A week ago, I celebrated my birthday in the most wonderful way. B. and I invited close friends and family over to our place for a potluck the prior weekend, using my birthday as an excuse to finally have the housewarming that we hadn't got around to, and it was exactly what I needed - we are so blessed with the people in our lives. My sister, who is an artist, surprised me with this beautiful painting that she had been working on for the last several months - it's stunning and the colors are perfect with the tones in my living room and the tinted etchings my grandma had made that hang nearby.
On my actual birthday, B. also treated me to a fun evening of cocktails and a delicious Italian dinner, topped off with a refreshing and tasty pistachio semifreddo with candied orange peel. It was such a marvelous way to celebrate the year!
Unfortunately, my birthday also happened to be the onset of a really miserable winter cold. I made it through the dinner with B. but crawled into bed as soon as I got home, and have been quite ill ever since. I'm finally starting to recuperate, though my whole body is dry and dehydrated. So if I look a little drained here, that's why.
The photographed outfit was worn to have high tea with one of my closest friends - we live hours away from each other, but we found a tea room that is halfway between our residences that we like to meet at a couple times a year. Later on, I also made it out to a casual holiday party with our friends who live up the street.
I wore my beloved burgundy pencil skirt with an aubergine peplum top, chocolate hose, salmon beads, and purple low-heeled pumps. For extra warmth I topped it off with my gray 3/4 sleeve knit blazer and a coral/burgundy scarf B's parents gave me for my birthday. It's lovely - the scarf is very warm and patterned with bits and bridles (my mom, who used to ride horses, told me they are English bridles.)
I'm toying with removing the fringe as I'm undecided about the contrasting cream color, but since the twisted fringe is what prevents the edge of the scarf from fraying, I'm not sure that I could do this without potentially destroying the scarf. Any recommendations on this one?
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