Afternoon Tea Pajamas, Mom and a Modern Mullet

Today was such a wonderful day! It started off early, as I had a 10am haircut, and I had not picked my outfit the night before. 

I like to just wear whatever takes my fancy on days when I'm not rushing to get to work.

• Pajama jacket - H&M, consignment, Vancouver; last worn here in May 2020 (Flashback there) with these same pants
• Top - VanessaVirginia, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) in December 2019, layered under my Buffy dress
• Pants - H&M, consignment, Vancouver; last worn here in April (Flashback there)
• Shoes - Aldo, thrifted; last seen here in May with my lifesaver dress (which I gave to Yvonne)

I rarely repeat outfits, but even when I do, there's often some element that's different. 

If you check out my Flashback on this pajama jacket (here), you can see that I've worn the jacket, top and pants all together before, but not with red shoes or this belt. It's totally different! 

Both the receptionist and my stylist Kelsey were smitten with this look. I agree, it's a winner. 

Jacket off - I'm wearing a pink cami under this lace top. The top is actually a deep pinky-red. 

Rear view - I'm a major fan of my Big Boss Lady Pants. 

But they are extra-magical with the addition of my pajama jacket. 

I felt positively swanky in my afternoon tea pajamas! 

And yes, you read that correctly above: both the top and the pants are H&M. 

I see so much crap in stores by them, but every so often I find a gem. 

Masked up. I did a lot of walking in the morning and enjoyed the semi-sunny day with my mask off when I wasn't around people. It felt so decadent! 

I invited Mom over today for her first visit since Thanksgiving/October 2020 to have lunch/tea, and I went over the top slightly! I'll show you below shortly. 

The stuff: 

I had to wear easy shoes for walking to the salon downtown. I stopped at a bakery and the grocery store on the way home to pick up some goodies for us. 

Minimal bling: 

The colourful outfit did a lot of the work. 

• Belt - Emmanuel, vintage 80s, thrifted
• Klimt ring - consignment
• Earrings - vintage 80s, thrifted

Vizzini was ensconced on His Pillows when I left in the morning. 

"Oh, you're leaving?"

I can't resist giving him some attention. 

"You mean bothering me, Woman."

L and I call him our scientist, because he always needs to smell everything and check it out. We usually let him - it takes the mystique away from things so that he doesn't go after them. 

"There is nothing interesting here. Move along."

One last scritch before I go. 

"This is getting tiresome."

Speaking of tiresome, I've been getting bored of my hair. So I asked Kelsey to give me a "modern mullet." Ta-dah! 

Business in the front, party in the back, baby. 

A lot of the bulk in the length has been trimmed off, and I have lots of layers on top. 

I envisioned a little Joan Jett, a little Florence Henderson (aka Mrs. Brady from the Brady Bunch).

It has so much movement and feels so fresh and fun. 

My bangs grow like weeds, so we always trim them up extra-short. 

I've been reading about the recent interest in and resurgence of this old style, and of course, my pal in NY Wendy Brandes (link 'cause I love) has been rocking her mullet for years! 

I had this book in with my fashion literature and reference.

Aw, it's a present from Casey and Helene, for L for his 31st birthday. 

Their daughter Madelaine must have been a baby - they had daughter Jacqueline a year or so later. They're both adults now! 

The book is pretty silly, but it did give me some ideas. I took it with me and showed it to Kelsey - she was SO excited to do this. I let her do her thing.

My inspiration was the English Mullet. It says:

AKA the Runt, the Castle Donington, the Smokey Bacon

Considering how vital the Mullet has been to British culture -from Samuel Taylor Coleridge to Kajagoogoo - it's little wonder that the cut lives on in the heart of Albion. Fertilised by curry, Jagermeister lager, and Embassy cigs, the English Mullet stands tall in an uncertain world, eschewing the ever-changing fads of cool Brittania. 

Best sightings: Northern discos, fish'n'chip shops. 

Eyup! Paul Calf, Tiger, Wicksy on EastEnders.

I remember Kajagoogoo, but all the other references are going right over my mulleted head, ha ha! 

I had just enough time when I got home to prep all of our food, and then...Mom was here! 

We sat and gabbed and ate for three and a half hours - the time just flew! 

She brought me a freshly-made purple mask. Sweet! 

"I can take a hint," she said. I guess I've mentioned more than once that I don't have a purple mask! Thanks, Mom! 

I forgot to take a picture of our first course, which was kale and mushroom quiche, sausage rolls and cheese, but here are courses two and three. 

I made egg salad sandwiches with radish roses, celery sticks and Mom had picked up some amazing carrots from Galey Farms (local), so we each had one of those too. For dessert, I'd bought two mini chocolate cheesecakes, 5 macarons (which I cut in half), local cherries and local strawberries. Mom additionally brought more local strawberries (just picked that morning!), and a bar of salted caramel dark chocolate. We both had lemon ginger tea and fizzy water. We were stuffed after. 

Vizzini was extremely interested in Mom. 

"I've missed you. But first I must lurk."

That picture cracks me up - he stared from behind her chair for at least half an hour. 

But then...he jumped right up and settle down on her lap. 

"Now that's what I call a massage."

Mom's the Cat Whisperer. Vizzini was all over her the whole time; he's missed his favourite people. And so have I! Thanks so much for coming over, Mom! What a fun tea-time!