There's That Rainbow

This is the outfit I'd planned to wear for the rainbow theme. I attended a colleague's retirement send-off after work, so gave him a big eyeful of colour. I'm gonna miss you, Gary! 

Every part of my outfit had fans today: the skirt is always well loved, the sequined popcorn top is so sparkly, and of course, yellow boots! 

• Sequined sweater - Forever 21 Girls, thrifted; last worn here in January for a Mom-Day at Blenkinsop Lake
• Skirt - J. Crew, consignment; last seen here exactly a year ago in July 2025's Rainbow Day
• Boots - F-Trip Etta, Fluevog; last worn here in April with grey and daisies

I had a lot of help with my pictures in the morning...

He's a blur, but that's Whateley, weaving in and out of my legs, going under my skirt. 

See? 

"Who are you talking to?"

Then he lunged at my face and gave me a big "kiss."

He's very affectionate! 

Incognito. 

I caught the bus home after work. Rainbow Pirate, ahoy! 

More cuddles were needed before I left the house in the morning. 

I don't want to go either, bud. 

And then he got me again! 

When he snuggles, he does it HARD.

The stuff: 

Also helping after work, when I take my accessories pictures. 

• Silk scarf - Fluevog

Bright bling:

The outfit didn't need much with all that colour! 

• Cuff - thrifted
• Carved cinnabar bangle - consignment
• Wooden clip earrings - vintage expo
• Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
• Lucite/steel ring - Calvin Klein, thrifted

I picked up my other pair of Fluevogs after work as well. 

These are called the Sea Maidens Kelpies (I LOVE that name), link here 'cause I love, and they are on sale for $199.99. As noted when I bought my clogs on the weekend, I spent $92 of my own money split between the two pairs, after gift cards. 

Due to the pointy toe, I sized up from my regular 9.5/40 to a size 10. I also tightened the strap over the vamp one hole (I have skinny feet). 

The little blue bit at the heel is softer than the rest of the shoe - it's a treat not to have a hard heel cutting into my foot. These were comfy on my bare feet! 

Nice rubber soles. 

These are (sigh) likely the upgrade to my very thrashed Karl Lagerfeld yellow ballet flats. You don't see comfy yellow flats very often. 

And now, I'm going to be back on Thursday (which will not be a Mom-Day, due to some work being done on our building), as tomorrow night, I'm going to the theatre with my pals! 

Leaving you with the boys flopped on the tile under the benches on the deck. 

Whateley under one...

Barnabas under the other. 

It's nice and cool under there. 

See you in a couple of days! 

Rainbow Day in a Jammy Dress

Happy Monday, my friends! I totally forgot that it was Rainbow Day at work today, but fortunately, I had it covered. 

Although it's gotten warmer over the past couple of days, I didn't feel like having bare legs. 

• Dress - Masai, consignment; purchased here on the weekend for $56.00
• Sandals - Chie Mihara; last worn here in March with velvet trousers

I didn't feel like making much of an effort for a Monday outfit (thinking the office would be dead), and went straight to this Jammy Dress. 

I layered a cami under it, and the dress was very cool and drapey to wear, without feeling like it was overwhelming. 

I loved the pockets, although due to the lightweight viscose, my phone dragged one side nearly off my shoulder. 

Laughing at Barnabas who's about to throw himself down for a tummy rub. 

I had to pick him up. Dat face! 

"That tum won't rub itself."

What a sweet boy! 

Incognito. 

I didn't have a scarf that worked with this, so I skipped anything other than my sunglasses. 

The stuff: 

These sandals are still very comfy to wear. 

Amber bling: 

I love having all of these on. 

• Silver/amber large bracelet - consignment
• Silver/amber drop bracelet - consignment, gift from L
• Small silver/amber bracelet - consignment, Powell River
• Silver/amber rings - all consignment
• Silver/amber necklace - consignment
• Silver/amber earrings - thrifted

Barnabas in a box. 

Looking contemplative. 

This picture made L and I howl.

He just sits like this! 

The tongue picture is so funny.

Barnabas, you are such a goober. 

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!