34; Next stop, Salem Mass.

I recently got to visit a shop on the way out of town that specialises in antique knick-knacks, furnature, fossils, crystals, jewelery, and occult pieces like skulls carved from various stones, Hindu figures, pentacle pendants, reiki crystals, and the like -- and really, I didn't spend a whole lot. I'm pretty sure I walked in there with $45 in my purse and had six or seven dollars leftover in the end.

Turquoise wood pendant, approx. $4

Flourite crystal pendant, approx. $8

I was hoping to find a clear quartz crystal pendant, but I'm not too worried. They're all around the internet, and this one looks pretty darn cool.

Amethyst pendant, approx. $6

Not only my birthstone, but it just looked really lovely in the case I found it sitting in. I am actually loving this more than I thought I would when I bought it.

Bone carved bracelet, approx. $5

At least, the tag said 'bone' on it -- however, I no longer have it because the woman snipped them all off and kept them when she was adding up my total. It's fairly light, and definitely hand carved. (The photo isn't pixelated; the edges are just rough.)

Polished garnet piece, approx. $8

I hope to try to turn this into a necklace pendant, somehow.

Quartz crystal, approx. $6

This was so gorgeous, that I just had to buy it. Maybe I'll be able to turn this into a pendant as well?

Old tile, $2

Sarah picked this out but wasn't sure on buying it. I went ahead and purchased it in case she didn't want it,  and to secure no one else grabbing it. (Not sure if she still wants it, actually.) For the life of me, I can not figure out who these two are. I'd immediately assume Krishna (blue) but with the snake around his shoulder, I'd guess Vishnu. (Okay, they're almost the same person, but they're significantly different.) I wish it was a better view of the one on the right, because they look so feminine, that it really makes me curious as to who it is. That, and I'm not really sure who sports a snake buddy and a trident, so I need more clues.

My fringe shorts are late on arriving, but they should show up tomorrow. I won a button-up on ebay (after being outbid at the literal last second on a pair of gorgeous palazzo pants I needed in my life) and am wondering if they'll go together. I actually sort of have this imaginary outfit planned out and if the top goes with the shorts, then I'll be very pleased. I'll then be looking out for a big black floppy hat and will be buying a certain bronze crow skull ring I've had my eye on for a while, and to finish I'll be fixing up my favourite black boots. I've been having this weird urge to dress up like some late 60s era voodoo witch doctor lately -- but, you know, tasteful.

So it was probably fated that I discovered this band via The Colbert Report this week:

I think I need a mod-style little black dress now.

11; Errands turn into a date downtown ♥

So my fiancée Kathryn needed to go downtown today to the notary with her massage therapy application. She'd been wanting to get a ride down to the notary office, but today was such a nice day that she asked me if I felt like hiking down there on foot. Naturally, I said yes. (I need the exercise.) Again, being such a nice day, and with her being in such a good mood lately, she asked if I also wanted to get lunch at our favourite café afterward. Once again, I agreed.

So, I decided that I wanted to dress up. I've been loving the maxi dress I bought from Disarming Darling on her eBay store and wanted to wear it while the weather was cooperating. It's been getting warmer these days, and I've been all sorts of excited.

We went downtown, got the notary business done, hit the ATM, and I pulled out some cash because I realised that I missed our one local antique store and wanted to see how much it had changed in the year since I last visited.

Where we ate is the Wholesome café, one of the best little places I've ever eaten. They make everything with organic and/or locally grown ingredients, and many things are made from scratch. I had the super delicious California Wrap, made of spinach, sprouts, cucumber, goat cheese, carmellized onions, and pesto in a wheat wrap. I...can't remember what Kathryn got. It's called 'The Veggie' but to my understanding, it was basically the same (spinnach and sprouts) but with carrot and...other things. It was also on Ezekiel bread. We also got the best damned blueberry smoothie ever created.

After that, we hit the antique store, and I found a lovely purse for only five bucks!

Our vantage point at our current favourite table.

This is a blueberry smoothie done right. Made from scratch with almond milk and rice-based ice cream. It's pretty damn amazing.

Lookbook | Chictopia

(Ugh, weird face.) The dress I bought from Disarming Darling. Had to hem up the bottom and the straps, so it fits a lot better now. You can't tell, but I'm also wearing that silver antique ear cuff that I was bidding on in that one post I made about ear cuffs. I really love this dress. ♥

The five dollar purse. Had to cut the strap down which made the leather a little funky there, but no big deal. It's a really cute bag. I worship upholstery-style floral print.

And this post is going to be a little short, because our internet is being really dumb tonight and is taking forever to do the simplest of tasks. God knows when I'll be able to update Lookbook or Chictopia.