blue monday

Okay, it's Tuesday now, but the snow started last night.

This is the first post of 2012, and I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Hopefully nobody's feeling the post-holidays credit crunch.

I lovelovelove this blue coat! It's Tardis blue, (and I got it on sale)

The colour choice for Blue Monday was completely unconscious, I swear.

Us West-Coasties have to wait till January for winter weather, and there is rarely very much snow!

Better late than never, though!

Happy Snowday!

Peacoat - American Eagle
Scarf - Aldo,
Gloves - (old)

twinkle lights burn out

Oh, the end of Christmas is a sad time.

The sadness gets somewhat cushioned by New Year's festivities but I still deplore taking down

the decorations.

Which is why I try to stretch the season out as long as I can, usually beginning mid-November by 

compiling new songs for my Christmas playlist.

Goodbye 2011.

Welcome 2012. (Man, that sounds weird! 2012?)

one more sleep

Happy Christmas Eve!

A few borrowed words to mark the occasion:

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

And Mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave lustre of mid-day to objects below.

When, what to my wandering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer...

- Clement Moore

Cardigan - Urban Outfitters (old)

Embellished top - Lady Dutch (gift from last Christmas)

Earrings - homemade

Star ring - (old)

my wishlist

1. Nigella Lawson's Nigella Christmas cookbook

I adore Nigella Bites so I can't wait to pour over this tome.

2. Emma Bridgewater's Union Jack teapot

The Queen's Jubilee is next year and this'll be great for teaparties

3. Tempera Journal by Christian Lacroix

4. Hawaiian Host Chocolate Macadamia Nuts

Chocolate kryptonite!

5. Anya Hindmarch's Valorie clutch

Love at first sight, and then I saw the name! As if it were made just for me!

6. Feist's new Metals album

no mere mortal can resist

I hope everyone had a super Halloween!

Mine was pretty low-key (though not when it came to eating candy...)

I filled the house with candles, handed out candy and watched Antichrist.

Here's Before/Semi-After shots of my Minnie Mouse dress that I thrifted and altered.

The top photo is when it's 90% complete, and I was just doing a fitting (hence no makeup).

I can see a couple of pins sticking out that I had forgotten. 

With the copious scraps I made a bow.

I admit I went a little overboard with the pumpkin carving, staying up the whole night before.

(I can't claim originality for this design, however. It's based off of a picture I found online).

not so long way (to long beach)

I'm sorry to say the last gasps of summer are upon us.

It was a beautiful dream, but sadly we're back to reality in just a few days.

I hope everyone had a refreshing summer!

My day was spent in Long Beach, my family's very first time actually in Tofino.

Just to prove how perfect this day was: although it was cold and dreary, overcast and damp,

just as we arrived at the beach, the sun appeared in all its glory.

Bottle this memory.

floating weeds

Cooling off at the Sooke Potholes.

Managed to look semi-cool/normal for all of five seconds, then BAM! What a dweeb.

Help! September's coming too soon!

Chevron swimsuit - Joe Fresh (old)

Photos by Bonnie