Summer is...

Outfit:

Thrifted // Cardigan

GAP // Striped Tank

Garage Sale (10 cents!) // Bracelet

Re-Purposed // Shell Pendant 

Thrifted // Jeans

Joe Fresh // Flats

Garage Sale ($1) // Satchel

Summer is peaceful walks on the beach, the hot sunning beating down

on you, the relish of a cool breeze.

Summer is sand between your toes, your skin smelling of sunscreen, and

freckled faces.

Summer is sweet buttery corn on the cob, deliciously juicy fruit, cold

drinks on the patio.

Summer is bright colours, billowy skirts, and beachy waves.

Summer is here and all I want to do is wear ensembles that are

reminiscent of the best time of year. I thought that this (years old)

striped tank top matched the beach perfectly - I'm just like the sand

and the waves now! Throw on a shell pendant and a beachy-themed

bracelet and I'm all good. Contrary to what might now be popular

belief, I don't actually live at the beach...only wishing I did...

Sun, Sand, and Smiles

Outfit:

Cardigan // My Mom's

Shirt // Thrifted

Necklace // Bootlegger

Skirt // Thrifted

Flats // Aldo

Satchel // Garage Sale (Jules and James)

Nova Scotia is notorious for it's fickle weather and it's rain, so when the

weather's even remotely warm and sunny Paul, Kobe, and I can be found

at the beach. Apparently this is usually a foggy month, but we've been

gifted with such beautiful weather! Over the weekend we took advantage

of the warm weather and took a drive to Main-a-Dieu, the most easterly

community in NS. It's a small fishing village with a population just a little

over 200, but does it ever have a lovely sandy beach! Sometimes I like

to look out at the ocean, feel the wind, and imagine it's the early

1900's and I'm Anne Shirley. And Kobe has to be one of the luckiest

and happiest dogs. How he ever survived in the city before all this, I'm not

sure! He's having the time of his life jumping in the waves, running wildly

free down the beach, and exploring new territory. It's all in the simple things!

Polka, Meet Dot

Outfit:

Head Scarf // Thrifted

Jacket // Thrifted

Shirt // Thrifted

Necklace // Gift from my Nanny

Polka dot Dress // Reitmans

Satchel // Thrifted

Flats // Thrifted

It's the weekend, and boy, am I ever thankful! Life has been go, go, go

lately and I feel as if I haven't had a chance to catch a breath. I just want

to sit back, relax, and enjoy all this spectacular nature that surrounds me!

Paul and I have created a to-do list for the summer of all the places we

want to visit on Cape Breton Island. I suppose we're Capers now and

need to know our territory.  It's nice to finally have a car and be able to

go places further than what a city bus allowed too! There are a ridiculous

amount of beaches, lighthouses, hiking trails, and neat museums for us to

explore and I'm so ready! Looks like this is going to be a great summer!

And yes, I may be going overboard with the whole nautical theme. This

is years' worth of holding myself back from anything remotely nautical!

When in Rome, no?

Life's a Beach

I apologize for the picture heaviness of this post, but I couldn't help myself,

everything was just so breathtakingly beautiful! These pictures are actually

from several days ago, but alas, this seaside village is keeping me much busier

than the city ever has. This beach will be much frequented by Paul, Kobe, and

I this summer - that's for sure.  The gate allowing people to go doesn't open

for at least a few more weeks, so we had to go by bike this time. It was a long

ride, about an hour or so, but so worth it. And we had the entire place to our-

selves - imagine that! It's incredibly humbling to listen to the waves and look out at

that gigantic body of water. It definitely puts you in your place in the world. You

can't help but feel small and somewhat insignificant standing next to the ocean.

Outfit:

Studs // DIY

 Seashell Pendant // DIY

Jacket // Thrifted

 Dress // From a Friend

Thrifted // Shoes

Garage Sale // Bag

Thrifted // Sunnies

Souvenir Shop // Ring

Tracks to Nowhere

I think I just may be in love with my new town! When you're going for

a boho-western look could there be a better backdrop than the railroad

tracks?! Paul and I have been quite busy lately, hence my serious lack of

posting. This type of busy is a good busy though. We're exploring our new

home and beginning a new life (which can be very time consuming!) And

 it's wonderful to be surrounded by family - it's been so long since I have.

One of my favourite things in the world is to sit and talk with my Nan. We

have a lot in common and I love listening to her stories. She has traveled 

everywhere and has lived in Saudi Arabia and Iraq - which also means

her house is full of the neatest finds! Gotta love your G-ma!

Outfit:

Garage Sale // Wool Hat

Thrifted // Poncho

DIY // Necklace

Thrifted // Skirt

Garage Sale (10 cents!) // Ring

Thrifted // Boots

Down at the Boardwalk

It's now day ten of living in the quaint seaside village. Finally the majority

of boxes are unpacked, the embarrassing amount of dirty laundry that we

brought with us is all done, and now it's time to enjoy our new home! I've

been coming to this little town almost every summer (at my Nan's house)

since I was 12, so I know this place pretty well.  Paul's only been here

once though so I get to experience this town through a newcomer's eyes

all over again. Over the weekend we took Kobe down by the boardwalk.

I'm still not used to the temperature change. It was plus 30 when I left

Ottawa and it's about 15 degrees cooler here (understandably so, I live

next to the Atlantic Ocean). I've been putting my wool garments at the

front of my closet - that and everything nautical! 

Outfit:

Le Chateau // Wool Dress

DIY // Necklace

Thrifted // Belt 

Thrifted // Skirt

Thrifted // Flats

Backyard Shenanigans

 

Ladies, meet my backyard! Well...it's not actually my backyard, but it's

my playground. Oh, how nice it is to look out at the ocean and smell the

fresh, clean air. Paul and I have been extremely busy unpacking and getting

our lives back on track that we haven't really been out exploring. There's so

much to see and do here, but a trip to the lighthouse was a necessary first!

Kobe had his very first swim in the ocean and it was adorably funny to see

him jump back in fright from the big waves. And since I now live by the

ocean and a lighthouse I'm definitely going to be rocking the nautical look.

Over and over again.  It'll be a great marker of my creative ability - for 

I'm going to have to bring something new to the table each time. All righty,

off I go.  So much to do, so little time. Until we meet again!

Outfit:

Jacob (2nd hand from a friend) // Cardigan

Thrifted // T-shirt

Thrifted // Jeans

Nine West (Garage Sale for $3) // Satchel

Thrifted // Shoes