Fly the Friendly Skies

We will get to the meaning of this teaser in a minute. But first - more McGyvering !!! I told you earlier that I have lots of espadrilles in every color to wear during summer - brown, black, blue, ivory and red. So this weekend, I was thinking of an outfit that would look perfect with my red ones. When I dug them out of the closet, this is what I found.

Aargh. No good. I have 3 pairs of these - the red, blue, and black ones. They are made by Steve Madden. The blue ones did the same thing last year, so I already knew exactly what to do. I whipped out the tried and true solution to almost any broken item

Gorilla Glue !!! This stuff is like magic. I have used it to repair a lot of my accidents. You have to be careful - the instructions say that it should be used sparingly, because it expands as it dries. It also turns from clear amber to opaque tan, and any extra is very visible. So I put a thin line around the border of the sole, and then looked around for something heavy to put on top of it. Hmmm, Doc to the rescue !!!!

I doubt he will miss a 2001 PDR. I'll bet that most of the therapy and diagnostic testing has changed just a teensy little bit in 13 years. So if the PDR gets stuck to the shoe with Gorilla Glue, no big loss.

So onto the friendly skies. But first, a litle story. In the 80s, I had these pants that were white with a vertical burgundy pinstripe, and they were the pleated waist with pegged legs that was a popular style then. Every time I wore them, this guy I worked with (Hi Brian) would yell, "Batter Up !!!". When I got dressed today, I knew that the inevitable stewardess comparison would happen. I walked into my office, and it took all of 1 minute for someone to make the comment. That someone shall remain nameless (Oh Hi, Chris).

This skirt in unexplainably wrinkly. It's made of polyester, so that should NOT happen. Oh well, it's really cute anyway. Last week, I got a coupon for a free $10 at JCP. So I went. It was supposed to be for Father's Day, but all Doc ever wants for FD is fish and chips and to be left alone. This skirt was on sale for $12.99. After forking over the coupon, I spent a whopping $3.23. So wrinkle away, little skirt. The center panel isn't orange, and it isn't red, so I figured the only thing that would look good would be white. And it gave me the opportunity to wear some shoes that were THE BEST SCORE EVER.

These beauties are made by Ivanka Trump. I got them at Nordstrom Rack. Doc was at a meeting in Anaheim, and I had a couple of hours to kill before I had to pick him up, so I went to the Block at Orange. I was looking around in the Rack, and I spied several pairs of shoes that were marked $5. I even asked the lady standing next to me if I was seeing things. So, I ended up with 3 pairs of shoes, these Ivankas being one of them. Yay Rosie!!!

So what gems did I select to wear whilst dishing out tiny bags of peanuts? This necklace is lapis and silver. It's very unusual.

I probably should have layered a longer silver necklace with it. I'm looking a bit bony. As for my arms, back to double fisting it.

On the left, my wedding set, and a silver bangle. On my right, my mother of pearl oval ring and two little silver bracelets. So that's the story, and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for dropping by !!!!