tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8725846500585709943..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: What I Wore, the Weekend Version. . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17622907791909992492017-05-02T14:04:42.114-07:002017-05-02T14:04:42.114-07:00Dear Materfamilias -- I'm rather late coming t...Dear Materfamilias -- I'm rather late coming to the last 2 posts -- and so much to say! Outfits, opera, plants ....<br />You've made me re-think an evening skirt. You look great in that which is the perfect smart casual solution for an evening out where you want to make some effort but not too much. My problem is that heels are increasingly uncomfortable but my short legs make me reluctant to give up altogether -- your solution of ankle boots is a good one.<br />I also loved your MOB solution -- a simple dress was also what I wore when I was MOB a couple of years ago. But since it was a church wedding I went all out on the accompanying hat!<br />Dress was from Jaeger which will amuse Ceri in Bristol re her earlier comments about Jaeger -- I will miss it too.<br />Spring is still unseasonably cold here in London and even worse in Norfolk this weekend. Managed a mixture of dog walking, gardening, snuggling in front of the fire with all the weekend papers and a stately home garden visit. Great photos by the way!<br />Ceri in LondonCerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467096509821208254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41390837781284419752017-05-02T12:03:42.710-07:002017-05-02T12:03:42.710-07:00Ceri in Bristol....how weird! We could have met at...Ceri in Bristol....how weird! We could have met at Kew and said hello. It is a mighty impressive place,isn't it; certainly duly impressed the visiting Americans,but I was a bit startled by the planes going overhead every 6 minutes,it seemed.<br />Jagger, now Jones Boots what next-Americans buying Boots pharmacies?! (which sadly has happened).<br />A. in LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82307411519430070552017-05-02T06:43:52.562-07:002017-05-02T06:43:52.562-07:00It does seem to be time for the flowers now -- Hel...It does seem to be time for the flowers now -- Hello Spring!<br />(and hello metallic sneakers as well -- they're great, aren't they!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80536718034511014482017-05-02T06:43:02.341-07:002017-05-02T06:43:02.341-07:00We looked at condos/townhouses that were multi-lev...We looked at condos/townhouses that were multi-level, and, honestly, I miss the built-in workout of the stairs at our old house, but they take up too much room, given the space we could afford in the city (Vanc'r market is nuts as well, even more so in proportion to the income levels here).<br />The reviews are in, now, on the VOA production of DMW, and the critics were impressed. It's an opera that demonstrates that Opera can be contemporary and accessible without compromising on the musical front. You're so lucky to have been at its world premiere.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1262854759488752672017-05-02T06:39:16.664-07:002017-05-02T06:39:16.664-07:00Oh dear! It doesn't bear going on and on about...Oh dear! It doesn't bear going on and on about how weather patterns seem everywhere to be changing dramatically, and yet. . . .Or not changing so much, here, as intensifying. <br />Ah well, the sun's out today here, and I'll cross my fingers for you that the Wild has yielded for now when you are and you're on the threshhold of one of those beautiful Montreal Spring days. . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59160295028196380452017-05-02T06:36:52.854-07:002017-05-02T06:36:52.854-07:00Echoing Dra. and Ceri re getting Topy soles.
Oliv...Echoing Dra. and Ceri re getting Topy soles. <br />Olive Kitteridge was excellent, although dark, as you say. Such fine acting.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4588447966557916612017-05-02T06:35:37.705-07:002017-05-02T06:35:37.705-07:00It is strange and delightful to think of you and L...It is strange and delightful to think of you and London A potentially meeting, randomly, in Kew Gardens on the weekend.<br />And that little vignette you sketched in three deft sentences. I'd say so many of us can relate to that, those aspirational brands we hoped to grow into more regular wearers of, but that met the reality of global economics and changing times. At least you found that top. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77365831097235079582017-05-02T06:32:46.097-07:002017-05-02T06:32:46.097-07:00So sorry about your frustrations with technology h...So sorry about your frustrations with technology here, especially because I never got to see your comment.<br />Re the sautéed fiddleheads, if Sue (above, of High Heels in the Wilderness blog) happens to read this, perhaps she'll chime in -- I know they're also "a thing" in parts of New Brunswick, but have no idea whether she and her family enjoy them.<br />The sneakers are Onitsuka Tiger brand.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71375418450344415002017-05-02T06:28:56.075-07:002017-05-02T06:28:56.075-07:00Thanks, Ann. And you're right, we're very ...Thanks, Ann. And you're right, we're very fortunate in some great outdoor spaces here. So sorry about your flooding -- I hope you dry out soon and, as you say, dig out and move onto the golden shoes again. Bon courage!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50175831958680896232017-05-02T06:27:13.767-07:002017-05-02T06:27:13.767-07:00Thanks -- I love the simplicity of throwing togeth...Thanks -- I love the simplicity of throwing together pieces I really like, and I don't mind wearing them over and over eiether.<br />We have a sunny day, finally, but I don't think most of you can know what it's been like for us on the West Coast this year, the nearly constant grey and rain on all but four or five days a month, each month until now. May, we're counting on you. It's true, though, that we're a few degrees warmer, probably, into the low double digits now. . . And at least the flowers look like spring. ..materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58343589544986935632017-05-02T00:19:10.131-07:002017-05-02T00:19:10.131-07:00Mine too. Definitely worth itMine too. Definitely worth itCeri in Bristolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84624334023956288612017-05-01T22:53:41.208-07:002017-05-01T22:53:41.208-07:00Madame,I think that a cobbler could put thin rubbe...Madame,I think that a cobbler could put thin rubber soles on your oxfords (gold! Beautiful!)<br />I did it with all my leather soled shoes<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75621575210867811532017-05-01T22:49:04.863-07:002017-05-01T22:49:04.863-07:00Beautiful skirt! Time for flowers at last
I have s...Beautiful skirt! Time for flowers at last<br />I have silver :-) Nike sneakers btw<br />The garden is lovely- you'll have a beautiful terrace and gardens nearby to walk -it is a great combination<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48439521378974230772017-05-01T21:03:48.714-07:002017-05-01T21:03:48.714-07:00Love your cotton field jacket, and the fiddleheads...Love your cotton field jacket, and the fiddleheads ferns are delightful. They do look like little space aliens. Sunday I laid in bed surrounded by books. Occasionally I ran up and down the stairs to do laundry. When I manage to buy a condo of my own—soon, I hope soon, though the Bay Area housing market is insane and getting more so—I want it to be a single level, but I must say stairs are an impressive workout. We discussed Dead Man Walking on IG. Would love to see how it has changed after seventeen years. Katherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67040772577978714962017-05-01T18:08:12.322-07:002017-05-01T18:08:12.322-07:00Such tender beauty (and a bit of more mature beaut...Such tender beauty (and a bit of more mature beauty too). Delivered to me while I look at a thunderstorm punctuated by ice 'plates' falling; these look about the size of a bread plate. I have never seen anything like it, and the rain is blowing up and down. Wild!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-14689056077689997372017-05-01T13:01:46.279-07:002017-05-01T13:01:46.279-07:00I really like that skirt. The flowers are really b...I really like that skirt. The flowers are really beautiful at this time of the year. I have a pair of leather soled gold oxfords from Paris. I don't wear them much because they are slippery. I wonder if I could get them altered. I'm watching Olive Kitteridge<br />right now. I read the book a while ago. It's dark but well-done. It's Workers' Day today so I watched about 100,000 people march into the Zocalo. I drank my cappuccino and left quickly.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31026238547839664092017-05-01T11:03:10.896-07:002017-05-01T11:03:10.896-07:00We were in Kew Gardens too, A in London. A Saturda...We were in Kew Gardens too, A in London. A Saturday morning visit for us, a first for both of us. How strange to think that we could have passed each other along the way. As to wardrobe matters, I snapped up a Jaeger top in a Kew charity shop. British friends will perhaps understand the sadness at the denise of that clothing company. Wore it for all the big occasions - going away outfit, first graduation- and always thought that I would be a faithful customer once I was a real grown up. Guess they grew tired of waiting...Ceri in Bristolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54108917527714962882017-05-01T08:34:32.027-07:002017-05-01T08:34:32.027-07:00Oh the fiddleheads -so fanciful and a bit space-ag...Oh the fiddleheads -so fanciful and a bit space-agey looking, too. Shared London and the Kent coast plus charming Greenwich with skin and blister (Cockney rhyming slang for sister. It's what my sister and I call each other) and BIL this weekend who was just promising to make me sautéed fiddleheads when I go to Maine soon. It's a big thing in his French Canadian family, he said.<br />Having that expanse of garden so close must be so rewarding for you. We visited Kew Gardens this weekend,too,which never fails to impress.<br />Wrote a comment on Sat and Sunday re: your perfect dress for the wedding and both got lost in space. The second one was especially frustrating because the "I am not a robot" police gave me at least 10 attempts to prove I am, in fact, not a robot and would not accept what I had written. Ohhhh,there are days technology is not my friend.<br />What is the source of your sneakers if you don't mind me asking?<br />A.in London<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64715951164223258282017-05-01T08:04:50.453-07:002017-05-01T08:04:50.453-07:00So love your ensembles above and your latest (last...So love your ensembles above and your latest (last) mother-of-the-bride dress. You're looking sharp, woman! :) I especially like the golden footwear. <br /><br />I also covet your gorgeous park. Wish we could all teleport to that wonderful space y'all have such easy access to up there in Vancouver. <br /><br />I live in a part of the Midwest that flooded last week -- just awful. But we'll dig out. And we'll soon be able to wear golden footwear again, too.Ann Lee Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157684137402294696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64972365577658167022017-05-01T07:00:17.787-07:002017-05-01T07:00:17.787-07:00That sweatshirt looks really great under that jack...That sweatshirt looks really great under that jacket. And I love how the green jacket picks up on the new shiny sneakers. Maybe I should say shiny and new shiny sneakers. <br />Think we've been getting your rain. Two miserable rainy, blowy, cold days here. We've even had fires in our wood stove to keep off the chill. Feels like November!Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.com