bright white light

it has been pretty lovely here in toronto the last few days. spring, i believe, is setting in. and thank goodness for that! (sorry edmonton folks.) my apartment is crazy dark, what with being a half-basement and never getting any direct sun due to a too-close-neighbouring-building... and i've been going a little crazy functioning in a perpetual dimness. (and the fact that i can't take a decent flashless photo in here to save my life... blarg!) plus the bathroom light died a zillion years ago, then was repaired ever so briefly, and then died again immediately. so i've been in the dark there. and two days ago the ONLY highly-functional (bright) light fixture in the whole place popped in some sort of power surge, and hasn't worked since. darker and darker!

but yesterday mel, margene, and i went for a long walk in the crisp sun, and then sat outside to have a coffee. and it was delightful.

and today, i'm saying goodbye to the fall/winter desktop:




and hello to a newer, brighter screen existence:




now all i need is a desk and life will be GRAND! (also, a birthday-parcel arrived in the post from one emma-in-the-uk... so that's exciting! less than a week now!)

all that being said, now i'm going to say a quick something about some more FALL FASHIONS! (but they're shot on white backgrounds, so it's okay.)

tess giberson.

there was a lot of black-on-black layering, which was hard to read in the photos... but there are a few things i really like. like. orangered! (although i would belt it at the waist. for me.) and. sheer as a bottom layer.






and. willow. (by kit willow. which reminds me of the muppets... willow, tit willow, tit willow.)

i like her take on suiting/the tux. and. mountie pants!








the above five photos are from style.com.