So as hinted previously, I have just returned from a long Easter weekend entire week away. How did that weekend stretch out so long??? Oooh I have no idea! but I am not complaining! :D
Time away: 7 days
Where to: my parents' house in the bush
Season: early autumn. Hot days, and beautiful and fresh in the evenings, daytime highs from lovely 28C right up to a roasting 34C
Expected activities: LOTS of bushwalking, smidge of campfiring and flying-foxing (yes, really!), a coupla forays into town and one big family dinner at a semi-swisho country restaurant for a special anniversary dinner for my brother and sister-in-law. Meeting a friend for lunch.
Colour scheme: mostly bush-and-dirt friendly olive, khaki and moss green, with the freshness of white and one shot of hot pink for fun and colour
What I packed: (click on each garment name to link to its original construction post)
(left to right; top to bottom)
(below) billowy white shirt
(below) summer pj's
hiking boots
smarter lace-up booties
ugg boots
thongs
not pictured, but I also took a selection of my handmade underwear and bathers
Verdict: Mum and Dad had mentioned that they had experienced a few cold nights, thus the packing of the corduroy jeans and ugg boots ... and then of course we had hot weather! only one morning and evening did I put on the black corduroy jeans but pretty soon took them off again for something cooler and easier to get about in. I needn't have bothered with them!!! but better safe than sorry I guess :)
Everything else was great. My dark olive khaki hiking pants were worn and worn, until I felt they could have walked around the property all by themselves!! My new wool felt cardigan was fantastic in the evening.
Nit-picking; I could have done with a few different tops, as in a bit more variety in styles. I do get bored with my choices when I'm away, particularly when I pack lots of the same; in this case, plain Tshirts. But actually plain Tshirts were the ideal thing for the kind of holiday this was.
My daily outfits:
I know you guys will like this photo :)
Hiking boots and hand-knitted sockies
