Gettin' All Ghoulish

So Halloween is upon us next weekend. I am too old to go to parties, and likewise, our kids are too old to go anywhere, but our grandkids are all over it. So this weekend, we got them Halloween presents. For little Calista (6.5 months)

A felt cat bucket with socks, a bib, and a butterfly glow stick. For her two brothers (2 and 4)

A cauldron with fruit snacks, a fuzzy spider, a glow in the dark skeleton, some window clings and a glow necklace. For our other grandson (age 5)

A plastic pumpkin pail with a glow necklace, wall clings, a glow in the dark skeleton arm, a big plastic rat, some toy zombies (for his collection) and some zombie gummies. Then for the neighborhood kids, we got big marshmallow pops. And my MIL Mimi, also got me a gift:

Two bath mats that can be bleached when they are dirty. I am notorious for getting my bath mats filthy. Isn't that what they are for?

So we decided to treat ourselves good on Saturday, and went to lunch at the Waterfront Hilton. It was a beautiful day out, and we figured out why people like to come to HB:

A beachfront pool, with the sparkling Pacific ocean right across the street. Gorgeous. I had sloppy joe fries - fries with pulled pork in sloppy joe sauce with cheese curds on top. It was even better than it sounds, but very rich, so I took half home for Doc to eat later.

So onto today's outfit. Doc watches Dr Who, and on that show, there is a character named Clara. There are blogs devoted to dressing like Clara. Even though I am decades older than Clara, I like her United Kingdom with a twist outfits. So here is my rendition.

The skirt is from Stacy's Closet. Underneath, I have a black sleeveless turtleneck by Apostrophe, and on top, I am wearing my vintage Bullock's jacket that I got last weekend. The skirt has a cool detail - there is a zipper below the waistband that you can unzip as much or as little as you want to make a waterfall down the front.

The material is a plaid that has been overdyed with tie dye. It's so cool. With this ensemble, I decided to wear my flea market stone necklace.

On my right arm, I have a garnet and opal tennis style bracelet, and a South Sea pearl ring. On my left arm, I have a mobe pearl ring and a Brighton bracelet.

The bracelet inspired me to bust out my Brighton purse. I don't carry it too often, because it is a little on the small side for all the junk I lug around. But I managed to use it today.

I also figured that my Calvin Klein pilgrim shoes would make a nice addition to this look.

Today, I am linking up with Molly at www.stillbeingmolly.com for Let It Shine blog hop. There are a lot of pretty ladies there who are shining away!!! See you tomorrow.

Bordetella update: Elli is still coughing. She coughs in bursts that last about 3 minutes, and occur every couple of hours. But she is active, hungry, and still loves to be carried around the neighborhood. I don't put her down on the ground because I don't want to expose other dogs. But she's getting better!!!