A Fall and a Rebound, and Yellow for Courage

My friends, it's been a crazy couple of days, so please forgive me for my absence! Mom had a fall on Tuesday and dislocated her elbow (she has a wee fracture, so her left arm is in a cast). I got the call just as I posted Tuesday's outfit, and right before Book Club - my lovelies arrived 15 minutes later, and my darling, wonderful L drove out and sat with Mom in Emergency for 4+ hours. 

The only picture I took all night.

Mom and I laughed at this. Hey, don't fall! 

My friends supported me, and helped me clean up our abbreviated Book Club, and my dear Caro drove me to the hospital, by which time Mom had been put in a bed and run through some tests. I sent L home, and stayed with Mom through more tests and a CT scan (I had to be in the waiting room for that). 

The wonderful staff at the hospital were kind and patient and even grabbed us egg salad sandwiches and cookies at 2am. Mom arrived by cab at 4am at her place and I got her into a recliner chair to sleep, and I slept on her spare bed.

I spent most of Wednesday with Mom, as we scheduled follow-up calls, and notified her doctor. Mom is surrounded by families and neighbours who know her and care about her, so I also updated them (and had been giving my brother and L updates the whole time, along with my lovely friends). Obviously, I didn't go to work. 

I had to come home mid-day on Tuesday to go to my dentist appointment. I had been in house-clothes at the hospital, and had slept in them, and I really needed a shower and to Armour Up with the best colour: YELLOW.

Ahoy! Is that sun I see out there? 

• Cotton sweater - Ralph Lauren, vintage 80s, thrifted; last worn here in October 2025 for a Mom-Day
• Plaid pants - H&M, consignment; last seen here (2nd outfit) in November 2025 for brunch
• Leather boots - Doc Martens; last worn here in January for with my red leopard suit
• Vest - B. Young; last seen here in January

After a very long night, it felt good to get outside - I walked to and from the dentist. 

Yellow is the colour I wear when I need a big boost - so yellow it shall be! All these bright colours really helped. 

The kittens are missing me terribly. According to L, they've destroyed another set of lights and pulled apart their water fountain (water everywhere!). 

"Says who?"

These plaid pants are comfy for sitting in the chair. Both my tech and my dentist appreciated all the colour and were very interested in how I was using it to "armour up."

I only took the puffer vest off while I was having my teeth cleaned. 

The weather was lovely - a few clouds, double digits and sunshine. 

Incognito! 

This fuzzy bag was like having a kitty with me. 

The stuff: 

Best comfy boots! 

• Bum-bag - Niko and..., consignment

Minimal bling: 

David Bowie covers the Ralph Lauren logo on the sweater.

• Bowie pin - vintage fair
• Leather cuff - Guess, thrifted
• Leather/steel cuff - Rimanchik
• Earrings - Tania Gleave, Granville Island
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Silver/enamel ring - antique shop, Sidney

I passed Pocket Clothing on the way home, and of course, I had to reward myself for all the stress of the previous day with a wee shop. 

Isn't this amazing? It's Escada by Margaretha Ley, made in West Germany (so we know it's pre-1989). It likely had shoulder pads, but they've been removed. 

The pattern lured me in! Turquoise and black leopard with lime green leopard heads? Hold me back! 

Three little gold buttons to get it on over my head. 

Verifying that's it's 100% silk, but I could tell from the feel. 

The spare button's still there. 

I'm excited to wear this. 

$48.00 is a little on the pricey side, but I deserve it! 

I also had my eye on this suede purse, and when I saw it had been marked down, I bit. I don't have a purse in a dark brown colour range, so this is clearly something I need, hee hee.

It's a cross-body style, with lots of gold hardware, leather pulls and lovely white top-stitching. 

The best look at the colour.

I checked the bottom - almost no wear! 

In fact, the purse is almost pristine - it really doesn't look like it's been used much, if at all. 

One top zipper and one front zip. I spy a wee duck logo.

I realized that a section of the strap could be unbuckled and removed! How cool! 

This would work if I used it just as a shoulder bag - it's too short for cross-body this way. 

Let's take a peek inside, shall we? 

Oooh, it's red inside! It feels like cotton (I couldn't find a content tag anywhere). 

One of my favourite purse features is a long strap that you clip your keys to - so handy! 

You can see all the nice hardware - it shows very little wear. 

There's a zipped wallet section, a shallow pocket below that, and other pocket on the opposite side.

It was marked down to $52.00 from $76.00

A nice embroidered tag.

With a model number on the back. 

According to a few sites I looked at, this bag looks authentic. I didn't want to sign up for an app to verify the number, but I'm confident that this isn't fake.

All of the stitching is perfect, the tags all seem right - I am sure this is authentic! 

And while I thought $52 was expensive, you can add another 0 to that for retail. Score! 

A few pictures from Book Club. The kittens "helped" (although the good boys stayed away from the food). 

"Who are these people and why are they in my house?"

Of course, both cats headed straight for Ciara and Mindy, the two people who are allergic. 

"But I like them."

I recommended that the humans push the cats away. This briefly worked. 

"I love all the people!"

Barnabas had to go investigate! 

He settled down on Rosanna's lap for a cuddle. 

From left: Rosanna (with Barnabas), Cat and Yvonne. I missed getting a picture of Carolyn, who very kindly drove me out to the hospital afterwards. 

I spotted the first daffodils of the season on my walk home. 

Ah, isn't that lovely! 

And a cluster of snowdrops right near home. 

It gives me hope.  

I stayed with Mom overnight again on Wednesday, and we spent the day dealing with her assessments for assistance equipment (a wheelchair, brackets for the toilets and beds, etc.), getting those delivered. 

My friends, my posting is going to be erratic for the next while, as Mom will take priority. I'll still be around, but may not be responding to comments.