Coats Off? Packing for Rome and Sicily

I’m still wearing my wool coat — with a scarf! — here in Vancouver, but we’ll be in Rome next week and Sicily by the end of the month. I’m trying to balance practicality and a bit of research with dreams of summer heat and the temptations of my warm-weather wardrobe. What will go in this carry-on?

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What I Wore: The Sketchbook Edition

As I prepare for a Sketch Journal workshop next month in Sicily (Squee!), I’m paging back through a short series I’ve been sketching in my Fabiano Artist’s Journal, a series of Outfit of the Day Self-Portraits. Maybe you’d like to look over my shoulder as I turn the pages? Click through for more, please.

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Trending Yellow . . . Working at Hope . . . Little Bit Tired

Back from a road-trip getaway, realizing all over again that Play can be as tiring as Work. So today’s is a short post, brought to you by the colour Yellow. An OOTD (outfit of the day) and a new-to-me ornamental tree and some words, some thoughts. about the need for rest after recreation. Click through to read more. . .

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Wardrobe: Past (’21 purchases); Present (OOTDs); Future (sustainable, I hope)

Looking back at what I added to my closet in 2021, I’m wondering if the more important question might be how (how much? for how long?) I wear what’s in there. How best to keep moving toward Slower more Sustainable Fashion/Style with more joy and less guilt.

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What I Wore, Recently. . . aka, “Photo Dump” of #OOTDs. . .

Yes, we’re mostly staying home again these Omicron days, especially when the weather hasn’t been friendly. But I’m enjoying more of my wardrobe these days, even if I’m just hanging out at home, in my slippers. And I have a few photos of What I Wore to share. . . Clothes I’ve had a while, new boots, old boots, combinations that make me smile, my evolving version of Slow Fashion. . .

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