Old Montreal

outfit details:
dress: vintage and altered by me
coat: urban behaviour
bag and boots: urban outfitters

I wish I could provide you guys with a pretty, vintage inspired, girly-yet-spooky Halloween post like so many other bloggers, but the truth is, this was Mike and my first Halloween together (he's been on tour with his band every other year) and we went ahead with our silly homemade Marge and Homer costumes! There is a picture up of us on my facebook for anyone who wants to see it, I only had one picture, and I sort of felt like it didn't make for a good blogpost, so instead I'm posting about me and Mike's adventures in Old Montreal from last Friday! We've both been so busy lately with job related stuff, school work and his band leaving on tour tomorrow, that we've had trouble finding time for our usual urban adventures...So on Friday, we both played hooky and spent the afternoon wandering around the historic district of Montreal. Armed with extra large coffees, we walked up and down all the cobble stone streets mostly people watching and stopping to read all the historical plaques we came across....It felt really great to be able to walk around being nerdy like we love to do. Simple things like that take the back burner to busy schedules so easily, and it can be so comforting to get back to them, even if they're just silly habits like coffee and walking around the city.

Anyhow, it's back to reality for both of us! Mike leaves on tour tomorrow for a week, then he's back for a week (just in time for my birthday) before he leaves again for another three weeks! His band (Trigger Effect) will be travelling across Canada with Priestess, and if any of you are along their path, you should go check out the show! Spot the drummer and let him know you know me, and I'm sure you'll make his day! (Drummers never do get the credit they deserve!)
In the mean time, I'll be canning, pickling, baking, sewing and knitting in preparation for my homemade Christmas! I've got all my weekends till the big day booked with crafting and cooking plans which should (hopefully) provide me with acceptable gifts to give out! Wouldn't it be fun if we all organized a big vintage clothing swap? Pick names out of a virtual hat and pick something out for the person we picked? Does anyone else want to organize that? I'm just too busy!!!