Winter at Viking lake

Even before we purchased the house here I googled what was around: parks, monuments, entertainments... And having a state park only 11 miles from our place sounded really great! We go there often during summer to walk dogs, my husband loves to boat or just to walk the trails. It's really picturesque and quiet. And it's even more quiet during winter time!

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Ok! Now I can officially call my page: "life after 40". I feel no difference, but changing of numbers always makes you to re-evaluate you life results and achievements. I must admit that I never plan my fortieth birthday to be like this. Well, I decided to turn my life this direction and I have nobody else to blame. 

Last day of summer

It's only November and I already miss summer. I'm looking through photos and thinking of the fun and adventures we had. We made several trips in the car: one to Memphis and one to New-York. And I still have not had time to sort all the pictures we took to post. But I'm going back through my archive. And here I found our last day of summer, when we discovered Carter 's Park in Omaha - drove by a million times but never actually stopped and walked there. And then on the way back we saw this wonderful building with an awesome huge mural on it! I want to share it with you! I wish all boring industrial buildings were decorated like this! How much more colorful this world would be! 

Photoprint

More looks with this top at Facebook

I love photoprint! I think photoprint trend on clothes never goes away. Sometimes it just becomes more pronounced. But almost every year and every season I can find something with photoprint in one or two runway shows. And of course I'm a big fan of Mary Katarntzou, who basically made her name on that! 

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I'm using last warm days to mix some of my fall winter wardrobe with summer shoes and clothes. This way I can do more different combinations I have not tried before, But cool mornings make me to choose more subtle and quiet colors. So that's how I look like last week.

T4T #5

Chequered top and joggers by TopShop

My first outfit with this set. Accent on purple.

I'm always a little bit concern to buy sets of clothes with the same pattern. My biggest question is if I will be ably to wear it separately with something else.

My top and joggers from TopShop were sold as separates but it's obvious that they were made to wear togethear. Well, top can be always worn with pair of jeans, but what about joggers? Should I even put them in my shopping bag? This pants are something completely different from my regular style. Not just color and pattern, but relaxed, really casual fit, I do not wear often, and hardly have any clothes to go with that.

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My color mood changes with temperature dropping. And to be honest, I can not complain, this September and beginning of October we had pretty good weather: couple rainy days, couple cold mornings, but I'm still on  my spring-summer clothes and shoes. And I'm not in a big hurry to put on fall clothes, because I know: once I put it on I will have to wear sweaters and coats non-stop for next 5-6 month!!! So do not push me to show my fall outfits, lets enjoy the summer a bit more.

I'm NOT a fashion blogger

I put tag "fashion" under my post and then removed it. I do not want to add label "fashion" or  "blogger" under my name. I even do not like fashion, and I hate blogging! I like to dress up, but I do not like fashion! I like to write, just because it's the only way I can get rid of thoughts in my head...

Following fashion for lots of people means to wear all the latest trends and throw away everything that was trendy last season. Well, I'm trying not to buy something that is super trendy, and looks ugly and uncomfortable, something that I will not be able to wear once the fashion season is over.

Did not you notice that some clothes or shoes have date of issue written all over them? Well, I'm not ideal and sometimes I buy such items, so people with good memory can say what year they were made... But most of my clothes, shoes and accessories lives more than one season. I love rounded toe, platform, classic shape heels and I do not care what is trendy now. I like certain size and shape purses, I'm not a big fan of jewelries but love scarves...

Crochets Projects Part #1

Did not plan this story but bragged at the Group today that I have some old summer crochet projects to show. So here I am with a new unplanned post.

I used to do lots of crocheting, before I started working and  of course before I started my daily "Fashion Shows". So  now I think that I need to cut down time I spent on showing clothes made by somebody else to make my own stuff. And coming winter looks like a good time to do that.

I stocked up on yarn long ago, so I have enough thread for next 5 winters, I just need to kick myself and start crocheting again!

British Sailor or Mary Poppins

Fall. Cold rainy day. I think the weather made me to think about London's fog and rain and made me to pick my woolen "Union Jacket" and nautical sweat-shirt. Do I look like a British sailor?

I just want to wrap myself into worm cozy sweaters and stay in bed with huge cup of coffee and funny movie! But I have to get up and go to work, into the rain and cold.

And first moment I open my umbrella I felt like Mary Poppins. I do not know why, but umbrellas always make me to think about this book and movie!

European Car show with a European woman...

This weekend we went to see European car show at Lauritzen Garden. It's not that we've never seen European cars before (ha-ha!!) but some were really old and that you do not see everyday on streets even in Europe. Even my husband, who has been to Europe dozens of times, found something to photograph!

As for me, you know how much I'm interested in cars: I like them only if they match my shoes or purse... Ok, at least if they go good with my belt color! So I went there mostly to show myself. And as European woman of course I wore classic Chanel style jacket and my WOW new heels, that got as much attention as some antique cars (maybe even more).

I'm paying today for my weekend fashion show with a huge blister on my foot, but still feel no sorrow for walking couple miles in heels up and down hills!

That's how I roll!

Matrix forever

Our regular morning fashion shot  turned into fun and crazy show, Just wanted to wear my old Real tree t-shirt and now I'n showing you our matrix parody. :)

Royal blue

I fell in love with Royal blue since I first saw it! I wanted something in this color. No matter what, just wanted to wear it. :) I think everybody has noticed already that I'm obsessed with colors and their combinations.

Of course, this hue of blue goes great with any combination of black and white or grey. I tried this combination last year. So this time I wanted to add another color ingredient, looked around and found my old heels and a leather belt from Gap. Here are more details. (You asked for mere close up looks, so I tried to add some!)

White-Blue-Navy

Light blue, dark blue and white. You can never go wrong with this combination! It's simple, it's classic, it always looks good! When I get tired of mixing colors like crazy I do something like this. It reminds me of Gzhel - traditional Russian art of porcelain painting. It reminds me blue and white themes in some designers' collections for this summer.  Here is my version of it.

Neon wild

I always wanted to try some neon colors combination. And every time I was going to put one two bright pieces together I stopped myself: "you are not eighteen any more".  I think every age has it's own color preferences, and being almost forty requires probably more responsibility with clothes. People more tolerant to young people dressing bright and crazy, mixing patterns, shapes and colors. We call it learning, finding their own style, experimenting, discovering... I think by my age every woman must know what to wear and how to look proper. 

Top Shop Top + Joggers

I decided to try something completely different. Joggers've been trendy for couple seasons, but I was sure that they would not look good on me. Everything has started with the pants I bought for my capoeira training (which I actually has  never used for this purpose), but I wore them for one of my fashion show, during my New-York trip and I actually fall in love with this type of pants! 

Feline Family

 I have a cat. Actually I have 2 cats, but only one of them is black! He’s name is Spookie.

So once I saw this t-shirt on-line at TJ Maxx I knew I gonna buy it! 

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This week has been crazy. First I stepped on my laptop, has huge crack on my screen. But we managed to connect it to TV and back up all my files and pictures! So That's what I have for this week!

Another cute shoes

I finally bought them!!!!
It's my second pair of Alice+Olivia shoes. And as the first one I purchased it 1,5 size UP!!!

Yes!! I,5 size up and it fits me perfect!

If you know that, you can buy really cute designer's shoes like this, made out of leather outide, inside and even on the bottom (need to take them to put a ribbon protection on by the way) for UNDER $100!!!!