As I mentioned in my last post, Zach and I headed to Schomberg, Ontario to spend a night in a cabin for a work project. It was a very short lived trip, but a fun trip no less. When we arrived on the property a friendly woman, Emma (and her flippin’ awesome border collie Cree who goes wild whenever a car starts up and loves running all over their property), greeted us at her home and brought us down to the cabin on her family owned farm land. They had built 3 cabins on the land, all a considerable distance from eachother, to rent out on Airbnb. The cabins have no running water or electricity, only solar powered lighting and heating from the fireplace, and a pond directly in front of it, now frozen over making the perfect skating rink (had we brought skates). The cabin was quaint and secluded – you could hear the coyotes howling come nightfall – and absolutely perfect for a wintry getaway. Once we settled in we got straight to photo taking as there was only a few hours of viable light left and that was pretty well the main reason we were there (Zach is a photographer by profession, and a flippin’ talented one at that). The rest of the evening was spent getting food in the town (oops, we brought no food with us), playing scrabble, warming my cold toes by the fire, worrying a coyote would steal Gus at night while he was peeing and watching Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix on a laptop (we are re-watching all the movies). In the morning we rose, packed our things and headed back to real life. Like I said, very short lived, but it was great and being in a place like that always makes me wonder if that is the sort of spot I will end up when I am older. I was going to split this into two posts because there are so many photos, but personally, I don’t mind when a post is picture heavy, so hopefully you don’t either.
*If you want to visit this place, you can find it here. Btw, this is not a sponsored post, I just really enjoyed our stay and the owners (and Cree). Also, if you have concerns about Gus being up so high on the wooden beam – he was up there only for a second for a photo, Zach was holding him the whole time, and he was in no way distressed. He is very easy going and very loved.
Outfit: Cabin Fever
Sunday was a day that started out pretty ordinary and ended in a cabin in Schomberg with no running water or electricity. Zach has been working on a job that “required” a rustic cabin, which initiated our impromptu stay at this quaint spot for one evening. It was pretty great, really – I don’t exactly lead a life of spontaneity and spur of the moment trips, which makes something like this feel all the more special. To be honest, I wish that was the reality of my day to day, spontaneity and travel, but it’s just not at the moment, so I’ll take what I can, obviously. I took plenty of pictures of the cabin and surrounding area (and Gus), so I’ll leave you with this for now.
Sweater: thrited | Skirt: Common Sort | Coat: thrifted H&M | Scarf: vintage | Toque & mitts: H&M | Tights: ballet tights | Boots: Samantha Pleet x Wolverine
In With The New
I mentioned before that I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my personal style, or rather, I don’t feel a connection to many of the clothes I own. I love pretty well everything I own, I do, but there are a ton of pieces that just don’t get much wear anymore. So, I’ve been making an effort to be a bit more thoughtful about what I do want to wear, acknowledging the pieces that have been getting the most wear and why that is. I think with each season my wants and needs for clothes change. Winter (and I guess Fall), it seems comfort, warmth and ease become far more important to me, or at least, that has been the case this Winter. As for the warmer months, I guess I am not certain yet, although I hear Summery co-ords calling my name. I don’t necessarily think I want a complete style overhaul…ya’ll know I will always love vintage and the ever adorable style of the 60s, but in a way I feel my direction steering more towards the ease of the 70s and wearings pants/trousers far more often. I really don’t think you will see much change around here, however I am starting to go through my closet and pick the pieces I am saying goodbye to (and will be selling here and here) and keeping an eye out for the pieces I would like in my closet. It’s tough for me (a true 1st world problem), having a closet filled with mostly vintage, it feels incredibly painful to part ways with any one of them. Vintage is special, far more special than something you picked up at F21 or H&M (imho), it’s so much harder to let go of. I like keeping vintage pieces – even if I don’t wear them – just to have them as a sort-of relic, like a collection of things (albeit much more overbearing than say a rock collection) I may one day pass down to children and grandchildren (no, I’m not pregnant). Anyhow, my fear of letting go of things is obviously a whole other problem in and of itself, so we won’t go there today…these are the things I have been eyeing (some super expensive…these are just examples, not necessarily the exact pieces I would buy), do not own anything like them and would very much like in my closet.
1. H&M Dungarees….2. Valentino Turtleneck….3. Vivetta Blazer & Skirt….4. Vivetta Iride Shirt….5. River Island Jeans….6. Ferragamo Flats….7. Leather Coach Backpack….8. ACNE Chelsea Boots….9. ASOS Plaid Co-ord
*check out my pinterest to see a plethora of things I’ve got my eye on.
Tell me about some pieces you have your eye on. Are you also feeling a disconnect to your clothes, or have you ever felt that way? Lets chat bbs ❤
Ways To Wear: One Scarf Worn Five Ways
It actually feels like winter now, so having a scarf wrapped around my neck is an absolute necessity. I wear my scarf many a ways, depending on the strength of wind and chill in the air, so I figured I’d show you those ways, and maybe you’ll learn something new (or you won’t) and you can let me know how you like to style your scarf. You guys seemed to really take to this scarf on instagram (which I’m sorry, was from last season) so I figured I’d use her for this post. I’m here to please.
Do The Wrap Around: A favourite. Just wrap around the neck; you can let your end pieces hang evenly, or maybe one longer than the other, like so.
Shawl We: When it’s real blustery out it’s sometimes nice to treat your scarf as a shawl/blanket (that’s if you have a massive – ie., Lenny Kravitz – scarf like this); just drape over your shoulders and pretend your bed is spending the day with you.
Great Ascot!: I don’t do this one often, but if it’s real windy, you can be sure this style will keep the scarf on your neck; just pull one end of your scarf through, just the way you would tying a shoe lace to create this ascot-y vibe.
Don Draper: Well, an obvious one I guess, but a one no less. Just wrap and drape one end over the shoulder. This look is smart, but slightly annoying on a windy day.
Bubble Bubble Cowl and Trouble: I like this one a lot; it looks good, it’s easy to do and it keeps your neck warm (not to mention it feels like a neck pillow). Just fold your scarf in half, place along the back of your neck and pull the loose ends through the loop.
Scarf: H&M (similar, similar)
Jeans: H&M (similar)
Sweater: thrifted
In Real Life
This girl. This hilarious and wonderful person was visiting me this past weekend from MTL and to put it simply, it was the best. Living hours away from your best friend sucks, and being an introvert who has a hard time finding people I feel a real connection to makes it suck even more. But oh well, I could dwell on the fact that I only get a handful of times a year to spend with Kristen, or I can be happy that even after all these years of living in different cities, our friendship is still so fluid and easy when we are together. I’m lucky. I recall those exact words coming to mind this past weekend. Surrounded by friends new and old and feeling so lucky to have such amazing and hilarious people surrounding me.
Aside from the mushy love I have for my friends, I’ve been making lists and plans for this space. I want to do better. It’s been – for lack of a better word – lazy around here. That’s not to say I haven’t had ideas bursting, but I’ve been spending a lot of real life time with a real life person that makes me real life happy, which is great, but it’s time to find a balance. So, with that being said, I know what I have in mind for this space, but this is also about you of course, so I would love to hear what you’d like to see more of.
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