a row break, so had a big gap for stretching our legs - it's like I planned it).

Boy Golden was absolutely excellent. Roots rock/folk music, but mostly just plain fun. He's a Manitoba guy!

We chatted with the folks on my side (hello to Maureen and Bob!) who were massive fans of William Prince - they'd seen him 7 times!

Check out William Prince's music here, via his site.

He's also a roots-rock musician from the Cree Nation, also from Manitoba.

He has a gorgeous, warm, rumbly voice.

I found myself tearing up a few times - he was very appreciative, in general.

They played until 10:30pm.

But of course, there was an encore.

One solo song ("Goldie Hawn") and then the band came back for the big finale.

We walked home along dark streets at 11pm. It was a full moon - a "blood moon" - so we did a selfie with it.

Ooh! The moon!

I woke up very tired on Wednesday, glad that I'd opted for a Jammy Dress.

My S-Dress got some much-needed moth-hole repairs a few months ago, and I'm finally getting around to wearing it again.

Wool-blend dress - Uniqlo X Marimekko, thrifted; last seen here (3rd outfit) in November 2024 for a shop at Turnabout with Rosanna
Leather boots - Bandolino, vintage 80s, thrifted, Sidney; last worn here (2nd outfit) in September 2025 for a park hangout with our pals
Leather coat (below) - Jeno de Paris, vintage 70s, thrifted; last seen here in January

I layered tights and a vintage slip for magical smoothing purposes.