Blue Toile and Falling Off of Docks

Outfit Details: Jacket (TJmaxx) Vest (thrifted) Porcelain Style Dress (also pictured here & here) & Necklace & From the Same Cloth Boots (ModCloth)

So that last photo? That was me realizing the wooden pole I was leaning against was not secure and I almost fell in. 

I'm learning to be a little braver with my photo taking. I used to go to places no one would bother and stop if someone happened walked by. Not so much anymore, maybe Prague broke me of that. I even had a nice conversation with a stranger who kindly asked what I was doing and why I was doing it. I guess it's about time I started embracing this, I have only been doing it for seven years. 

I'm pretty excited about this holiday season, I'm normally a bit of a grinch, but not this year. I'm looking forward to the whole season and especially going home and seeing all my family. I hope everyone has a happy holiday and feels a little bit merry!

.Misha. 

That Notting Hill Dress

Outfit Details: Jacket & Necklace & Tardis Ring (gift) Dress (Portobello Market in London) Vest (thrifted) Harry Potter Crossbody Wallet (Hot topic)From the Same Cloth Boots (Modcloth) Tights (TJmaxx)

Years ago, I was walking the Portobello Market in Notting Hill, my sister and I were sharing a bag of the sweetest, little strawberries, and I made up my mind. I was going to find something to take home from that iconic part of London. This dress was exactly that. I splurge a whole €10 on it. No regrets. That London blog post here. The first time this dress appeared on my blog was for my first ever Maine post, which feels like a lifetime ago. Time is crazy. 

Winter and fall make my Europe itch all the worse. It's an itch I always have, but some days it makes me fall down a rabbit hole of Google searches to see just how affordable airplane tickets are. 

.Misha.  

P.S. also introducing my new short locks. I kind of like them, what do you think?

Blue in the Cemetery

 Outfit Details:

Vest & Tights: TJmaxx

Dress: Kohl's

From the Same Cloth Boots: Modcloth
Necklace: Lace Affair

This is still one of my favorite places. Being back in my home town for a couple of months this summer meant I got to walk down memory lane. This spot was a frequent participant in some shenanigans with my best friend (meaning we took many walks here and told each other scary stories).

Actually, October is when it's most beautiful. The trees there are the most vibrant. Til next year, little cemetery.
.Misha, 

How Not to Stay Still

Outfit Details:
Coat: Kohl's
Science Fair Flair Dress & From the Same Cloth Boots: Modcloth
Tights: Target
Scarf: TJmaxx
Necklace: Lace Affair

My, oh my, how the days have changed us. These photos are from December if that says anything. I disappeared for a while, which was the blame of a crashed computer and real life changes. My computer is running again and my life is continuing to change. Neither am I against.

These photos are from a cold winter's eve when the sky enticed me to come out for a while. The dress became a staple in my collection, especially since my work changed from uniforms to business casual. The boots are my favorite booties, only in a different color. The original color choice can be seen here and here.

I'll try to keep you guys up to date on my life changes. Currently, I've made the transfer from Maine to Ohio, temporarily. Later I'll be getting in a plane and going to Europe for a while. I doubt that surprises anyone. I've said it before I'm not good at staying still.

Heel Essentials

Outfit Details:

Sweater & Belt & Skirt: Kohl's

Shirt: TJmaxx

From the Same Cloth Boots: Modcloth

Tights & Purse: Target

I really don't wear heels as much as I'd like. If I do happen to don a pair it tends to be this one. They're surprisingly comfortable and unique. Perhaps it's time that I invest in another universal pair of boots. These are starting to get scuffed up and I fear the day I must put them aside. Until that day I imagine I'll be strutting the streets with their extra kick.

Lacy Dresses and Hidden Beaches

Outfit Details: 

Cardigan: Belgium

Pastry Shopping Dress & From the Same Cloth Boot & Earrings: Modcloth

Tights: Target

Necklace: Lace Affair

Scarf: Paris

This is an adorable little beach hidden off the main drag where I live. In the past I've had the luxury of having so much home ground for my background, now I'm having to get used to taking pictures (of myself) with onlookers. While the beaches (and parks) may look empty, but I am often crossing paths with others and struggling with the awkwardness that is self-photography. Of course, it is the struggle that is half the fun. 

Themes of Fall

Outfit Details:

Top: Reused, repurposed

Skirt: made by me

Tights: Target

Necklace: Gift

From the Same Cloth Boots: Modcloth

This top/dress was once a bridesmaid dress. They used the lower portion to make another bridesmaid's dress longer and the unused top portion, well, I found good use for it.

In town there's a little lake whose name is up to debate, but for me it has always been the duck pond. Sometimes the little fountain at the stairs runs and sometimes not, but it's always pretty. In spring I took my fall themed outfit there and sat for a while on one of those days where you don't want to do much and sitting by a little pond seems the perfect thing to do.

Victorian Lakeside

Outfit Details: 

Shirt: TJmaxx

What Meets the Eyelet Skirt & From the Same Cloth Boots: Modcloth

Earrings: Lace Affair

Necklace: Vintage

Shawl/Scarf: Paris

One of my favorite places is lakeside. I love climbing the rocks down to my spot, and then to just sit there and read and rest for as long as I can. It was a beautiful day when these were taken. I was a little sick, tucked down with a cold I caught on the flight back from Europe. But a little lake sitting did me well.

Stone Walls

Outfit Details:

Coat: Kohl's

Scarf: Paris

Leather Jacket: Wetseal

Wendy Dress: Lace Affair

Tights: Target

From the Same Cloth boots & From Gear to Ear Earrings: Modcloth

The Wendy Dress forever remains one of my favorite dresses I own and what I love about is how every way I've put it together has managed to be massively different in its style. I've been having a grunge rocker taste lately and I enjoyed taking a 1910's style dress and turning it to fit that craving. Plus the outfit goes well with the stone background. 

Outdoors & Excuses

Outfit Details:

Coat: Kohl's

Jacket: Hottopic

Shirt: Forever21

Scarf: Paris

Bloom and Glow Skirt & Marrakech Your Eye Earrings & From the Same Cloth Boot: Modcloth

Belt: Thrifted

Necklace: gift

Rings: Vintage

Puppy: Drogon

I've kind of been off-line for a while. No excuses, though at this moment a hundred are flying through my head. No promises either, because there might be times when I lose touch. If only because I haven't had time to dress up or the weather has been bad or I just haven't felt it (there's my excuses, you see.) But I still like taking pictures, I still like documenting my outfits with my dinky camera and so on. So here's some old pictures, if you couldn't tell from the snow-though I was told there was ice this morning.