A Day of Sailing

The Golden Gate Bridge. Taken from a deck in the Berkeley hills with a telescope attached as a lens.

Iced Over

I went down to the lake to admire the crazy ice formations following a few really cold days.



















Inspired by blogger Valentine's chunky headbands, I tried out this scarf as a way to keep my ears warm, fight the wind, and avoid having the camera hit my brim! Still thinking about ways to tie it. The Aran sweater is a very special purchase - I will go into more detail about it soon!





The black and white sweater is a vintage accessory courtesy of my maman's closet.








I am endlessly fascinated by how different the landscape can be despite seemingly similar weather conditions. I missed the opportunity to take pictures in sunlight and trying to use different analog lenses, the lighting was pretty off. And editing scares me/I need to take a digital photography class.


Thanks for stopping by. Gros bisous.

Tea Time, Tea Length

A tea-length skirt while having tea:

When I visited Chicago in August to see apartments, we had some time to kill before our visit. A thrift store across the street from the building we were visiting beckoned me inside. The prices were ludicrously low, like someone had forgotten to write the last "0" on the tags. In the back, I found a 2-piece vintage Evan Piccone for Saks skirt suit and loved it. I decided that if it was still there in one month's time, it would be my reward for packing my life into a truck and moving to an unknown city half way across the country. One day after arrival, I marched across the street and there it was. Waiting for me.

This skirt, though wool, works across seasons, from warmer months to colder. taken in my cousins' beautiful backyard, I've been wanting to share this next photo for a while. My aunt commented that she hadn't seen anyone wear a similar silhouette since the 60's. Which maybe places the era it was made? I try to guess by labels but I never really know. I hope it takes you back to summer for just a moment:

Thanks for stopping by. Bisous.

Sun Sets in the West

Whenever I am away from California, I miss the sunsets terribly.

This is a wee bit of a tardy post, from back in January. I hope that you'll forgive me.

Wearing one of my favorite pieces of maman's, this shimmery top.

 

And a $2 leather skirt.

I believe I've said it before but I'll say again that Haleigh plays the best music on her blog Making Magique (and her pictures are truly magique). Thanks to her, the group Washed Out has become my soundtrack to this grey wintertime. I've been listening to "Soft" on loop for the last month. It makes me want to dance around semi-interpretively but with much arm-waving. Does that make any sense? 

Anyway, I hope winter is treating you nicely wherever you are.

Bisous.