The Dress: Is this a dress? I'm not so sure, really. It's one of those mullet numbers - short in the front but longer in the back. It's too short in the front for me to ever wear it without leggings but it's long in the back. Which, I now realise, this picture doesn't demonstrate… Continue reading Day 11 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Rainy day means trying some inside poses. Also, my husband made that bookshelf. The Dress: Originally from The Gap, I bought this dress at a secondhand shop in Cumberland. It's a loose fit and comfortable dress. I liked it a lot when I bought it but I've noticed that more recently I haven't been very… Continue reading Day 10 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
The Dress: I bought this dress several years ago at front and company in Vancouver. At the time, I couldn't find a tag on it and my sister-in-law, who was with me, and I speculated that it might be homemade. Then, a couple of years later, I was in a different secondhand shop and saw… Continue reading Day 9 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
The Dress: Joe Fresh purchased at Superstore in Langford. Given that, this dress is surprisingly good quality. It's a nice, thick material with a simple cut. And it's another one that has pockets! (Maybe pockets in dresses aren't that rare or maybe I simply have a penchant for them.) My sandals are from Aldo. That's… Continue reading Day 8 – 30 Day Dress Challenge
The Dress: Thrifted at Goodwill on this trip through Washington. It's a fun, easy-to-wear, shirt-style dress. It's light and sleeveless but not overly casual (at least on the West Coast). It was a little windy while we were hanging out at the beach this morning so I also threw on a cardigan. This was another… Continue reading Day 7 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Friday night sunset pictures. Hence the messy hair tied up and no shoes. Weekends are great. The "I hope our neighbours aren't watching you take pictures of me" pose. The Dress: Pink Martini, purchased at a very cool, no-longer-there, store in Victoria. One of my favourite dresses for certain sentimental reasons (like getting engaged while… Continue reading Day 6 – 30 Day Dress Challenge
This tiny novel - only sixty-nine pages - is really more of a short story. Yet, by offering it to us in book form, Zadie Smith confers on The Embassy of Cambodia (Hamish Hamilton, 2013) a greater depth and weight. Fortunately, this story deserves it. The Embassy of Cambodia focuses on Fatou, a domestic servant… Continue reading Book Review – The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith
The Dress: This Joe Fresh dress was a Chilliwack thrift store find. I love the soft simplicity of it. The top part is cotton and the skirt is silk. You can see the divide here: That also highlights my awesome paper bead necklace that a dear friend brought me from Uganda. I love colourful jewellery… Continue reading Day 5 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Taking pictures of yourself and putting them on the internet is so weird. So weird. And I am so not fancy at this. The Dress: Looking through my closet, this dress is one of the ones I've had the longest. I bought it years ago in some tiny shop in downtown Vancouver that I don't… Continue reading Day 4 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
So...today was busy. It was a long, busy day and there was one quick attempt at an actual dress picture but it was kind of a failure so here's what you get: I'm there. I'm wearing a dress. I'm reading The World by Bill Gaston. Here's a picture of me in the same dress at… Continue reading Day 3 – 30 Day Dress Challenge
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