I didn’t strictly ‘need’ anything heading into summer - I’ll be working limited hours from home so zero office style considerations, have only minimal travel plans and looking forward to a relatively simple life with lots of puttering around the house and garden. I do however love a light dress for doing so, and have ended up with two new ones, in brown hemp from Muji and navy cotton eyelet from Walmart. One additional summer purchase in the form of long, loose linen pants in a pretty blue I couldn’t resist while in American Eagle with my daughter.

In the interests of keeping myself honest, other purchases include a locally made by @linenway linen smock with pockets, again mostly for puttering but potentially nice enough to wear out, and some made-to-order workout gear from a one woman shop in Saskatchewan @bearandroo that I learned about via a Made in Canada facebook group. Perhaps in a bit of pleasant penance for my Walmart dress purchase