I am all about the kitten heel - they make me think of Audrey Hepburn, who wore them a lot (she had giant feet like me!). She is also my favourite movie star ever, and *sigh* so lovely. I wish I were her (only not dead).
Too cute. Cat, are you jealous?
It's about 30 degrees today - smokin' hot! So when we got home, I popped this outfit on after my shower. Nice and cool for a stroll to downtown with L and Andrew for lunch at our favourite hangout. Of course, Inigo missed me so much he just had to try to get in the picture!
I hate the feel of sunblock on my skin (ew, greasy), but need to keep my fair skin covered. The solution? A parasol! I got this for Chris and Tracey's wedding years ago - it literally saved my skin since their wedding was outside with the sun beating down on our backs. Three other women were huddled under its shade with me.
This was $10, but I had to open all of them to get the best pattern - I like the birds and the mix of colours in the flowers. That's all hand-done. The shoes! 
Aren't these absolutely fantastic? My m-i-l has been telling me about this hair salon in her town that sells shoes, so we went in there yesterday, and yes, the whole front of the salon is...shoes. A woman was getting her foils on and there I am browsing through the selection. They only had maybe a dozen styles total, but every one was fantastic, right from this casual design (which came in an aqua combo and a baby pink combo as well as this lime mix) to very dressy heels. These were only $45! I'd never heard of this brand before, but they have some awesome styles: http://www.gottaflurt.com/en/index.asp. Love the Habit, the Stoned, and the Tread.
The earrings:
Found these (and another pair of earrings, and a necklace, AND a leather purse) in a little gift shop boutique. These also came in purple and yellow, as well as another style with a butterfly, but I liked the orange roses best. They were only $7.95 and are light as air.
So good to be home! I need a nap.
I really pushed for her to be all in pink (including pink-tinted silver armour) with yellowy-blonde hair (a real Disney-esque looking chick), mostly due to her shield:
Seriously, that would have been awesome. A pink knight!
A good figure, but the eyes are not quite right. More liner on the top lid and push the flesh colour up on the bottom so that the pupil is not so suspended. Her hair is really good - good colours.
Pretty, eh? That last one's kind of blurry, since we were zooming along at 140 km/h.On the ferry:
Sparkly water! It was so hot on Friday that even being outside on the ferry was lovely (it's usually freezing - that's Pacific Ocean there).
Sunset, looking back at home (well, sort of - home is very much south, and this is looking west).
My brother-in-law's rose bush - the roses were just gorgeous and smelled incredible. There is just something about roses on the plant versus from the florist that I love.
The Wall of Death: 
Those are all animals he's hunted - I've eaten some of them. On the left, a big set of moose antlers, 3 deer antlers on the top, and a mountain goat's horns in the middle. Various deer antlers off on the right side (under the crossbow). There's a rifle at the very top, and yes, that's a necklace with some sort of small animal skull and teeth. But see? A vase with red roses. Whatta guy!
A close-up of the big rack of moose antlers. We ate some of this moose (several years ago) and the b-i-l cooked us up some fantastic moose steaks on the BBQ last night for dinner from his most recent moose (from last year). You haven't done organic until you've done wild game!
This is a cougar skull. The b-i-l found it and cleaned it up - he wouldn't kill a cougar unless it was about to eat him, I'm sure. 
L and I went for a hike yesterday:
Me in my new Keds ($39.99 on sale plus an extra 30% off), jungle print blouse (Jacob), cream cotton cami (Vero Moda, Plum), khaki shorts (Point Zero, Plum), wooden earrings, necklace and bracelet. Always have to be fully accessorized! My legs look very muscly.
View to the west from the top of the hill (it's called a mountain, but it only took 30 minutes to hike up it, so it's a hill):
View to the north:
View to the east:
View to the south:
We saw this little guy rustling around on the way back down and stopped to see if we could get a picture - he was fearless! He came right on over. Baby squirrel, for those of you who are city-folk. Funny little white patch over his eye.
He got within 3 feet of us (this tree was an arm's length away from me):
Hee, what a funny pose!
And back down we go:
My calf is feeling much better, so I walked to and from work today. I may have overdone it with the pumps, since these are close to 6" including the platform. My feet are happy not to be in them any more.
I really liked this outfit. I do love a vest - it just holds everything in nicely, you know? A close-up of the vest and necklace:
Cindy got this necklace when we were shopping last summer, and then didn't really like it, so she gave it to me (thanks!). I love the odds and ends on it - it also has really nice weight.
The buckles are adjustable so that you get a custom fit. I still had the back strap falling off my heel every 30 feet. Arg!
I adore this skirt. It was a one-of-a-kind at Dots and I snapped it up a little over a year ago, regardless that I had nothing to wear with it at the time. Since then, I've filled my wardrobe in considerably, but I still don't wear it to work that often, as the sparkliness is sometimes a bit much. A close-up of the fabric:
It's quite a stiff lace, which gives the skirt good shape. It also has nice deep pockets and sits pretty low on my hips - helps keep the length appropriate for work.
My calf and ankle are still quite sore, so low heels for me this week. This is a good outfit, nothing terribly special about it. I wore it with the jacket off for most of the day (the air conditioning in my office is rather erratic).
I love this dress. As noted, I got it at Century 21, that huge discount department store in New York (it's right near the Ground Zero site). Mom and I hiked down Manhattan, then split up to do our own thing. We met up 2 hours later, me, frantically trying to get to every department I wanted to see, and her, avoiding salespeople but trying to sit on the grand stairs in the menswear department and waiting for me. Ah, it was great.
I look in pain in this picture - and I am! I had a collision with Karen on the Ultimate field which resulted in her coming down on the inside of my left ankle and grating along it with her cleats. My ankle is pretty puffy and sore and is bruising up nicely. It's not internally sore at the ankle, so I think there's no sprain, just surface damage.
However, my calf pulled in compensation, so it's been really stiff and sore. I'm taking it easy and not doing my walk today - don't want to hurt myself.
With the accessories on:
I got this scarf years ago, to go with a green dress from Jacob that I used to have (it was a size 14 - I've since given it away). It's a very vivid shade of green and the embroidery is shades of peach, so it's tricky to match with things. I think it's pretty close with this.
A close-up of the goods:
Boy, green really doesn't come out well with this camera. It's much more vivid.
Anyway. Isn't this the cutest little purse? It's soft and lined with satin. It was about $12 at Plum, about a year ago, I think.
And that's Dad's ring. It was given to me straight off his hand, as he laid in a coma after his heart attack. I feel close to him when I wear it - and since the play Mom and I saw was about family (moms, teenagers, husbands, fathers), I knew we'd be thinking about our him. Only appropriate that he should be there.
L joined us for dinner at the pub across the street after. What a lovely evening.
This is such a pretty dress - I love the fit through the bodice and waist, especially. The jean jacket is so that it goes casual for work (otherwise it's a bit too dressy), and the low-heel wedge mules are total comfort. Here's a shot of the dress alone:
It's a little on the long side, but I like that for summer. It has nice details: the "sash" tie waist is actually attached to the dress (only the front where it ties is not sewn down) and is ruched very prettily, and it has capiz shell buttons instead of the standard plastic. It also buttons all the way down to the knee, and is fully lined. It was about $45.00.
And now...off to hang with my girls! Wine!
I put this whole outfit together around the shoes. I got a lot of compliments on my ensemble today, from my office colleagues all sporting yellow flower-shaped sticky-notes (har har) to some homeless guy to salesclerks. I love the colour combinations -I felt very summery all day.
The green satin piping is a more vivid green in real life.
Oh, I love the medallions! And the stripes!This outfit was made by the accessories, particularly the yellow flower. I bought this to put on my black cloche hat (for Robert & Desiree's wedding all those years ago), and just forgot I owned it. I also forgot about this bracelet. It's really heavy.
I have a necklace that matches these earrings, too, but it was a bit too much up at the neckline with the flower.
Ahem, note to Carollyne: I am allowed to wear my shoes more than once, m'dear. So, yes, I did wear the dragon shoes twice in two weeks. Tough beans!
