A Fall Outfit For A Boat Ride

If you are looking for the Ageless Style Link Up I regret to inform you that the ladies in the group decided to call it quits.  I was not part of that decision and I was extremely disappointed the ladies did not want to do it anymore.  I feel way too many link ups are ending and the reasons for them ending just make no sense at all to me.  I was so excited to join the group, and I think I only participated in three challenges, and suddenly after years, they want to fold.  It made me wonder "Was it me?".  Oh well.  I'd start my own link up but I always struggled with the link up codes.  I just don't have the technical skills.  But if there is any other over-40 fashion link up group that's wants a new blogger....I'm free!

I will be honest, ever since Covid, my fashion days came to an end.  Because everything seems to be cancelled, other than grocery shopping and hiking, I mostly seem to be wearing activewear.  I have not purchased one new piece of clothing in six months other than a $25.00 dress for a wedding and lots of face masks/neck gaiters.  Since our activities are so limited now, my husband and I have been doing a lot of outdoor activities. I did have to buy new activewear when we had a sudden cold spell hit Wisconsin and got dumped with a record breaking six inches of snow.  Due to this unexpected cold, I had to find activewear to keep me toasty warm while hiking.  I tried Under Armour Cold Gear and just loved it!  I hope to do an active wear fashion post soon.

In the meantime, I wanted to show you an outfit I wore to the Wisconsin Dells and a Dells Boat Tour the next day.

The evening before our boat ride it was a gorgeous, sunny, warm 65 degrees.  We walked around the downtown Dells area and took these beautiful pictures as the sun set.  It was so romantic.

I always check the weather and it was supposed to be warm all weekend, so I only brought this one outfit plus my active wear.  Well, to our surprise (and everyone else's in the Dells area) the next day the temperatures never got out of the 40's so I was very ill-prepared for a Dells Boat tour.

On the sunny, warm day before the boat tour I was able to just wear a rust tee with a camel cardigan.  The bottoms are jean leggings from Stitch Fix, and I wore camel booties on my feet.  The camel infinity scarf is actually a neck gaiter to meet Covid restrictions.  I am not one of those people who is terrified of getting Covid.  I believe in the sovereignty of God and what will happen will happen.  I trust Him for my protection and if He chooses to allow me to get the disease, I trust that is His will.  For me, the neck gaiters work the best.  I can wear it as a scarf around my neck, and they are easy peasy to pull up when I need to enter a building.  So I have collected a lot of them, and when Covid ends, I can still use them as infinity scarves.

This is one of my favorite cardigans.  I love thin knits that don't add a lot of bulk to my frame.  The color works with so many of my outfits and I like the length.

As I said earlier, everything in this outfit is old as I'm not buying new clothes during Covid but I will link to something similar at the end of the post.

Because the next morning was so cold, I had to amend my outfit slightly.  What I really needed was a parka, but unfortunately I didn't bring one.  So to stay a little warmer I put my black activewear jacket on underneath my cardigan.  It's so thin, it fit without looking bulky.  Thankfully,  I did have the foresight to bring a blanket scarf so I threw that over my shoulders.  Scarves are such great additions when traveling.  Always bring a scarf when you travel...they can be lifesavers if the weather changes suddenly, and they take up such little space in your luggage.  In this picture, I left the scarf untied, but the wind from the boat kept blowing it off, so I eventually tied it in a knot in front as you will see in the next picture.

I'm still loving my brown hobo bag that was a present from my son.  It's so big and roomy and the brown color is so fashionable right now.

Here is what the scarf looked like from the back.  Yea, I know, you're probably all wondering what I'm looking at.  But you'll have to wait till my next travel post to find out!

Rust Tee Shirt (old, TJMaxx, similar HERE), Beige Cardigan (old, TJMaxx, similar HERE),  Jeggings (old, Stitch Fix, similar HERE), Beige Booties (old, DSW, similar HERE), Blanket Scarf (old, similar HERE), and Brown Cognac Bag (exact one still available HERE).

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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How To Wear A Blanket Scarf

Last weekend after church my husband and I took a fall drive to see the fall colors.  You can read all about our adventure on Wednesday's Travel Post.   I dressed in an outfit that would be both appropriate to wear to church, but one that I could hike a short distance in as well.  Little did I know then how much Mother Nature and I would match!

The weather was in the low fifties and a little windy so I dressed in layers to keep warm.  Would you believe I bought this blanket scarf two years ago and this is the first time I ever worn it?  I love the look of a blanket scarf, but I find them way too cumbersome for everyday wear.  However, it was THE PERFECT accessory to wear this day!  It kept me so toasty warm from the cool fall air, and it wasn't a pain to wear because I wore it for a long period outdoors.  Most of my daily life involves running from a car to a building, and a blanket scarf is just too difficult to deal with for that.  But if you're outdoors for a longer length of time...it's perfect!

My suede vest I bought a season or more ago.  I've shown it to you many times before HERE,  HERE,  HERE, and HERE.  It's the best suede vest I've ever seen.  It is so well made, nice and thick, and very warm. I love the fur lining.  I use it more as a jacket, removing it when I'm indoors.

When I was in church, I only wore the sweater.  This is a new sweater I just picked up at A'GACI.  It's a store at the Mall of America that my husband and I always love to stop in whenever we're there. They have an on-line store too, but it seems a lot of the items on-line aren't the same as in the store.  I love both the color and the lace up detail of this sweater.  Could this color be any more perfect for fall?  I just bought this sweater less than two weeks ago and would you believe I already can't find it anymore on-line?  So sorry!

I wore my new a.n.a Embroidered Jegging  that you have been seeing constantly since I bought them.  I swear, I haven't taken these jeggings off since I purchased them!  They are just so comfortable,  I LOVE them!  They are my favorite pair of jeans that I own.

Here is a close up of the lace up detail in the sweater.  I did wear a blue tank underneath for modesty and warmth reasons.  For jewelry, I chose a simple necklace (Stitch Fix, Old) that wouldn't compete with the lace up detail in the sweater, and a tortoise shell and gold bracelet and rings.  I picked up the unique tortoise shell bracelet on clearance for only around $3.00 at JCPenney.

My blanket scarf I got on Amazon.

I wore old combat boots because I knew I would be hiking today.  They have a unique plaid fabric inside the shoe.  You can choose to wear them up or fold them down to reveal the plaid fabric.

I did carry a handbag into church, but no, I didn't carry it while hiking. We walked a short ways down the path to take photos with the bag, then my sweet husband ran it back to the car for me.  That's why some of my pictures I'm holding a bag and in others I am not.

I think this is my favorite fall outfit of all time.  I felt so comfortable and confident wearing it.  It felt like me.  And it was warm...what more could I have asked for?  The only thing that would have made it better would be OTK boots;  but I couldn't hike in those! 😊

The blanket scarf is huge, yet I still managed to take it off and put it back on again without a mirror quite easily while doing this photograph shoot.  If you never tried a blanket scarf before, it is just a big square that you fold into a triangle.  You place the triangle portion down over your chest swinging the ends over your shoulder, criss cross behind your neck, and then back down the front again.  You can then tuck the ends under the triangle portion so you can't see them, or leave them hanging out.  Some of my pictures show the ends hanging out, and some have them tucked under.

 So what about you?  Have you tried wearing a blanket scarf yet?  What do you think of them?  I'd love to hear from you!

Have a Great Day!  Amy

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