Two-Fer: Daisies and Dots, and Short Shop

Hello, my friends! Pardon my absence yesterday - I had my biannual periodontist appointment which involves a happy pill, needles and freezing and lots of work on my teeth while I'm zonked out in the dental chair. Good times. I slept instead of blogging. 

I deployed some "Clothing As Armour" for my appointment. Bright colours! Patterns! 

• Nylon jacket - Stella McCartney for Adidas, consignment, Vancouver; last worn here in April for a walk-by visit to see Karen
• Shirt - Ann Taylor, consignment; last seen here in June with a fancy skirt
• Skirt - Compania Fantastica, consignment, Vancouver; last worn here in April with green Gookey
• Shoes - Big Presence Desmond, Fluevog, via Fluemarket; last seen here in May with a butterfly cocoon

I wanted to wear this skirt again, as I like mixing patterns with that delicious Creamsicle orange dot.

I liked the casual vibe that the Adidas (by Stella McCartney!) gave to the more formal pleats of the skirt. I wore it zipped from bottom to top like this for most of the day.

The daisies have yellow centres, so that was a gimme for matching. 

Without the jacket - I took it off a few times when I was hot flashing. This hot weather is causing solar flares in my internal temperatures. 

Masked up. 

I chose my DC women superheroes for the primary colours and black and white graphic. 

Zipped up for my walk to work. 

This was comfy for sitting upside down in a chair for two hours. 

The stuff: 

Lovely yellow shoes! My feet noticed that heel, but they were pretty good for a short day at work. 

Minor bling: 

I couldn't be bothered to do more. Too hot out! 

• Leather belt - Liz Claiborne, vintage 80s, thrifted
• Stone/steel earrings - Plum

After my nap, L made us dinner and we couch-surfed for the evening. At one point, I heard a ruckus outside. What's going on out here? 

Teenage seagulls having a party. 

Look at them, carousing on the neighbouring roof. 

The goofy look on the right one's face cracks me up. 

Vizzini was all chill. 

"Officer Vizzini is on vacation."

On my Tuesday "off" day, I headed to town to look for books for my next Book Club pick. 

I'm happy to get another wear out of this fun summer dress. 

• Dress - Trina Turk, thrifted; first worn here (2nd outfit) in May 2019 for a Saturday brunch and shop
• Shoes - Born, consignment; last seen here (2nd outfit) a couple of weekends ago with my lettuce dress

I just bought it last year, so this is only the second time I've worn it. 

I remembered that it was short when sitting, so it's better for walking around and shopping. 

I had several compliments on it - isn't the print fabulous? It has pockets too! 

Masked up: 

I wore a lot of sunblock, but it was quite windy out, so didn't feel overly hot - it was up to 28 degrees! 

The stuff: 

Comfy walking shoes. 

Jewel-toned bling: 

The hotter it gets, the less stuff I want to wear. 

• Eelskin bangle - c. 1985, mine, repurchased decades later in a thrift store
• Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Earrings - Kate Spade, consignment

I had a lovely expedition up and down Victoria's Fort Street, shopping in local businesses. 

I went back to Lazy Susan's as their masks were the best I've found so far - they have sized ones, and now reversible, plus bendy nose-pieces. 

I love the dots on the reverse of both florals. 

These were $12 each and are made in Canada. 

I popped into Dots to scope out the new stock and I HAD to get this. 

Yes, that is a leopard print red denim suit. It's so rock & roll! 

Both pieces are 100% cotton. 

Nice big pockets on the sides of the pants (fake pockets on the back). 

It's a thick cotton, but has a bit of stretch. 

Machine washable too. 

The suit is made by Smashed Lemon, a Netherlands company and this is from their Autumn/Winter 2019 collection (link here 'cause I love), on page 92. 

The pants were regular $120.00, Dots price $39.99. It looks like these might have been for sale in a boutique? That yellow dot has a $55.00 price slashed down to $48.00. 

The jacket has a nice chain for hanging it. 

It was regular price $150.00, Dots price $49.99.

I'm super-excited to wear these, both together and separately! I only buy the newest stuff at Dots when I find something that I would hugely regret if I passed on - I saw a lot of cool things, but I'll wait for more discounts. 

The Velvet Crease had 20% off on everything, with some items 50% off, including this jacket which I've been semi-stalking since early 2020. 

I took a picture out on the deck, as this deep purple doesn't photograph well inside. The sleeves are thick knit, and the body is velvet. It's 95% cotton, 5% stretch. 

I love the weird arcing shape of the sides - it's very futuristic. 

I'm looking forward to playing with that silhouette. 

It's by Tahari, and was new with tags, but the store removed them. 

This moto style jacket was $22.50, half off their $45.00.

I spotted these sweet d'Orsay flats. 

My size! 

I love the strip of gold across the vamp.

It is attached on top of a leather strip, so no rubbing on the foot. Note the sweet gold heel! 

They're by Pegabo.

The black part and the inside of the shoes are leather. These were $28.00 and there's barely any wear on them. 

As I took my pictures, Vizzini rolled around. 

"I'm hot."

He's such a stretchy boy. 

"Woman! Tum! Rub it!"

We had a good session of tummy rubs. What a nice way to end the day.