Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Double Acid Wash; Meeting Mabel; Book Club Adventure

Hello, my friends! We've had a lovely weekend, despite having smoke haze just sitting here over the city like a stubborn fog. We have to wear our masks outside now, due to the very high particulate matter. I hope the wildfires in Washington and Oregon get under control soon - it looks like rain is on the way for later this week, and that should help.

However, moving on, here's what I wore for brunch on Saturday. 

Another wearing of my stretchy corduroy Doily dress, and my acid-wash denim vest.

• Vest - Chiqle, thrifted - last seen here (6th outfit) in February for a weekend shop
• Dress - White Stuff; last worn here in April with taupe boots
• Shoes - Go Groovy Huysmans, Fluevog; last seen here in July with black and white and mustard

Nick swung by and we walked down to Christie's Carriage House Pub for lunch. 

I won't be keeping this dress out for fall/winter, even though it's corduroy (and has pockets!). 

It is unlined, and therefore doesn't work well with tights (although I do have nylons on here). 

Another case of "too many dresses", heh. Guilty. 

Masked up: 

Aside from eating in the pub, I wore my mask 100% of the time. I will say, I'll be glad for cooler weather - masks can get sweaty. 

The stuff: 

I bought these boots because they'd be good for walking, and they are! We walked down to Turnabout and House of Savoy on Oak Bay Avenue (where I was last week with Izabella), as I'd seen a shirt that I thought L would like, but wasn't sure about the size. 

Silver bling: 

Some favourites. I pack a lot of my "lighter" accessories away for the fall, in favour of more "heavy" and "warm" pieces, like my vast vintage copper jewelry collection. 

• Cage cuff - Bauxo
• Steel cuff - thrifted
• Steel earrings - gift from Lise
• Shield ring - Nine West
• Silver/onyx ring - Tocarra, vintage fair

We left Vizzini snoozing on the bed. 

"I don't know where you're going, but I do not approve."

Nick had ordered L and I each a pack of NFL team masks - L got the Miami Dolphins. 

And my team is the Carolina Panthers. Thanks, Nick!

Fortunately, the shirt was still at House of Savoy, and it fit L! 

This shirt is by Lansky Brothers, who made clothes for Elvis back in the day - this shirt is called the Silver Rockabilly shirt, from their line "Clothier to the King" (here, link 'cause I love), and retails for $110 US or $145.00 Canadian.

It was $55.00 second-hand! All that embellishment is embroidered! So fancy! 

After a quiet afternoon, we headed over to Cat and Ross' place in the evening for board games. I have so few places to dress up for, so why not go all out? 

I was comfy and I felt snazzy. 

• Jacket/jeans - Smashed Lemon; first seen here in August for dinner out with a friend
• Acid-wash vest - Chiqle, last seen  above, during the day
• T-shirt - Iron Maiden "Legacy of the Beast" tour shirt (2019), Portland, Oregon; last worn here in September 2019 in a rockin' work outfit
• Converse - not tracked

Layers for hot flashin', and double dose of acid wash denim too! 

Same vest, as it was already out. 

L is packing up booze and games. 

We played Space Base, Gloom and Cards Against Humanity. 

My Converse sneakers get worn for walking to and from work and are nicely broken in now, from when I bought them a month ago. I've put insoles in them too, to make them more comfy.

We had so much fun! We had individually-packages snacks (chips, chocolate, candy), which is the way to go these days. No more bowls for sharing.

I like my popped collar here. 

The stuff: 

Most of the same stuff as earlier in the day. I changed the earrings. 

• Cage cuff - Bauxo
• Steel cuff - thrifted
• Earrings - Glee
• Shield ring - Nine West
• Silver/onyx ring - Tocarra, vintage fair

Cat made us a bunch of masks from some of L's old shirts:

And there's one made from the part I cut off my maxi skirt-that-used-to-be-a-dress (this one). She did a fabulous job - thank you so much, Cat!

Cat and Ross got a new little kitten and we got to meet her! Her name is Mabel.

"Who are these people in my house?"

She was a little skittish at first, but I was able to lure her in for a head scritch, and some petting. 

"You look like a cat lady."

I totally am, Mabel. She is so sweet! 

"I am hiding from the strange people."

Aw, she's trying to burrow under Ross' shirt. She is only 6-8 months old, I think, so not quite used to loud people being over. She'll get used to us over time.

We staggered home at 2:30am in the haze - it was very quiet, but we saw a couple of urban deer on our street. 

I was only able to take a picture of one (barely) in the dark. Its partner totally startled me as we were crossing the road.

On Sunday, L plopped himself down on the couch for a day of football-watching, and I headed off to Book Club at Mindy's place. 

Like I said, I have nowhere to wear my clothes, so I may as well dress up for Book Club! 

• Jacket - Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, consignment; last seen here in July with the Missoni top (and the same belt) 
• Top - M by Missoni, thrifted; last worn here in July with this jacket and belt!
• Skirt - Ports 1961, thrifted; last seen here in May with bits of blue
• Shoes - Mission Monica, Fluevog; first worn here in June with grey and orange

I'm layered for cooler weather, and also for sitting outside. We're trying to stay outside and distance for as long as weather permits. 

I am wearing a full vintage black slip under this. 

I wasn't sure if we'd need to sit on the ground, so I wore clothes with a lot of movement. 

Jacket off. I love the paperbag waist on this silk skirt. 

The shoe are pretty spectacular too.

Masked up. 

My new mask is a dusty purple and went well with my outfit. 

I brought my cashmere scarf (needed it), and also took my "couch blanket" (also required). 

I was snuggly warm. 

The stuff: 

I'll be keeping these shoes out for fall/winter, but I wanted to get another wear out of them before the end of this season. 

Silver bling: 

Small earrings are the way to go with masks. 

• Belt - vintage 80s, thrifted
• "Teeth" aluminium necklace - The Bay, c. 2007
• Pearl ear-balls - Swarovski, consignment
• Silver hinged cuff - vintage, thrifted, Powell River
• Bangle - Lazy Susan's
• Lucite/silver cuff - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver

Before I left, Vizzini plunked himself down on L's blazer that he wore the night before. 

"The Man will have to stay home, ha ha! "

Well, duh, he doesn't go to Book Club, silly cat. 

I took my camera with me - Janaki drove Cat and I. 

I kept forgetting that the haze wasn't fog! Driving through the Uplands. 

We've arrived at Mindy's house! 

She lives in a very wooded area - tons of trees. 

One of many fuschia bushes. 

We were visited by hummingbirds a few times. 

We sat on Mindy's covered porch around back. 

She keeps chickens but we didn't visit them. 

This is where we sat - Yvonne and Janaki brought their own chairs so that we could stay spaced apart.

Mindy's husband put the fire on for us in the fireplace on the right. There's Mindy!

This is what the patio faces. 

That's a massive, wild back yard! 

We chatted about our previous book (Yvonne's pick, "The Overstory" by Richard Powers), I distributed copies of my pick, "The Shining Girls" by Lauren Beukes. 

As we got into the car to head home, Michael waved goodbye from the garage roof where he was brushing off all the fallen detritus from the trees. 

Wending our way back to the main road, we passed more deer. 

Two young ones....

And there's mum, leading the way. 

Back to my own little wild animal. 

"That's right, I'm a fierce beast."

He needs some lap-time, so I'm off to watch football and provide him with a warm spot to sleep.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Thank you so much for dropping by.