Dialling it Down . . .

Here’s my first response to Karen’s challenge — making this standout piecefit into my everyday wear. This worked very well last Friday — I bicycle-clipped the jeans leg to pedal down to the ferry, and…

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Definitely Twisted

Here’s a quiet piece I picked up recently. I’d been intrigued by it this past fall/winter at my local boutique, From A to Zebra, but didn’t consider it seriously at $140. However, when I saw…

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More Spring Transition Dressing

I liked that dress-over-skinny-jeans combo the other day enough to want to try it again. Another exuberant, somewhat short dress that I wanted to tone down to suit the start of spring, this time wearing…

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Spring Wardrobe-Shopping

This exuberantly-paisleyed silk shirt-dress is a bit too short and spirited for me to carry off in March on its own — once my legs have tanned a bit and I can wear it with…

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Gifts of Spring — Scarf Prettiness

When I heard that I’d won the contest for a lovely vintage silk scarf over at Hostess of the Humble Bungalow, I settled in to practise patience waiting for it to arrive. I needn’t have…

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