Fruit Loot: An Ode to the Purse Panacea

Top: New York & Company; Skirt: Love, Fire: Kohl's

Some necklaces that I made eons ago.  Fake fruit always stays fresh!

Butterfly clip: Twig & Arrow, Boscov's

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Socks: Amazon

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Boots: Chase & Chloe, Zulily

I walked by this tree, and its scent made me stop.  Flower power perfume forever!

Bag: A New Day, Target

Bow: A New Day, Target

Cookbooks -- but just for show (see spiderweb).

Top: IZ Byer, Kohl's; Skirt: Candie's, Kohl's 

Bag: Steve Madden, Marshalls

Blue sky blooms.

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Socks: Amazon

Citrus-slash-stone-fruit season's afoot.  And you can't say "fruit afoot" without thinking about Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups' less plasticky produce cosplayer.  But in this orchard of old clothes I'm wearing, there are two new things to chew on, namely the bags.  The lemon one brings the beaded trend, and the cherry one boasts an also (still?) trendy bow.  They make me happy, like I could tuck my worries into cute carryalls and let the fruit juice juju douse my doubts.

So don't let anyone tell you that accessories are frivolous.  Accessories are amulets.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to glue rhinestones to my strawberry-emblazoned breastplate. 

Location, Curation, Fixation: Pink Prairie, Rainbow Ranch

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Skirt: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney

Geometry Gem Necklace

Bag: So, Kohl's

Trinket tray: Michaels

Bow: SHEIN

Bright Beetle Necklace

Boots: Universal Thread, Target

 LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Crafty Confection Necklace

Sunglasses: Circus NY by Sam Edelman, Boscov's

Shoes: Worthington, JCPenney

Top: Wild Fable, Target

The best kind of crown.

Bag: Isaac Mizrahi, Marshalls

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Boots: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney

Charlotte was here.

Bag: Marshalls

You'd think that after all these years, I'd be over my country kitsch schtick.  That I'd get real with myself and say, face it, Tracy, you're a Jersey girl.  But aside from the occasional impulse to set up my tripod at a nearby abandoned gas station, I'm uninspired by my suburban surroundings.  So instead, I put on one of my many pairs of cowboy boots and imagine that my yard is a speck in a stretch of wide, open spaces.  Delusional?  Sure.  But it's probably wise.

Intriguing or not, that gas station seems suspect.

The Seahorse and the Snowstorm

Sweater: Alfani, Macy's; Boots: Simply Vera, Kohl's

From the library of Charlotte Rose.

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Sweater: Paper Heart, TJ Maxx 

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill; Blouse: Nine West, Kohl's

Shoes: Betsey Johnson, Macy's

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Leggings: Derek Heart, Boscov's

Bag: Olivia Miller, Macy's

Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace

Boots: Nine West, Kohl's

Barrettes: Michaels, Target

Seahorses don't like snow, and neither do I -- the end.  Just kidding!  Well, almost.  Because this will still be a short post.  But I'd be remiss without mentioning that it was the husband who took these pics of Sunday's snowstorm.  Also, that I felt fit to rip apart two old necklaces to make this Frankenstein of a statement piece. Howdy, Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace.  

Just consider it my amulet for warding off more Old Man Winter.   

Woodpile Style: Sweet and Salty

Top: Macy's; Skirt: Tinseltown, Macy's

Purple mountain majesties: Michaels

Bag: Dolls Kill

Balance Gleam Necklace

Shoes: Impo, DSW; Tights: Betsey Johnson

Dress: Xhilaration, Target

Hair clip: Twig & Arrow, Boscov's

Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Sunglasses: Circus NY by Sam Edelman, Boscov's

Charlotte's whale.

Shoes: Worthington, JCPenney

Jeans: Wild Fable, Target

Fruit tray display.

Bag and rainbow belt: Dolls Kill

A belt that begged to be here.

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Bow: Limited Too, Kohl's

I'm very much into contrasts.  You know, old jeans with stilettos, chocolate-covered potato chips, and ballgown BBQs.  (That last one's not a thing, but it sounds fun, doesn't it?)  Anyway, I heart how opposites make each other stand out.  So I decided to try it with my fit pics.  I wore heels by the husband's power tools, a dress by Charlotte's swing, and a bow in front of the shed.  My new Balance Gleam Necklace fit right in, its '90s-inspired yin yang a reminder that opposites are puzzle pieces of harmony.  Because this is where I live -- and this is how I look.

Or at least it is when I'm not in my robe, eating something I shouldn't.