Mom-Day in Fall Coatigan, Orange and Wine, Plus a Wee Shop

Hello, my friends, and welcome to Mom-Day! Today, L drove me (L took the rest of the week off to do a Sabaton concert in Vancouver with pal Spence) to Mom's.

We finished the puzzle, had a little naughty snack, and then Mom and I cabbed to Floyd's Diner for a delicious lunch for my birthday. It was a wonderful day - thank you, Mom! I love you! 

But first, the outfit. 

Now that I've done my closet swap-over, I'm excited to actually wear all these main pieces more than once in the season. 

• Coatigan - Chacok, consignment, Sidney; last worn here in October 2025 for a Mom-Day in yellow and orange cords
• Ice Cube tee - tour merch, not tracked
• Leather skirt - Tory Burch, consignment; last seen here in February in a scarf-based outfit
• Boots - Original Mittwoch, Fluevog; last worn here in August when I met up with Judith and Leslie (HI!!!)

I took the sweater off a couple of times. I didn't feel like wearing a fancier top, and this Ice Cube one went well with the coatigan.

I loved wearing this wine leather skirt again and liked it with yesterday's tights even better.

As I walked home in the late afternoon a person at the bus stop hollered, "I love your outfit, ma'am!" 

Thank you, kind person. This is how most of the world saw me. I loved all these colours together! 

The stuff: 

I just had enough room in my purse to stuff a bag of salted chocolates in for Mom. 

• Suede purse - Dooney & Burke, consignment
• Gold/amber ant pin - Russian, consignment

Red and brass bling: 

Two things of Mom's! 

• Brass/leather cuff - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Carved faux cinnabar bangle - consignment
• Stone bangle - consignment
• Klimt wooden ring - consignment
• Square ring - sidewalk find
• Brass ring - vintage mall
• Stone ring - thrifted
• Leather/bead choker - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Earrings - LA Express, c. 1994

Okay, gotta go, buddy. 

Bye, Whateley! 

Presents from Mom, plus a Fluevog gift card. So generous!  

We shared a piece of birthday cake - it was chocolate with a custard layer. YUM. 

Mom saved the last section of the puzzle to do together. 

It took about 45 minutes to finish. 

Feeling good about getting it done. 

Let's go for lunch! 

Our server Hannah was so happy to see us - it's been ages since we had lunch here. 

Mom has decided to give up driving - she's had some eye issues and will get good trade-in value for her car, enough for us to cab to wherever we want to go! I love her positive attitude, of finding the good in the bad. Always look on the bright side of life...(whistles). 

As I bused back to town, we passed the Roxy Theatre, a building made in the Quonset hut style. 

I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show here in the 80s - it was wild! My Book Club cohorts and I were texting about shows we'd seen, inspired by some of our books...and I was able to find the exact one: here, November 2013.

I popped into the WIN Boutique on the way home - I haven't been there in months, and I treated myself to a thorough browse. I also cashed in my 50% off discount for my birthday in their WINsiders Club. 

I liked these faux pony-hair spotty leopard gloves. 

You can see the fuzzy texture near the fingertips. 

The palms are leather, which is nice.

They were tagged at $7.95, but $3.98 for me! 

They look nice on. 

There's no tag on them, but the CA number tells me that they are Paris Glove Company of Canada, a manufacturer that sells to retailer lines. 

I'm always up for a new white tee - they get dirty and worn over time. 

This is a good cut - nice neckline. 

It's from Spring/Summer 2022.

Nice to know. 

And it's from Eddie Bauer. 

Although it says cotton, it's a blend. It was $4.98 for me, tagged at $9.95. 

Another tulle skirt?

But this one's plaid! The colours are black, grey and lines of blue and brown.

A sparkly gold waistband. This is by Lili Sidonio, a "rock & roll" subset of Molly Bracken. 

They run up to $85.00 retail - it was $7.48 for me! I'll probably sell this one at the Limbo sale - the plaid doesn't ring my bell. 

I did like the details on this skirt. 

Red thread is cute! 

Custom labels, embroidery and studs. 

I do love Betsey! 

This is the only tag. 

Polyurethane? Where? It doesn't feel like denim, even though it looks like it. 

I bought it for the skull! 

It was only $7.48, so I'm okay if it doesn't work out. 

And then I went home! 

Are you happy to see me? 

Barnabas wouldn't even open his eyes. 

So rude! 

My friends, my birthday is on Friday, and it's the long Thanksgiving weekend, so I am signing off for a few days. I'll be back on Monday with tales of adventure, but for now, that chocolate's not going to eat itself. Thank you for being here!