Back Home, Thinking About Clothes and Travel and Slow Fashion. . .

Back from three weeks in France and Italy, I’m happy to wear some old and new favourites again — and thinking about what I learned from living out of my carry-on wardrobe once again. Let’s just say that my commitment to Slow Fashion is stronger than ever. . . and that doesn’t have to mean a sacrifice.

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A Few OOTDs — Not Packing Summer Away Yet

Temperatures here have been gradually falling over the last couple of weeks, mostly sunny days with highs in the low 20s (C), sometimes hitting 25 in the early to mid-afternoon. The kind of late-summer, early-fall…

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Five Things Friday . . . Whoops! Make that Six Things Saturday!

1. Vancouver Mural Festival winds up this weekend, with 60 murals added in 11 neighbourhoods around the city. On a walk last week, I spotted artist Dimitri Sirenko taking a short break from his work…

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Monday Miscellany

Let’s mix it up today. Starting with this cutie. . . some of you will have seen photos of this turtle checking on my container garden on the terrace, but since then, I’ve knit them…

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The Monday Report: Walking and Wearing, in the Neighbourhood

You’ll have noticed that it’s been a bit word-heavy ’round here the last couple of weeks, so for balance, today’s post will rely on photos. I’m almost finished my next Book Post, but today is…

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