BAG IT BIG!

With this heat, I will always be ready for the beach but again, there is always the weekend farmers market.

Yes, more sunny days for me to strut my Vera Bradley dockside canvas tote in deco red - did I just turn myself into a preppy spinster? I hope not!

(Vera Bradley dockside canvas tote in deco red)

I know I have a dozen from LL Bean to J. Crew but like dark selvage jeans and brogues in tan and black, you can never have too many of them.


(They also have it in preppy navy, lime, gray and sunny yellow.)

At a sweet price of only $68, this hot arm candy is a total must have.

And no, I'm not a freckled ginger but I have always been preppy.

SCORED CANVAS: FOUR DOLLAR HAPPY AND A BOWL OF GYUDON

Things have been busy in my neck of the woods, right in the direct wake of Typhoon Nesat.


(A man bicycles in rain storm due to Typhoon Nesat. Photo from www.csmononitor.com)

We lost power early but that didn’t stop me from getting work done despite the 140 kph wind trying to rip my neighbors roof next door. Laptop eventually died, leaving my sister and I bored until 10 PM. We ventured out. Debris were strewn everywhere. Sofitel and Roxas Boulevard had seen better days. The waves had been tall enough to crash over the sea wall, parts of the US Embassy and the lined palm trees. Our neighbors flower arch was gone.

On a brighter side, I got myself a canvas tote from Hedi Slimane Homme for a bargain at the thrift shop right across my client’s building.


(The Hedi Slimane Homme canvas tote I scored at the thrift shop for $4.00 reminds me of the Teddyfish by Jack Spade)

The storm was dramatic to be sure but scoring an item for $4.00 , I escaped relatively unscathed.

THRIFT FIND : WAXED CANVAS TOTE

Olmayeyo? Tossan kot sun opsumnigga?

When you combine canvas with wax, you get perfection and this midnight blue waxed canvas tote I got at the Korean thrift shop over the weekend is just that. Choosing canvas over plastic, this tote is large enough to fit a great deal of gear for my everyday supplies like my laptop, moleskine, magazines and my camera.



For only $3.00 and without batting an eyelash, this ultimately is the perfect lazy weekend tote.

OFF TO SHIBUYA? I WANT A COTTON TOTE!

I'm in love with super-light natural cotton totes. The ones from Dean and Deluca are simple yet so chic - perfect for grocery shopping, the weekend village market, out of town, the beach or a trip down south.

I should really get one for myself!