Outfit photo: Fall colors

There's that mustard skirt again!  I confess, I found it on megasale at Nordstrom's, and as I am generally not a fan of sewing with corduroy, decided I'd go easy on myself and snatch it up.  Roo - yours is way cooler!  But sometimes a girl just hankers for some easy 'neutral' layering pieces ...

Handmade blouse, rescued from the 'mending' pile by 2 darts in the back to reduce some of the poofiness.  I'm not sure why I've glommed onto the navy-brown-mustard combination of late, but I have, and this latest iteration had me mixing in various shades of blue and brown, just for the fun of it.

Saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall

  
Here's my plan for fall.  A couple striped pullovers, a sweater to cardigan refashion, a couple fun prints.  In the interest of full disclosure, the mustard/cream sweater was 90% finished last year, so this looks more ambitious than it really is.  And in keeping with my new philosophy of taking things easy, I plan to speed things up further by using some tried and true patterns.

2 weekends ago, I headed up to Mission Dolores Park for a picnic with some friends.  We weren't the only ones out for the afternoon!  What a gorgeous day.  What a gorgeous park.

Wildlife in Mendocino

Spotted on an afternoon walk on the beach.

A decadent breakfast

I love figs.  Every late summer/early fall when they start coming into stores, I find myself buying a basket or two and just indulging.  It sounds strange to eat them with brie, but there's something oddly addictive about the combination.  Teapot and cup handpainted by my aunt.