Red Jacket Giveaway

I found this knit jacket at Nordstrom a few months ago.

I love the way it jazzes up a pair of faded jeans.

After I wore it for a total of three hours, I found that I am allergic to the fabric. (Made from polyester, rayon, and spandex in Mexico.) It has a decorative large brown button closure.

So this means I am giving it away! My loss, your gain.

The brown long sleeve V neck tee is old from T.J.Maxx the faded jeans are from Chico's. The Vince Camuto boots are old from Nordstrom.

 

If you would like to have this size medium red lightweight knit jacket, please send me an email with your name and address to Susan@FiftynotFrumpy.com. 

On Monday, I will ask Mr. Mickey to choose a winner at random.

Congratulations to Debbie Strickland! 

She is the winner of the jacket.

Minimalism Is In

Use discretion when adding jewelry and colors to your minimalist look.

I chose two colors and two pieces of jewelry. Normally my bag and shoes do not match, but they needed to for this minimalist evening look.

The jacket, tank, and pants are from Chico's.

Mr. Mickey took me out for dinner for our Wednesday date night.

The black satin evening shoes are my latest sale score. I visited Kohl's to buy underwear, but of course, I took a detour through the shoe department. These aren't even my size, but I love them, and they were the only pair in the store. I put two pairs of cushion pads in the toe box to make them work. They cost less than the underwear... $11.49!

I hope you find a treasure today!

The River Valley

On Sundays, we leave behind our schedules and hectic lives to do something very peaceful or nothing at all. On this Sunday, we took a drive down to the river valley. 

Our earlier plans of taking a drive up on the Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday were abandoned because of fog, which lasted until late in the morning. Instead, we drove down to the Nolichucky River Valley, as seen below from the Appalachian Trail.

(Photo from Wikipedia.)

This rich and verdant agricultural valley is where a lot of our local produce is grown. It is a summer tradition to drive down to the river to buy local fresh vegetables and fruit. 

On this day, we found lots of pumpkins at our favorite vegetable stand, along with tomatoes, plants, tree bark birdhouses, and other local crafts. 

I am wearing a Chico's jacket, necklace, tank, and khaki jeans. The Vince Camuto animal print flats are from Nordstrom.