Turquoise. Lashings of it. This outfit brings back to me cerulean memories of Santorini and all its abundance of charm. The vivid sea, the stark and yet rustic houses. Most beautiful holiday, ever. (The extremely strong wind that we had…
Tag: Fabulous fabrics
Leda and the Swan
What to wear when the forecast is for 38C, and your daughter requests that you both ride your bikes into the city to take photos of buildings for an architectural assignment? Precisely. After a hot exhausting bike ride you’re probably not going…
Gunmetal blue trousers, 6 different ways
I thought it was time for another 6-way profile of an item of clothing in my wardrobe. These are fun for me to do, shopping in my wardrobe and stretching my imagination, blasting away any preconceived ideas I’ve got about…
Carpet of flowers
Felt like going a bit flowery and feminine today. We have this beautiful long row of pink hibiscus near our house so for my photo I rushed over to advantage of the local colour, so to speak… I love hibiscus…
Turquoise pencil skirt
I’ve made this skirt for my autumn wardrobe, but thought dang it! I’m wearing it today. Well, with a temp of 30C it’s finally cool enough to wear something like this, and I thought, what the hey, I’m going to…
Fabric stores now off limits…
OK. Yesterday I mentioned buying new fabric online and promised pictures today. Well. I took a picture of the linen I got from Fabrics-store (my husband’s shirt from yesterday is on the top): I also got some Kaffe Fassett shot…
Light summer cardigan: a tute
When the summers are long and hot like they are here, and your daily activities include getting out and about in the sun a lot you need lots of light cool clothing that still provides protection from the sun. I…
Valentine’s Day picnic
A hot hot hot Valentine’s Day yesterday, but by sunset a light breeze rippled through to freshen the air and the river foreshore was romantically dotted here and there with picnicking couples quietly toasting the day. As the sun set…
