Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Keep Calm Edition: Friday Greens; Brunch and Winesday Leather, and a Napping Cat

Welcome back, my friends! I hope you've been weathering this worldwide storm, and staying safe. This post will not be as bigass as usual, due to most people self-isolating and events and things being cancelled, but we will make do. 

This was my Friday work outfit - comfy, funky and incorporating two new-to-me things, as well as some favourites.

• Jacket - Pink Tartan, consignment; last worn here in February with psychedelic silk
• Blouse, Nygard Black Label, consignment; purchased here for $15.00
• Trousers - Talbots, thrifted; last seen here in January with roses
• Shoes - Tudor Prysten, Fluevog; last worn here in February with a favourite outfit
• Coat (below) - L'Atiste, consignment, Vancouver; last seen here in February

I'll be packing away both this jacket and the trousers for spring/summer, even though they could easily work in the "shoulder" weeks - I have just too many clothes, and only so many hangers!

My office was very dead, as most of my 250 onsite coworkers are being told to work from home. I can't exactly do my job remotely (I am the office manager), so I'll be "self-isolating" in my soon-to-be-empty office.

Anyway, not many folks saw my outfit, but I liked all the patterns and the greens.

This new-to-me blouse was excellent. It's a good basic.

I didn't take the jacket off much - only when I overheated a few times from the ol' menopause internal furnace.

The blouse is in the laundry because...yup, I sweated in it.

The tartan of the trousers has a stripe of this dark green. Matchy!

Because of my boobtastic-ness, only the bottom two buttons can get done up.

I only buttoned them when I put my coat on.

Outerwear - on the way home, it was hugely windy (we've had winds over 50km/hour for a couple of days), so I had to carry my hat.

 I do like the extra plaid of this jacket added to all this pattern.

• Hat - vintage, thrifted, Vancouver
• Gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff:

The key to these shoes, I've decided, is to pattern-mix them, which makes sense, since they are a mixed pattern already.

Crocodile bling:

In addition to the blouse, my little articulated croc brooch is the other new-to-me thing in my outfit.

• Brooch - vintage mall; purchased here for $39.00
• Earrings - thrifted
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

I pinned the brooch just above my pocket on the jacket and let his tail hang down.

Tip: pin it before you put the jacket on - this brooch has a pin near the head and one near the back legs.

L and I set out the candles (in case of power failure from the high winds) and played board games on Friday night. No flickerings, but better to be ready than to have to look for candles or a lighter! A lot of people in Victoria did lose power.

We were up early on Saturday morning for brunch. The health authority is assuring people that we can still go to restaurants and shop, just be safe and wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay home if you're sick.

We had most of Pluto's Diner to ourselves, then walked down to the record store for L to pick up some CDs he'd ordered, and then stopped in at the drugstore to pick up more chocolate for Winesday/MANday on Saturday night.

• Sweater - RW and Co., consignment; last worn here in December 2019 over a leather dress
• Tee (below) - Plum, thrifted; last worn here, way back in May 2018 (6th outfit), under a denim vest/dress 
• Skirt - Danier Leather, thrifted; last seen here (3rd outfit), also way back in December 2018, for theatre with Mom
• Shoes - Down to Earth Hadfield, Fluevog; last seen here with pink and red in December 2019
• Coat (below) - Topshop, consignment; last worn here in February

I'd been hearing stories of people buying oodles of toilet paper, but there was lots in the store. It was fairly quiet out on the streets and in stores, though. People are definitely staying in.

I dressed warmly (for the wind) and comfortably. It's Leather Weather, so I hauled out this older leather skirt that I hadn't yet worn this season.

It flaps loudly, like sails, when I walk.

 The red sweater is comfy and warm.

I layered this black oily-textured tee under it - I'm able to easily shuck the sweater if I have a hot flash.

I'm all slippered up for Winesday on Saturday evening, which was a small affair (just four of us compared to the usual 8-11). We all maintained our "social distancing" - no hugs, no kisses, all separate bits of food, and lots of hand-washing. A lot of hip and elbow bumps, though!

With scarf and shoes.

The colours and floral patterns are nearly identical, so I tend to wear these together.

Outerwear - finally, a sweater/outfit that doesn't ride up with this fuzzy coat!

 Although it's not real leather, this coat was so snuggly warm.

• Scarf - Ralph Lauren, consignment
• Gloves - Danier Leather

Done up - I actually folded the collars in and zipped it to the top.

 It was really windy! Brrr!

The stuff:

Very comfy shoes, and minimal bling. I walked to Yvonne's and Cat and I cabbed home at 2am.

• Earrings - gift from Mom

Here's to my wonderful women!

Yvonne, Cat, me and Caro - not how we are all holding our hands to ourselves! I really needed to be around my gals, soaking in the bath of calm that my friends provide for me. I feel so much better.

On Sunday, I walked to the grocery store to do my weekly shop, only to find that they had stopped doing deliveries. I cabbed home and plan to just chill for the rest of the day, just like Mr. Vizzini here.

"I'm guarding the Man's shirts by sleeping on them."

He's been wonderful comfort - Purr Therapy is excellent.

"So is chewing on buttons."

We'll have to see how this plays out over the next few weeks, but you readers may be the only audience for my outfits for a while! Be assured, that I will not be taking a blog hiatus - as long as I'm going to work, I'll be posting, and if I'm forced to be at home, I'll go out into my neighbourhood for some adventure photo-shoots.

I hope everyone had a safe and healthy weekend! Thank you so much for dropping by, and for your comments, especially, as we all become a bit more isolated in real life. Virtual hugs to you all!