Jab in Black, New Mattress, and Theatre Evening

No Mom-Day today - I'd booked my booster jab for mid-day (appointments near our house were hard to find), and also had a Belfry Theatre performance that had been moved. And - as it turned out - we had our new mattress delivered as well. I missed you, Mom! 

Jab outfits are always tricky because you've got to expose your upper arm. 

My fall/winter wardrobe is low on short-sleeved or sleeveless tops, but I'm always up for a challenge! 

• Top - Jessica, thrifted; last worn here (3rd outfit) in August with vintage Kenzo double denim and these same boots
• Wool dress - Dolce & Gabbana, vintage 90s, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) in December 2022 to see Mom at Christmas
• Boots - Original Samedi, Fluevog; last worn here in October with a snaky sweatshirt and a silver min
• Coat (below) - Halston, vintage 70s, consignment, Sidney; last seen here last week

I ended up with my sparkly purple sleeveless sweater layered under this vintage dress. Arms exposed, plus the dress was comfy for sitting in a theatre in the evening. 

The black dress is the classic slip style of the 90s, done in a thick boucle (boo-CLAY, darling!) wool. And it's Dolce & Gabbana, who I will never directly give a cent (the store in Florence, Italy was very rude to us). I'll happily support my local thrift stores, though - this was a find from the much-missed The Patch several years ago.

It's got bra-style straps - I've had to tighten them up many times, as the elastic is starting to go due to age. 

Black fleecy tights, plus my kick-ass purple boots, which are an exact match to the sweater, even though it doesn't quite look like it in pictures. 

My booster shot was super-fast and I was in and out within 10 minutes. I enjoyed the brisk walk to town and back, getting some air and feeling the sun on my face. 

I switched back to my house-clothes for the afternoon while I waited for the mattress to arrive. I spent a while giving the bedroom a deep-clean, doing a load of delicate laundry, and tidying up to make a clear path for the delivery guys. 

And then I switched back to my outfit and walked down to the Fernwood Inn to meet Yvonne, Randall, Cat and Nancy for dinner, followed by "I Think I'm Fallin': The Songs of Joni Mitchell (about it here, link 'cause I love). 

This is a return engagement - it first showed in Victoria in November 2016 - and Mom and I went to it! You can enjoy a wee reminisce here (it's the weekend I got my red roses upper arm tattoo - the same rose that got the vaccine jab, ha!). 

I used my new-to-me scarf as a shawl while having dinner (the Fernwood is always cold!) and sitting in the theatre. 

Outerwear. I'm bundled up.

It was sunny and bright during the day, but also cold - and the temps dropped once the sun went down. Brrrr! Single digits! 

Incognito. 

Only for the daytime portion of our program, of course. 

Accoutrements:

I loved the bits of orange in the scarf and played that up with the gloves and purse. 

• Purse - consignment
• Gloves - consignment
• Scarf - Banana Republic, thrifted; purchased here for $6.95

The stuff: 

Such fabulous boots. My feet were snuggly and happy all day and night. 

Black and gold bling:

The nurse who administered my shot admired all my sparkly bits. 

• Gold shark cuff - Tom Binns, 2012, consignment
• Gold bangle - thrifted
• Necklace - J. Crew, thrifted
• Earrings - thrifted
• Silver/obsidian ring - vintage mall, gift from L
• Silver/onyx ring - Tocara, vintage fair
• Silver/obsidian feather ring - gift from Mom & Dad, c. 1986
• Gold/amethyst ring - Frances Jewelers, c. 1965, Dad's

What's that I see in my future? 

Sunshine and a weekend? Bring it on! 

Peace and calm to you, Gentle Reader. I'm signing off for the weekend, but please do drop in again soon so I can regale you with more tales of adventure.