The Ice Storm

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Melissa Harrison

We had a bad ice storm earlier this week. We didn’t get a day off to play, but Matt and I did get a rare opportunity to work from home together. We didn’t lose power until the middle of the night so we were able to get lots done while making each other tea, sharing snacks, showing each other what we were working on and staying inside, warm, safe and together.

Overalls thrifted
Sweater L.L.Bean
Socks ModCloth
Glasses Warby Parker
Ring & Earrings old
Phone Case Rosehound

All photos by me.

A Black & White January

Posted on January 31, 2019February 7, 2020 by Melissa Harrison

I had a lot of fun challenging myself to only shoot in black and white this month. I think I’ve learned a lot about lighting, contrast and how my editing software works but I know there is still so much more to learn. I’m excited to jump back into colour but also a little sad to see it go. For this shoot, knowing it was my last in black and white for a little while, I tried to have fun playing with shapes, movement and colour in my favourite thrifted sweater.

Sweater thrifted
Pants ModCloth
Shoes ModCloth
Glasses Warby Parker
Necklace Emery & Opal
Earrings old

All photos by me.

Meet Me in St. Catharines

Posted on December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 by Melissa Harrison

I see women wearing red stockings with elaborate dresses of a different time in movies like Meet Me in St. Louis and Gone with the Wind and always wish I could be like them. I wish I could wear bright red stockings with garters, bloomers, corset, chemise and crinoline, to dance around my Victorian mansion everyday, but I’ll take what I can get: lipstick red nylons at Christmastime.

Dress ModCloth
Cardigan thrifted
Nylons Target
Shoes thrifted

All photos by me.

Thrifty Hike

Posted on November 8, 2018November 7, 2018 by Melissa Harrison

They don’t make them like they used to. My husband and I discovered, a few years ago, that the best place to buy warm, well-made and affordable sweaters is at thrift stores. He’s been lucky enough to find some great vintage pieces from the 70’s and 80’s while I’m still kicking myself for leaving without a matching set of classic 80’s ski sweaters (because my arms were already full of other cute sweaters). We’ve found the luxuriously thick, double knit, wool blend, not-quite Cosby sweater my husband wore today, cashmere cardigans, and the not vintage but classic cable knit + pom pom wool blend sweater I’m wearing with my (also thrifted) flannel. We just can’t find sweaters warm and hearty enough to hike in single digit temperatures like this at the mall or online, and certainly not for $6-10 a pop!

Sweater thrifted
Flannel thrifted
Jeans Modcloth
Boots old
Hat ModCloth

All photos by me and Matt.