I’m not sure if this outfit is too severe. Perhaps. But this is the thing; I wanted to see these two pieces both together as they were designed to go with each other. Both being from the same designer. Japanese…
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Dressing for a road trip
What to wear for a very long hot drive down into the country; joining the entire clan for a massive Christmas celebration en famille…? Exhibit A. Comfortable. Cool. But vaguely halfway stylish and not tooooo casual; for the dropping off…
B is for beach
This is my newest project; top “b” from the Japanese pattern book “Unique Clothes Any Way You Like” by Natsuno Hiraiwa. It is designed to be worn both ways front and back however desired and has a button band up the…
What were we wearing in the early nineties?
I am wearing here an outfit I wore to death. I mean the outfit’s death, not mine, obviously… This photo is marked in my album “4 1/2 months”, which is the age of our eldest son who I am adoring…
In which Sienna has a bad hair day…
We are having a mini heat-wave. 35C yesterday, 36C today and forecast 37C tomorrow… (roughly 95F, 97F and 99F respectively) I’m nervous about summer. Yup, not even summer yet, and already we’re cookin’. Not to mention the dog… all that…
Out bush
Have had a lovely morning out bush-walking with Mum and Dad and also, nice surprise, some of Dad’s old cronies from university. Heard a lot of anecdotes, some hilarious, about some of the goings on from their old student days……
On getting maximum mileage from your patterns
For the third day in a row, shorts; sorry. BUT has anyone noticed, this is also the third day in a row I have showcased these same two patterns for shorts and top? Just to show how different a garment…
The weakness for ivory lace continues
Hehe, in order to avoid falling into a rut and boring you with repeat photos of the beach I’m making an effort to seek out new locations, variety is the spice of life, so they say. Thus, the toasty tones…