Plaid and Rationale

Leaves, like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Ah! as the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
     Gerard Manley Hopkins, Spring and Fall 

I am over-joyed that it's September- it's one of my favourite times of 

year! There's definitely already some Autumn zing in the air. The days

are gradually becoming cooler and I believe the sleeve-less times are 

behind me. The leaves have already begun to change colour; starting at

the tips, it looks as if they have been dipped in yellow or orange paint. My

blog is less than a year old, so I haven't yet covered Autumn (which, in my

opinion, is the best time for fashion). I've already started drifting towards

fall-ish clothing, like this wool plaid skirt (needed to cut the wind's chill). 

I think I thrifted this skirt for a measly three dollars, a steal! The wool is

rather itchy (I call it my rough-spun wool skirt) but I always were shorts

underneath my outfits so that combats that! A lining once existed I'm sure. 

This picture here, of me bending over to pick these flowers, is of a 

before-the-melt-down Samantha. I always knew I was an avid animal

lover and I'm deeply compassionate about the environment, but this

is a new all-time low for me. People pick flowers all the time, there's 

nothing to it! But here I was, crying and babbling about how I took away

the flower's right to life in the park, while Paul attempted to console me,

telling me I was going to ruin my make-up (gotta love the concern). I 

think what bothered me was that I didn't even plan to take them home

and put them in a vase to gaze at their beauty. Next step: join Jainism, 

become a monk, and then walk around barefoot, sweeping the ground 

before each step I take. Nah....A happy medium exists, I'm sure. 

While I was wasting some more of my time on Pinterest, viewing image

after image, I finally stumbled upon a project that piqued my interest. 

These old gold watches had been stripped of their time-telling abilities, 

and instead replaced with sepia-toned, antique-looking photos. My heart

just melted. I only had this watch sitting in my jewelry box, but the next 

thrifting adventure I'm bee-lining it to the Grandpa-like watches. I at first

was going to use a picture of my dog or cat, but then decided upon a picture

of my mom and I that had been taken at my high school prom (I can't believe

that was seven years ago now, where is the time going?!). I don't get to see

my mom often, so it's a nice reminder of her. Oh, I'll be making more of these.

Outfit:

Wool Skirt- Thrifted

Wedges- Spring

Bag- Thrifted

Jewelry- Thrifted

Shirt: Thrifted

Belt: Thrifted