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My new top from @northernreflections is luxuriously soft, the print is unique and I love the style with a handkerchief hem. I’ve paired it with comfortable drawstring pants, from Northern Reflections. They also come in charcoal.Northern Reflections is a quality Canadian women’s clothing company, I’ve been a happy customer over the years (since 1985 when the first store opened) and I’m delighted to collaborate with a company who cares about our environment and values SLOW FASHION.#southampton #sunset #lakehuron#sunset #southampton Ontario #lakehuronStyling my floral top with white jeans and red jeans. #florals #magnolias #fashion #fashionbloggerStyling my floral top with red jeans and black faux leather pants. #florals #fauxleather #fashion #fashionblogger #thrifingStyling my floral blazer with white jeans and black faux leather pants. #fashionblogger #florals #whatveganswearI always find something I like at Northern Reflections 🇨🇦(Canadian women’s apparel store). This red and blue top is great paired with jeans. #fashionblogger #shopcanadian #shoplocal @northernreflectionsNorthern Reflections is one of my favourite Canadian stores. 🇨🇦❤️#fashionblogger #supportlocalbusiness @northernreflectionsShopping adventure with Maria! These funky tunics (100% cotton) are made in Nepal by an ethical company. Let’s support small businesses! @la_jolie_molly_boutique #ridgewayontario #crystalbeach #forterieWhat to wear to dance class? This red and black plaid dress with a high waisted lace up and handkerchief style. #fashionblogger #dancerA time to dance! This is one of my favourite skirts for dancing. It’s a flowing,sheer fabric that looks amazing when I twirl. I love the high low style. #fashionblogger #dancerA dress for all seasons. With summer being too short for my liking, I layered this summer dress with a long black cardigan, black dickie, a leopard print halftee, a leopard print scarf, bamboo tights and leopard print booties. Swipe to see how it looks in summer. #fashionbloggerMy favourite faux fur jacket and snake skin print joggers. #fauxfur #fashionblogger #fashionover50 #snakeskinprintPink and blue tie-dye Dolman sleeve top made in the USA.🇺🇸#fashionblogger #madeinusaPattern mixing in black and white with plaid and stripes and polkadots! Do you do pattern mixing? #plaid #stripes #polkadots #patternmixing #blackandwhite #fashionblogger #fashionover50@coveredperfectly is back!! ❤️Stylish, flattering, ageless fashion. One of my favourite tops is #simplecomfort - I bought it in several colors. This one is black which I’m wearing with a red Dickie underneath. Goes great with my red and black #buffaloplaid #coveredperfectly #fashionblogger #fashionover50 #madeinusa🇺🇸Relaxing in my red Covered Perfectly top.❤️made in the USA 🇺🇸 @coveredperfectly #fashionblogger #fashionover50Winter in Ontario. Keeping warm in my pink puffer jacket and cosy fleece-lined pink camouflage leggings. @save_the_duck #pink #pinkcamo #winter #fashionblogger #hanoverHappy Valentines! With love, carmen ♥️#love #valentines
Tag Archives: death
The year there was no Christmas
Fifty years ago today, my brother Johnny was killed in a horrific car accident in Toronto, Canada. I was living in Costa Rica with my dad at the time and literally deathly sick with hepatitis (which I didn’t know I … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Memories
Tagged 50 year memorial, death, hepatitis, Johnny Czech, my brother Johnny, pain, suffering, tragedy
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We Are Family
Even though we’re an ocean apart and times together are few, my family in Germany is very dear to me. March 2015, I received the sad news that my dear cousin Marco passed away. I wasn’t able to attend the funeral, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Memories, Nostalgia
Tagged cousins, death, Germany, happy memories, nostalgia, tortoise
19 Comments
3-D DAY
Usually, I’m a happy, fun-loving person with lots of energy and a positive outlook: a Pollyanna philosophy that there’s always something to be glad about. But even Pollyanna had down days. Today’s post I write during the wee hours of … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Memories
Tagged death, depression, Johnny Czech, morose, sadness, Tim Horton's grave
22 Comments
Life is a bowl of cherries; Death is the pits
Marion and I saw Dr. Zhivago when we were young. The image of little Yuri at the burial of his mother still haunts me; little did I know that I would live this terrifying scene when my brother Johnny was … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Day Trips, Photography, Toronto, Travel
Tagged Advent, Christmas, cn tower, day trip, death, Dr. Zhivago, hope, joy, love, Peace, photography, Scenery, Toronto
11 Comments
Bittersweet December
We have all tasted the bitterness of death. It is never welcome, yet always shows up uninvited; sometimes unexpected and sometimes arrives slowly but surely. It never shows mercy to anyone. Death is cruel and heartless. December 1, 1968 is … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Memories, New York City, Nostalgia
Tagged Central Park, Christmas, death, faith hope love, Imagine, John Lennon, Johnny, NYC
22 Comments
In Memory of Lise
In February, I shared a fabulous occasion with nine fabulous women over 40. We were the ten finalists for the 2013 Most Fabulous Women Over 40 Model Search. We danced and walked the runway at the Red Dress and Tie … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Memories
Tagged death, Fabulous Women Over 40 Model Search, Footprints in the Sand, memories
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