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Tie Dyed

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Hello, hello! Indoor photos yet again for today. Yesterday, I had a nice set of outdoor photos for posting but due to  aaah... a major technical glitch ( that is to say, I accidentaly pressed the multiple delete button while deleting some photos from the cam, hehe!)  my lovely photos were gone in a blink of an eye. *sniffs*  Lesson learned. Next time, I´ll have to be more careful in deleting photos directly from the camera. Anyway, while looking for something to wear yesterday, I´ve found this  tie dyed  skirt  ¨ in the bowels¨ of my closet. If I remembered right, I bought this last year from the thrift shop. It´s cottony soft, stretchy, very comfy and perfect with a fitted white top. I tried this with a camisole and it looks good but I can´t show you the whole look. Prudish me isn´t that adventurous, hehe!  What made me buy this skirt was this cute print at the bottom. Pretty, no? So as I´ve been saying  over and over again  in this blog, if you´re on a tight budget, shop

Three Things

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I´m loving this week: 1st : Lily Cole and her pink bag.  I´ve got a soft spot for Lily and structured bags. She´s got the beauty and brains and that bag she´s wearing is roomy and a classic. Perfect! Does anybody know what brand this is? Photo source and story here . 2nd: Back home, I was hooked on imported bottled Puttanesca sauce.  I didn´t know it was so easy to prepare until I found this recipe here ! To add: 1. Use very ripe tomatoes. You can also add a little tomato sauce and/or pasta water if you want to maintain the sauce´s consistency. 2. You can add more anchovies for that richer taste. 3. You can use dried chili flakes instead of whole chili but but don´t put a lot unless you want your sauce to be very spicy. 3rd : I don´t normally wear scarves but I love collecting them. Here´s my latest: Love, love the powder blue and orange combo of the print.The best part is... it´s thrifted! ;) So what are you loving this week? xoxo, Che

Summer Green

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I don´t know why but I´ve been buying a lot of of green lately. It´s not my favorite color but it emanates that positive vibe which I think everyone should have. Maybe because it signifies life and hope. Moreover, green is the color of summer. Just look around you, aren´t all the trees green? “Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” --- Pedro Calderon de la Barca quotes (Dramatist and poet, the greatest Spanish playwright of the Golden Age, 1600-1681) This post is for you, Jing! Because you inspired me to wear  green . ;) Have a lovely Sunday, everyone! xoxo, Che

Flowers and Safari

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Summer officially started yesterday but I still can´t get enough of floral prints. Maybe because everywhere I go around here I still see roses in full bloom and I love roses. Do you love roses too? So while everybody is going gaga with color blocking, I´m still gaga with flowers, hehe.   floral top - Mango Just  had to wear this army green skirt for a bit of summery look which makes me remember of African safaris although khaki or beige is best for the African heat. I think. skirt- Pull & Bear A little green clutch would do. Gals, we don´t need a huge bag for summer unless we go to the beach. ;) So there goes my outfit for  today. Something casual but always comfy. IN and almost OUT of trend. So what are you wearing today? xoxo, Che

Bows

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Howdy, howdy! Yesterday was a sunny day. Too sunny in fact that I got so lazy to go out. Well, we did went to mass to this old place up in the mountains with an interesting view of the city but I forgot to take my cam so no photos. Boo! Later in the afternoon and still sunny , I got bored staying indoors, called my friend and we met up outside for a long walk and a visit to the local fair. ( and forgot to bring the camera again, hehe! ) Then the hubz said: I thought you wouldn´t want to go out! Me: Well, I changed my mind. ( insert sheepish grin here) Hubz: Tsk, tsk, tsk. Women! Bwahahaha! :) So this was what I wore: bow shirt - Zara ( summer sales last year) old  belt - Mango ( summer sales from 3 years ago)  The belt´s fuschia in color. It just came out red in the photo. Since I was wearing black and white, I used a colored belt to break up the classic colors that I was wearing. bailarinas - H&M, ring- local store So how was your Sunday, luvs? Belated Happy

Visiting the Vineyards

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A sunny afternoon only means one thing. Travel. It doesn´t matter if it´s just around the neighborhood. It´s the thought and the fun that goes with it that counts! ;) I´m so lucky that in less than an hour from the city where I live, I get to see grapevines rolling down the hills. top - Mango The grapes are still green and tiny. You can´t hardly see them unless you click the photo below twice . ;) This denim dress that I´m wearing is actually a maxi skirt. I just hiked it up and voila, I´m wearing a strapless dress! One of the advantages of being petite. The thing is, the skirt/dress kept falling down and so I also kept pulling it up while walking. Ngeeh! Good thing I was wearing a short sweater over it and so I was saved from having the ultimate wardrobe malfunction. hahaha! skirt/dress - local store, bag -from Mo rocco, leather bracelet and ring - local fair sandals - Blanco As we travel along the evergreen hills and mountains while listening to the car radio ( isn

Preppy and Rocker

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What I wore in one of those chilly days last week: The weather last week was ambivalent. It went from sunny to autumn-like chilly in a span of .. one day. huh!It´s a good thing that I still have my sweaters with me all the time. By the way, I decided to pair the preppy ensemble with a leather skirt for that pseudo rocker look . Epic fail. Bwahaha! Wearing: stripes long sleeves polo - U2 sweater- Mango leather skirt - New Yorker No photos of the shoes because I wasn´t wearing any when I took these photos. Well, I did wore something but you don´t want to see my calf stockings and pink flip flops, do you? ;) So how are things there at your side? Besos, Che

That Floral Dress

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When the hubz and I visit places, it is de rigueur that I also visit the shops after we visit all the museums and all the important places there are to see in that place. After all, walking with him non-stop and not complaining even if my legs are sore ( that´s why I ALWAYS wear flats when we travel) deserves a little reward, no? So while visiting Palencia last January, I snucked in at Bershka. They´re having a winter sale but  a girl´s gotta be prepared fro the sunny and warm days and so I tried this floral dress on. ;) I sorta missing my short wavy hair and bangs coz right now I look like a witch with my long wavy hair, hehe! Should I cut it again or shouldn´t I? So anyway since this dress was on sale, I just can´t say no and bought it. I haven´t debuted this yet and it´s been sitting ¨crumpled¨ in my closet for more than five months now. Hmmm, I wonder what I should wear with it. Any ideas? ;) I hope you had a lovely weekend, dahlings! Besitos, Che

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout . Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. So the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again! Love the song so much especially on rainy days. It makes me remember my happy childhood days of non-stop playing without a care in the world. Which is probably why I bought this ring even if I´m wary of spiders! So what´s your fave nursery song? Happy weekend y´all! :) Che

Lake Landa

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Warning: Picture heavy post What to do on a hot and lazy afternoon? The city where I live lies in the middle of huge mountains.Quite enchanting to see and visit but if you feel like going to the beach, you´ve got to travel at least an hour or so to see one. So the old folks around here decided to flood a small town and and convert the place into something nice and relaxing where you can have boat rides once in a while aside from taking a dip. And that my darlings was how the artificial lake was born. ;) I got so lazy to dress up and so I didn´t change but wore what I was already wearing at home. The lightest shirt that I could find, a pair of flip flops and... yup, some tattered cut-offs for casual fun. Of course, a picnic on the lake is not complete without some chow . And still more chow, hehe. The water´s cold after some toe dipping and so this was how far I went on the water, at the shoreline. lol! But I did walk and strut at the side of the lake to burn calo

Nude, Florals and Denim

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I finally debuted my new shoes  yesterday. And the short denim jacket too. Both to church  paired with an Alexander Wang-ish lambskin summer bag which I´ve had for five years now. After looking at the photo below, I can´t help but notice that I´m beginning to look exactly like my mother. So round, I even have her legs. lol! Don´t we all at some point in our lives? ;) Love the slightly flirty flare of this floral dress. I usually cover the upper arms when I wear this dress because the gartered sleeves is a bit tight making my arms look like freshly wrapped spring rolls, hehe.  A short jacket is really handy when it comes to this type of ah ... situation. ;) So yeah, I debuted two things yesterday and I felt so girly while walking in the sun. Makes we want to wear skirts more now that the sun is up for good. Wearing: dress - Bershka denim jacket - Pull & Bear bag - Mango shoes - local Spanish store Have you worn anything new today? xoxo, Che

Leather and Lace

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I first wore this leather shorts here . Since the cool weather still allows me to wear one without sweating like hell , I decided to excavate it under a pile of  jumbled skirts and pair it with a lace top which I´ve had for like six years already. Hehe, the top still fits. Good, good... just don´t breathe, Che. This lacey top is see-through and so I needed a black camisole to preserve my uhurm dignity because... I´m a prude. hehehe! And last but not least, I paired the whole outfit with white sandals to break the monotonous all-black color. So would you wear leather right now? Enjoy your weekend, my loves! I´ll be spending mine baking cassava/yucca pudding from scratch for the very first time. Wish me luck! :) Hugs, Che