Anne Michaels excels at a certain kind of historical fiction. Historical fiction that pulls you deeply in to a character's life. A fiction that feels like the best family history you could hear, like someone you love whispering their secrets in your ear. I had high hopes for The Winter Vault (McClelland & Stewart, 2009)… Continue reading Book Review – The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels
The Dress: I usually only wear this dress in the fall/winter, seeing as it's wool. With a blouse and tights and/or boots, I'm good to go and feel like a librarian. Since it's a grey again today and barely past 15 degrees, I threw it on over a t-shirt. The dress is from Smart Set,… Continue reading Day 19 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Photos got pushed to the very end of the today today so not the best but here I am. The Dress: Another Vero Moda, this time purchased in Victoria while there on Spring Break. The pattern on it is tiny blue anchors. This is a fun, springtime dress though today was not the most springlike… Continue reading Day 18 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
The Dress: I bought this dress six years ago when I spent the summer in Prague. It's Vero Moda, which is a brand I've found in Canada (The Bay carries it) but seems to be more common in Europe. I love the crazy stripes, the buttons on the pockets (pockets!) and the soft jersey material.… Continue reading Day 17 – 30 Day Dress Challenge
The sun came back today! Our ivy's getting a little out of control. The Dress: One I've had a long time and I don't think I've worn it since last year when I did this dress challenge. This dress is a perfect example of an item of clothing you buy because "Maybe I'll be the… Continue reading Day 16 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Halfway through the 30 days! Just a few days from summer and it poured rain today. So much rain this morning, in fact, that it woke me up. I'm a deep sleeper and I grew up in Vancouver so that should tell you how heavy the rain was! The Dress: This dress was the result… Continue reading Day 15 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Grey day here, I'm afraid. That means a sweater. And I was too cold to take a picture without it. The Dress: BCBG from an outlet near LA, about seven years ago. Now that I think about it, this was one of my first dress purchases. I wasn't as much of a dress wearer once… Continue reading Day 14 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
A new picture spot this evening. Not so sure about this...The water was warmer than I expected but still pretty cold. It's been a windy day. The Dress: Esprit. Purchased in Victoria a few years ago. I like it because it's different and it feels very spring/summer. It doesn't feel as versatile as some of… Continue reading Day 13 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
I'm willing to bet that most people who were teenagers in 1999 remember where they were when they find out about the Columbine shooting. It was a sort of JFK assassination for our generation, a year and a half before the World Trade Centre towers fell. It wasn't the first school shooting and it wasn't… Continue reading Book Review – We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Because it's a cloudy June day, this is what I've looked like most of today. Sweater over dress - add some tights and boots and I'm ready for fall. Here's what the dress looks like: The Dress: I believe this is called seersucker. I always thought only people in the southern USA wore seersucker but… Continue reading Day 12 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
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