January 2014: Herpetology, Meteorology and Seersuckerology
I wore: 1970s wrap dress - Vintage store Feather boa - op shopped
We LOVED the summer series of live music in the Botanic Gardens. Apart from being a good opportunity to catch up with friends and hear some great local music, it's also a great chance to romp about in the gardens, twirling like an idiot and terrifying the wildlife.
We LOVED the summer series of live music in the Botanic Gardens. Apart from being a good opportunity to catch up with friends and hear some great local music, it's also a great chance to romp about in the gardens, twirling like an idiot and terrifying the wildlife.
Another day, another band in the gardens. This jumpsuit, which was a gift from gorgeous Krista a few years ago, is one of my all time favourite items EVER. You can see me from space and that's how I like it.
See the pic on the right: that is the back yard at the shack before they built the McMonstrosity. Sky, trees, privacy, lovely.
LIZARD NEWS
The house we are currently sitting has a lounge of blue tongue lizards, and January is breeding season, so we've had 26 baby blue tongues (well, 30 actually, but survival of the fittest works quickly in the brutal lizard world).
Frankly, they are ugly little fuckers, the mothers dismember the babies as soon as they have birthed them, the babies eat the weaker/smaller babies and I've been very glad for Toy Boy's capable lizard wrangling skills.
(By the way, I wish I could take credit for the collective noun 'lounge' of lizards, but it is the true and correct word. How AWESOME is that?)
LIZARD NEWS
The house we are currently sitting has a lounge of blue tongue lizards, and January is breeding season, so we've had 26 baby blue tongues (well, 30 actually, but survival of the fittest works quickly in the brutal lizard world).
Frankly, they are ugly little fuckers, the mothers dismember the babies as soon as they have birthed them, the babies eat the weaker/smaller babies and I've been very glad for Toy Boy's capable lizard wrangling skills.
(By the way, I wish I could take credit for the collective noun 'lounge' of lizards, but it is the true and correct word. How AWESOME is that?)
Everything op shopped except shoes and sunnies (retail) (Look, there's Toy Boy's darling shadow!)
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I wore: 1970s crimplene suit - Op shopped a couple of weeks ago (and taken up and in by me with ACTUAL SEWING) Spectacular 1960s brooch - Gift from my darling sistercousinwife Shoes and sunnies - Retail
I wore: 1950s square dancing frock - etsy Vintage petticoats - Op shopped Boots, sunnies and hat - Retail Flower - Made it myself
We went to see the genius David Sedaris and IT WAS FABULARSE!
If you are not familiar with David's work, do yourself a massive favour and procure something, anything, that he has written and just start reading... you can thank me later.
Having had some recent successes with hand sewing, and since it is now a couple of years since the last bastard sewing machine jammed in reverse and I had blood, tears and an actual nervous breakdown, I have decided to try sewing again. So I procured this magnificent 1950s Husqvarna...
...and the motor blew up the first time I tried to use it! I will not be thwarted, however, and I am going to find another and continue my quest to becoming a proper sewist.
I wore:
Pants (saba) - Op shopped ($4 a few years ago)
Blouse (Charlie Brown) - ebay (several years ago)
Earrings - Gift from This Hot Chick
Everything else op shopped or retail
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Pants (saba) - Op shopped ($4 a few years ago)
Blouse (Charlie Brown) - ebay (several years ago)
Earrings - Gift from This Hot Chick
Everything else op shopped or retail
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I wore:
FAVOURITEST 1970s SEERSUCKERS PANTS EVER IN THE UNIVERSE - a recent etsy purchase from Flirty Sanchez Project
(I highly recommend this seller)
Brooch - Gift from You Know Who
Everything else - Op shopped or retail
FAVOURITEST 1970s SEERSUCKERS PANTS EVER IN THE UNIVERSE - a recent etsy purchase from Flirty Sanchez Project
(I highly recommend this seller)
Brooch - Gift from You Know Who
Everything else - Op shopped or retail
I was called 'clown', 'Bay City Rollers' and 'old man' in these pants... and you know what? If you don't know how fucking FABULARSE these pants are then you are dead inside and I feel sorry for you. Now pass me my pipe and wireless, I need a sherry and a nap.
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I wore:
Beautiful 1970s viscose frock - Vintage Junkyard
Rose brooch - Made it myself
Everything else op shopped or retail
Beautiful 1970s viscose frock - Vintage Junkyard
Rose brooch - Made it myself
Everything else op shopped or retail
And that was January.
Hope you all have unmelted roads, gorgeous lovers and spectacular seersucker pants.
See you in February.
Sarah
xxx
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