A Wild and Wooly Weekend

We will start with the wooly. I hope it's spelled right - it looked weird either way. Recall that Nordstrom Rack had a 25% Easter sale. I got this wooly grey stole. It will probably be too warm to wear it until next year, but now I will have something to look forward to :).

I also got a necklace that has faceted black cabochons surrounded by tiny grey beads.

Then I got a pair of Nine West shoes in ........wait.....wait.....grey!!!

I must have had something grey stuck in my brain. But I did get a pair of TAN comfort shoes for work, made by Serene.

That about does it for Good Friday bargain shopping. Onto the wild. We celebrated Easter with our grandkids on Saturday, since they had church activities all day Sunday. First, here's Preston after his Easter egg hunt.

Looks like he did well. Then, here's Joseph holding something from his basket.

Benjamin got the same monkey in his basket, only brown instead of purple.

I didn't get a picture of little Calista. She was quite upset because her mommy was fixing her hair in pigtails, and she doesn't like that, even though it looks super cute when it's done.  So we let the boys take Elli for a walk while Calista chilled out.

We also climbed trees with them (at least I did) and played Red Light Green Light.

A wonderful time was had by all, even Elli.

On Sunday, I took my mom to church. I took the opportunity to wear the full St John suit.

Here's a better look at the jacket and it's cool buttons.

I wore my emerald necklace for a touch o' the blarney.

On my left hand, my wedding set and a stretch crystal bracelet.

On my right hand, an enamel/crystal ring and a few gold bracelets.

 I wore my INC black suede studded pumps.

I carried my vintage Cartier Panthere purse.

When I got home from that delightful experience ( sarcasm intended - my mom's church is a veritable goldmine of angry little people in walkers), Doc and I went to Gong's Chinese restaurant for lunch. It was packed, like all Chinese restaurants on holidays. It was deelish, and Gong was happy to see us. It's his 35th anniversary in the chow mein biz.

Onto today. I am wearing the muumuu dress I got last week or the week before. I wore a denim jacket from Nordstrom on top.

Here's the dress without the jacket.

My new necklace went perfectly - I sorta had this dress in mind when I selected it.

Also, my new grey Nine West shoes seemed to be perfect.

On my left arm, a stretchy plastic bracelet and my enamel/crystal ring. I like how the chevrons echo the dress.

On my right hand, another stretchy plastic bracelet and a sapphire ring.

Whew. All that's left are the all important links!!! Of course, Patti at www.notdeadyetstyle.com is hosting Visible Monday. Then, lovely Rachelle at www.pinksole.com is having How I Spring. I'll bet there are lots of Easter outfits there!!! And finally, Rhea at www.rheaetcetera.com is having Style to Inspire - and she does!!! Have a great day, and sorry I talked so much today !!!

Bunnies For Easter?

I have wondered why one of the symbols for Easter is the bunny. The theory I have heard is that bunnies (and eggs) represent a new beginning, and rebirth. But we have a better symbol than that in our family - our new grandnephew, Sutter Paul.

8 pounds, 12 ounces - a whopper. He lives in San Francisco with his parents. Welcome to the family!!!

I have a friend who never got an Easter basket because they are Jewish. (go figure). So I tried to make a Passover themed basket, but it didn't exactly go as expected. Here are the ingredients:

A lemon pie, some chocolate donuts, some chocolate coins, a chocolate duck, and some jellybeans in sports themed eggs. The only thing I could get that was at all related to the Jewish faith is a blue basket. I know that blue is a Hanukah color, but I tried!!

Here's the finished product - I hope they will enjoy it anyway!!!

Chag Semeach to all!!!

More importantly, what am I wearing today?

I have on a vintage silk midi skirt, with a Romeo and Juliet Couture embellished T shirt. Let's get a better look at the beading on the T shirt.

The color can best be described as hematite. So, I wore a hematite necklace, of course.

The midi skirt is a riot of color and pattern. You can see that here.

I also wore brown pumps with cork soles, and a brown braided belt.

On my left arm, a silver Brighton bracelet, and an iron cross ring.

On my right arm, another silver bangle and a faux blue stone ring that is so gaudy that it's awesome!!

Wanna know what else is awesome?? Elli, in her football jersey.

Apparently, she is number 18 on the team.

And the "Star". Hopefully, she will live for 18 years - sometimes Chihuahuas do that.

Onto the links!!! Of course, sweet beautiful Alice at www.happinessatmidlife.com for Throwback Thursday - this week, I actually gave it some thought - this skirt is a 70s throwback!!. And then, one linkup that I haven't joined in a looonnnggg time - Tara at www.mixmatchfashion.com. Tara specializes in work wear, but since she's on Spring Break, we can link anything!!! But I stuck with work wear (since I have to work, unlike lucky Tara). Have a great day!!!

Tennis, Anyone??

Last night was the first session of my new tennis class. There are 8 of us, including my old pals Dennis and Lan.  The last time there were only three, so it made it more of an individual thing, but more people is more exciting, plus picking up balls goes faster. Everyone seems really nice.

On the way to tennis, I had a couple of minutes to kill, so I went into Burlington Coat Factory. I have been on the hunt for one of my favorite perfumes, and it's getting hard to find. I had heard that BCF has a big perfume selection, and they had what I have been looking for:

Bijan!!! I had almost given up, and was going to buy some at the duty free shop at the airport the next time I fly. But now I don't have to. So I am liberally scented today. But, on a more important note, what am I wearing today?

 

 

 

This is a no name knit dress that I have had for a few years. I got it when this style was popular a few years ago. Here's a closeup of the detail on the print.

Before I started blogging, I used to sketch my outfits every day. Here's the drawing I did of this dress.

It appears as though I wore it on 6/13/13. I always wear the same shoes with it, and now that I have found a new pair on EBay, I no longer have to wear the beat up pair. They are by David Aaron.

Likewise, I always wear the same jewelry with this dress. I have a short necklace that is real emerald, and a long one that is faux.

On my left hand, I have my wedding set and two gold bracelets.

On my right hand, a malachite ring and two Austrian crystal stretch bracelets.

Onto Wednesday's link ups!!! As always, Lindsey at www.thepleatedpoppy.com is hosting What I Wore. Then, Tameka at www.pastriespumpsandpi.blogspot is hosting What I Wore Wednesday ( just a little bit different. ) And last, Liz at www.shoppingmycloset.com has Style Me Wednesday. Take a look at these wonderful collections.

I read something interesting - one blogger said that if you include a dog picture as your thumbprint, you get a ton of hits. So I am including a very close up picture of my little Mexican sweetheart, Elli the Chihuahua. I am going to test this hypothesis today. Results to follow!!

Ahoy, Matey!!!

Since we are well into spring ( 10 days), and well into a heat wave, I figured that I should make an attempt to wear less black. So of course, I did a 180 and wore white pants today.

These pants are just some no name, no label numbers that I picked up somewhere along the way. The Henley came from Old Navy. Here's a look without the jacket.

The jacket is the one I got at some thrift shop, but it originally came from Bloomingdales.

It has some nicely done and luxurious trim on the sleeves. The hardware is also very nice, and the jersey is very heavy weight.

Since my pants are long, I wore high wedges that came from Target. I got them a couple of years ago.

The jewelry was easy. I wore a short sapphire necklace.

On my left arm, I am wearing two sapphire bracelets, and a matching ring.

On my right arm, a gold/diamond dust bangle and a sapphire cocktail ring.

 

 

I don't have anything else exciting to tell you. Tonight, I start my next set of tennis classes. It's always fun, because I get to see some friends that I haven't seen for a while, plus I get to meet new people.

Now, the links. Amber at www.induffinitely.blogspot.com hosts Tremendous Tuesday, and I join in almost every week. Likewise, Lauren at www.stylelixir.com also gets a good turnout for Style Sessions, and this week is Spring Style. Have a good day, and I will leave you with a picture of my lunch from yesterday - yummy chicken tostadas!!!!

And healthy broccoli, too !!!