ello gypsy!

my new fave swim suit...i may or may not have broken it...but it will be fixed and worn much next summer.


some of my faaaavorite shorts from this summer--plaid, loose, and perfect. also, the necklace is a creation of my own, made from some suede thread, an old peacock feather earring and a heart-shaped charm. i wear this necklace everywhere with everything (almost).


a shift dress i bough a few summers back that is amazingly vintage looking in its shape and print. also, some amazing vintage blue wedge heels (which you've seen in a previous post) that i absolutely adore. (and of course, my ever-present--so it seems anyway--denim vest).


some rather old outfit photos today/tonight. i am finding myself unable to sleep tonight.


going for more of a sailor-meets-army look with this outfit i wore to church one sunday. it was lovely.
a more recent photo from last week. this is my end-of-the-summer-but-how-i-wish-it-would-stick-around outfit. *sigh* i miss summertime already.




*i greet the dawn
to sleep
the deep sleep
of one
who sleep does not know
or acknowledge
it flits upon unknown
words
glancing off the
lashes
of i
who it cannot
lay victim to
and undoes in its
brief alightment
what has been so hard
wrought and never
accomplished*

good night! good morning! hope you slept tighter than i!

inside out

something i wrote:

there's no use listening to me now
i never meant it
not a word
i was who i pretended to be
and forgot who i was
there was nothing wrong
but the bows
the pink polish
and manet's
jardin
and there was nothing right
i don't want you to hear me now
because when i yell
it's for myself
i have no need of
a peanut gallery
i have no need of
the world
we are here
and here we will remain

au revoir pour maintenant

well, i must leave again. i am headed to st. louis for a very good friend's wedding and to spend some time with my best friend in the whole world--kelly sue! needless to say, i am very very excited and very much looking forward to the trip. but alas, this again takes me away from this loverly internet world (hehe).

so today, i will be posting pictures of an outfit that incorporates some more of my favorite things.

my tan wedge heels, which make me feel all tall and elegant--a rare feeling for someone who tops out at 5'3".


a jean vest i picked up for THREE DOLLARS which i wear alllllll the time...it's comfy. and the coral tank top is not exactly "special" but i absolutely adore the color. it makes me all happy and smiley and confident.


and then there is the heart pendant--very '80's and lots of sparkly fun! i like to think it goes with anything. maybe that's just wishful thinking, but i like wishful thinking. that's probably why i agree with the peter pan ideal: 'i do believe in fairies.' now, say it with me, "i DO believe in fairies!"

and on that note, i bid you au dieu, until next time.

wanderlust strikes again

as i sit here in a dilapidated chair from the 70's that is a very mustard-y color of yellow, with approximately 10 minutes to spare before leaving for dinner at the grandparents' house, i can't help but wish i was somewhere else, someone else, in a different time (period or zone).



the last few days have been full of wanderlust for me. i have an unsettled feeling in the pit of my stomach that just won't go away. i read a book and wish that i was in the book--same thing with movies...namely westerns and fantasies (it never really struck me to wish to be in a biography or anything like that). i want to go somewhere where no one knows my name or what i'm supposed to be like. i want to sip coffee at a street cafe in Paris, reading a book of outdated poetry or maybe something by Hemingway. i want to go to Africa and come back with braids in my hair, a tan, and pictures and memories to last a lifetime--ones that will always be drawing me back to that place. i want to be someone else...even if just for a little while...to forget my ties and responsibilities and what's expected of me. i want to just be. just once.

An Attempt

favorites things: yellow 70's thrifted jacket
blue and purple tank top from PacSun



favorite things: best shoes EVER purchased from Walmart



favorite things: yellow striped shirt (with awesome buttons on the back), stolen from my little
sister
mint green cord jacket


i've never done a real "outfit post" before...and i don't think this one will be legitimate...because it will basically just be some random pictures of me in clothes that i like. so, as the title implies, this is an attempt, not a finished product.

oh. and did i mention i am so tired my eyes are falling out of my head (figuratively not literally of course)? so, please be forgiving.

as promised

sooner than i thought, here are the pictures i promised!

unseasonable

i have made it a goal to write a blog at least once a week from now on. i'm not sure if there's any rhyme or reason to that determination, but it is what it is. to ask "why" is just silly.

today is an oddly cool day for july in the chicagoland area. and i am not a fan. i would rather be stifled with heat than be shivering with cooler temperatures. ah well! c'est la vie! but silly me, i am still in a light weight sundress (which i love), shivering a bit on my couch, since the windows are cracked open. and would i even think to close them? of course not. because, with the windows open i can smell the wonderful rain that has come and gone all day. it has been one of those rarely sunny, mostly cloudy days that i am not inclined to like very much, but it does give me a chance to curl up under my great-grandmother's crocheted blanket and read, surf the net, write a bit, talk to friends etc etc...so, i suppose it's not too bad (though i would still prefer sunshine and warmth).

the pictures i've included in this post are from a shoot i did on the 13th with my two beautiful sisters. i picked outfits for them from their own closets and shot them in our yard and around our house. i loved how some of the pictures turned out! i posted the entire shoot on photobucket and will be linking it here eventually...hopefully soon. the style in the pictures isn't nessecarily my sisters' own style, but more of my style through their clothes. i hope to put up more of my own outfit pictures soon. we shall see.

until next time, have a happy rainy day!