It Wasn't A Shin-Kicking Contest, I'll Tells You That

 Week ago Sunday morning, I was all dressed to go out when I stubbed my toes on the half-opened bedroom door. That's the second time I've done that in the last six months. When I broke my big toe, I remembered thinking it was lucky I didn't break the smaller ones. Well...yeah. 

Should be about 6-8 weeks until it is healed. I can walk on it, but I can't run😦. I'm headed out of town in April so hopefully it will be doing better. Luckily it is the left foot, so I can still drive. 

 If I can't run in the evenings, might as well get into my nifty, vintage robe and shop on the internet, as you do.

I can't remember where I found the robe, but it has a front, metal zip and the material almost feels like a crinkly taffeta. I love the flower-power watercolour print, and the colours are just so cheerful. It almost makes me forget I ran into a door.

Finally, an outfit to talk about! The jacket is made from a wonderful printed cotton, embellished with gold beads. It has giant shoulder pads, a cropped length and undoubtedly hails from the 80's. It doesn't show well in the photo, but there is gold paint throughout making it a surprisingly sparkly piece. I don't wear the jacket often for fear of ruining it, but I always enjoy the times I do take it out for fresh air. You'll have to trust me that it looks better in person.

The light wasn't better in the kitchen.

Outfit Particulars:
1980's embellished jacket-Can't remember
1970's skirt-Thrift World
Vintage brooch-Hand-Me-Ups
Belt-Goodwill
Vintage telephone cord handbag-Etsy
Marbled Bakelite bangle-Hand-Me-Ups
Fragrance-Ma Griffe

This candy-wrapper handbag was a recent purchase

 I think that was a good deal.

Most of the time purses cost a bit more, even at Goodwill.

It was windy Monday! The skirt is embroidered with a gold thread, and has silver sequins to look like mirrors. It is only decorated on the front (annoying!) but it is fun to wear as you can't help but feel cheerful in that much sparkle!

Outfit Particulars:
Skirt-Goodwill
Top-Goodwill
Handbag-Goodwill
Earrings-K Mart
Orthopaedic shoe-Urgent care at 132nd and Maple😬I don't know what it cost yet, but I'm guessing it will be a LOT. I picked up a second shoe in black (Fashion!) at the pharmacy so now I can match my injured foot to my outfit. Don't judge.
Fragrance-Aquarius

Before my mishap, I wore this teal dress with a teal blazer that were a perfect match. That doesn't happen often, at least not with teal. Alas, I spent the day adjusting the dress and ultimately decided it wasn't worth it, so it was donated where hopefully someone with a smaller bust will find it to enjoy. I just can't do wrap dresses/blouses anymore. 

 Hopefully we're done with the need for winter boots this year *Fingers crossed*.

 A goddess of Victory brooch carved from jet. Probably pre-WWI but possibly later done in an earlier style.

 Brass bangle on top, painted wood on the bottom.

 Some vintage earring goodness.

Outfit Particulars:
Teal 80's dress-Goodwill
90's jacket-Goodwill
Brooch-Etsy
Earrings-Goodwill
Vintage Snowland boots-Goodwill
Bangles-both Goodwill
Vintage 40's handbag-New Life Thrift
Belt-Thrift World
Fragrance-Vintage Miss Dior (I get it, or at least understand why people like it but I feel like a socialite on the way to a luncheon when I wear it...in other words, not me).

Speaking of antique brooches, this Edwardian sash pin is an interesting piece. The paste stone is a deep amethyst colour which doesn't show well in the photos. It is a gigantic piece, and I haven't worn it yet as it needed a bit of airing out after it arrived. Old metal can pick up odours and this one really did. It smelled of dill, actually. Anyway, it is fine now but I haven't worn it as the only Edwardian style dress I own where I could pin it on a sash in a lightweight cream coloured piece. Guess I'll have to wait until warmer weather.

 No idea what the rust staining is. Might have been an old paper label affixed that left residue.

Just get the hell off of my lawn, you damn kids.

 Tilting worse than usual here thanks to the uneven height of my shoes. I did recently find out my spine and hip can be corrected, even at this late age. As I've aged, the scoliosis I've had from childhood has worsened and obviously, you can see how I tilt, and if you were to view me from the side there's a dramatic hump on my back. Were it purely cosmetic, I wouldn't bother but it is now starting to impair my breathing and cause worse pain than I'd adjusted to living with over the years. Anyway, my understanding is they essentially take apart your spine like Leggos, fuse it and put you back together-or something like that. I'm at the perfect age to have it done-young enough that it would be worth the risk, and hopefully be able to recover easier. If I wait too much longer, it might be harder to do the rehabilitation afterward. Anyway, that's something we've been talking about here, as it would greatly improve my quality of life. Aside from the bashed toes, I'm probably in the best physical condition of my life from all the running. I knew all that cardio would pay off! If anyone has had this done, I'd love to hear about it if you feel like sharing your experiences.

Outfit Particulars:
Not seen-Peacock print dress-Goodwill
Bolero-Goodwill
Vintage 60's coat-Thrift World
Glentex scarf-borrowed from Danny's collection
Vintage handbag-Can't remember
Bangles-all over
Brooches-thrifted at two different Goodwills
Fragrance-Chamade

This is a case where the perfume is significantly different from the toilette. It is wonderfully green and full of aldehydes, and hyacinths. There's lily of the valley, carnations, lilacs, amber...spring in a bottle. The toilette never impressed me-I always thought it smelled like a generic late 60's fragrance, but the perfume is something else. If you can get your hands on a bottle of this, do it (and send it to me😀).

And that's about it. With the spring weather comes the allergy-induced asthma and I curse the maple tree behind the house every time Danny starts coughing. We're giving the home nebuliser a good workout, that's for sure. My project this week is hiring a pet-sitter for Xerox and Shitty. Plenty of people out there for dogs and cats but we just don't have that many people that know about birds. We'll find soimeone-I'm not taking a budgie and a goldfish on a road trip!

Hope you have a great week. Look out for doors!