Fashion Friday

I love this skirt.  It's one of those things that I could wear every day and already it's been my go-to swimsuit cover up when I need to run out and do something important, like run to the liquor store on a Saturday night.

I had been looking for a drapey white tank to layer and finally found one last weekend.  I felt pretty and summery all day.

I always worry about wearing hot pink because it really does not work with my red hair.  This seemed to be OK though, likely because the white separated them.

I adore these big old London Underground shoes. I bought them eons ago for $10 when I first moved to Portland and they had the LU sample store downtown. I think they are perfect for skirts and loved pairing the brown and pink.

Fraidy cat.

On Tuesday, I went out to read in the backyard and opened the door for the cats to come out and enjoy the sun. Pickles ventured cautiously a foot from the door and then ran back in. This is brave as she gets.

Wordless Wednesday

Springtime Stroll....

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Even though I tried to call three times and no one answered so I couldn't' tell you in person and you aren't on the interwebs for me to tell you electronically... It doesn't mean I wasn't thinking about you! Thanks for the even temper and ability to let most things just roll off "like water off a duck." Thanks for the drawing lessons when I was little and the after-lunch gin games when I was older. Thanks for instilling a strong work ethic. Thanks for the sense of humor and the clever wit. Thanks for working so hard for us to have an awesome life growing up. See you in a month!

Fashion Friday

I bought this dress at Target a couple months ago in anticipation of beautiful summer days and wearing bright colors to work (OK, I bought it in black too, but with the intention of wearing it with bright jewelery!).  The solid bright color is pretty bold for me, but I kind of fell in love with it and was anxious to wear it.  When I got these boots, I had to match them up.

As you know, I do love turquoise jewelery and took the opportunity to pile some on.

Yeah, zoom in on those boots.  Little peeks of turquoise.  They are a dream come true for me. 

Here's another shot of the overgrowth that is our yard.  It really is pretty in the spring.

The first of many...

When it's just warm enough to take the bike out, we like to find routes around town so that we have no reason to go fast (and get cold).  We did this twice last weekend and these will likely be the standard weekend shots for the rest of the summer as we document our stops for beers: