Canada Day! Each little community along our Coast has a different occasion they celebrate throughout the summer. Sechelt's is Canada Day. It's the social event of the year around here. Here's a few from the parade: I often think of how fortunate I am to be a Canadian. Through a fluke of birth (even though… Continue reading Canada Day 2014
This dress may look familiar. In fact, this picture may look familiar. I'll be honest - this is a photo from Day 2. I wore this dress again yesterday and when I curled up in bed last night, realized I hadn't taken a picture that day. So the 30 Day Dress Challenge ends on a… Continue reading Day 30 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Today Canada celebrates its 147th birthday. In honour of the occasion, I would like to present to you the top 50 novels you should read if you want to be A Well-Read Canadian. And who doesn't, right? This idea was inspired by this list, as well as my general love of listing books. My criteria:… Continue reading The Well-Read Canadian
2 days, 2 dresses! Day 28: The Dress: A repeat from Day 8, this is my Joe Fresh dress again. This time I added a belt, just for a change. I like the way it likes fine both ways but I definitely like wearing it without a belt better. You know, comfort. And since it… Continue reading Days 28 & 29 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Today is one of those days on the West Coast when people make corny jokes like, "Summer's over. Hope you enjoyed all 2 days of it!" Don't worry - I make them too. It was either grey or raining all day which ruined my sandal plan. I'm getting a lot more wear out of my… Continue reading Day 27 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
Disclaimer: I've met Bill Gaston in real life and because he's a super nice person, it likely colours my review. That said, he is an award-winning Canadian writer so I'm not the only one being nice to him. After all that, I don't feel bad saying that I generally prefer his short stories to his… Continue reading Book Review – The World by Bill Gaston
Repeat, repeat, repeat. I wore this dress back on Day 7 and here it is again with a different sweater. Earlier in the afternoon it was warm enough to wear on its own but by the time evening rolled around, so had the clouds. I had one of those crazy productive days that leave you… Continue reading Day 26 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
The Dress: A repeat from Day 12, I'm afraid. I actually put on another dress initially - one I thrifted in town during the winter and wore a few times - and after fussing with the sash on it, asking Peter's opinion, taking it off and putting it back on, I realized, I just didn't… Continue reading Day 25 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
I'm getting down to my last few dresses and most of them are edging into more formal territory so I have to get a bit creative if I'm going to wear them this week. For reference, this is the actual dress, as worn in last year's 30 Day Dress Challenge. That's me all dressed up… Continue reading Day 24 – 30 Day Dress Challenge
It looked like today would be a lot sunnier when I got dressed. Since the sun never appeared, I threw on some tights as well. The Dress: This Billabong dress was a gift from a friend last spring. It's very summery, very beachy. I love the design on it - it's probably not something I… Continue reading Day 23 – 30 Day Dress Challenge 2014
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