“The effect was charming”

This little bridge over a spring is in that park just down the street from my house, and I’ve always wanted to take pictures here.  It’s one of my favorite places to go to relax.  Maybe it’s the Pisces in me, but I adore the sound of rushing water.  This little spring flowing into the [...]

“Drifted on the dancing breeze”

This outfit was all about comfort chic.  I was tired, I had a long day of work ahead of me, and I really felt more like staying in bed and reading all day.  But I don’t get sick days, and getting a paycheck is pretty important, so I needed to find a way to feel [...]

“There was a great rustling of tissue paper”

I wore this outfit planning for different shoes.  That’s because I wore it the day I went to the post office to pick up my new Fluevog Heather boots, which are a gorgeous shade of teal.  This version of the outfit is very muted, while the teal boots added a nice punch of color.  Unfortunately, [...]

Shoe Lust: Born Peony in Silver

Born Peony in Silver  $89 (Zappos) When I think of shoes that are perfect for holiday parties, this is one that comes to mind.  The beautiful silver color is festive, yet doesn’t scream “holiday”.  The fact that they’re flats means that you can comfortably dance the night away.  And they’ll still be stylish when December [...]

Daily Outfit: Bright and Colorful

There was an image in Lucky magazine a few months ago of a young Catherine Devenue wearing mary jane flats, a classic trench coat and a headband.  The only aspects of that outfit here are the flats and the headband, yet somehow, I felt like I was channeling the sweetness of that image.  Just in [...]

Daily Outfit: Red, White, Blue (and Green)

I bought these Born Biddy boots just before my shopping ban began, yet somehow, this is the first time I’ve photographed them where you can actually see them.  I love these boots.  They’re very comfortable, look amazing with tights and add a nice pop of red.  The only disadvantage is that it’s really hard to [...]

Daily Outfit: Matchy-Matchy

I usually shy away from matching too many elements in an outfit.  But for this outfit, it just felt right.  Every other color of purse I tried felt out of place, and this was perfect.  There’s no such thing as hard and fast style rules in my book. The theme at my school for this [...]

Daily Outfit: Night Time

Normally I prefer to always take my pictures in natural sunlight.  Sometimes though, the day gets away from me, and I have to settle for porch-light.  One of these days, I’ll get my broken flash fixed, but this works for now. The unfortunate effect of this lighting is that the color gets very washed out. [...]

Shopping Ban: Week 15

Last weekend, I hit up a bunch of local garage sales.  I found some awesome stuff, but ending up getting a lot of duds also.  That seems to be how it goes with garage sales.  I’ve only taken photos of the items I’m keeping, but I counted the total money spent against my ban. My [...]

Daily Outfit: Brown Hornet

You got a peek at this dress during my shopping ban post last week, but now I’d like to go into the details.  This dress is absolutely going to become one of my wardrobe essentials.  The neutral, rusty brown color offers plenty of opportunities for accessories.  The deep v neck makes layering possibilities about.  The [...]