Day 99 of the #tracywearswool dress challenge — it is down to the wire.

I am out in a remote little town on the Long Beach Peninsula in Southern Washington… pretty much miles from nowhere — if you are used to living in a city.  But I love it here, and I love the smallness of it all.

And not far away is a fabulous Yarn Shop in the town of Illwaco: Purly Shell Fiber Arts.

They do lot of their own dyeing, and spinning, and also carry a select variety of commercial yarn.  I was thrilled at this season’s hand dyed wool — with names picked from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

(Wait…. shouldn’t that be Wooly Wonka??)

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool&  —  Same dress.  100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

What’s in store today:

Knitting, yarning and blogging, and a few other things….

This is the Yarn That I chose:

Handknit socks are 100% highland wool, from a pattern I designed… still need to publish!  One of these days….

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 Day 98 of the #tracywearswool dress challenge — and I was supposed to be in Portland today.

But, I am not.  Instead of meeting a fellow Woolander and going for a walk, I am still at the beach.  Not that THAT is so terrible… it is, after all … the BEACH.

I found a tie-die shirt that I was going to wear on our walk because this person seems to be particularly fond of tie-die.  So, I am wearing it anyway, even though we are not together.

It seems a little washed out in the top photo… so here is another. (Me, looking like I think I’m a movie star, or something!)

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool&  —  Same dress.  100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

Hoping today – day 98 of #tracywearswool – brings us a little action in the ring of fire!!

What’s in store today:

I drove over to the local Thrift store — my daughter and I are starting an online used bookstore through Amazon: Gypsy Rambler Books.  We are hoping to put low cost quality books into the hands of interested readers. Today, I went looking for books. Will let you know how it goes — and when I get a page set up for it.

I am ot even sure if this is the proper way to wrap one’s head, but I kind of thought I would twist it up into a Frieda Kahlo meets Rosie the Riveter style rosette.

Scarf is infinity style, with pineapples.

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 Day 97 of the #tracywearswool dress challenge — and I will survive… and thrive.

I have survived purging my closet and gotten rid of tons of clothes.   I have survived cutting off 2 feet of hair.  And I have survived wearing the same dress for almost 100 days. I Pretty amazing.

It is about thriving.   And I feel I have thrived with this challenge.  I have thrived with the dress. And I have thrived with the generous and kind, and thoughtful and committed community of Woolanders around the world.  As it is winding down, I can look back at all the growth.  And it makes me happy.

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool&  —  Same dress.  100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

What’s in store today:

I took a  drive to Oysterville, through the historic district, and down by Willipa Bay.  Really pretty.  ANd a lazy day knitting and blogging, and catching up.

As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative outfits that I can come up with!

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 Day 95 of  #tracywearswool, and I’m staying alive!!

It is quite interesting… I seem to be having more fun — more of a life — than in any other part of my life.  I guess I was too busy having babies,  raising them up, being married, and working hard to get ahead, that I lost track of having fun.  Sure, when the kids were little, and i was a stay at home mom… we had tons of fun.

But now, it is different. I h ave only myself to answer to… and I get to pick who I want to be. Artist, entrepreneur, activist, compassionate communicator, musician, gardener, knitter, dancer — these are things that I can choose.  And theses aren’t the only ones.  I am sure there are things that I want to become that I haven’t even thought of… yet.

It’s all about staying alive.

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool&  —  Same dress.  100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

What’s in store today:

A bit of a rainy day at the coast.  Tomorrow I will be heading back to Portland to check on the garden boxes. The garden up here is coming along, sunflowers growing taller everyday, and nasturtiums poping up everywhere.  And the deer haven’t found the primroses!

I just want to take a moment and thatnk the folks from Wool& for putting this challenge together.  And also, thank you for bringing us such thoughtfully made, and fabulously styled clothing.  It has been a pleasure!

As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative outfits that I can come up with!

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 Day 94 of  #tracywearswool, and here comes the rain again!

And from what I understand, it might start raining tonight… through the end of my challenge.  I may have to find and ultracool site, and an untracool outfit, for my 100th day.

It is amazing to me that I have worn a dress everyday for the last 98 days.  And … it has been the same dress.  I can say that I have gotten the value out of this one.

More amazing, I have a new Wool dress for after the challenge — a sleeveless gray number.  And I will be ordering my reward dress, so that will give me 3… How long do you thik I can go, if I rotate dresses??

It also means that I have blogged everyday for the last 94 days! Mostly about the dressm but also about knitting and Appalachian flatfooting and clogging.  I will continue the #tracywearswool posts, but probably oly once a week, so that I have more time for my next blog subject…..

But you will have to wait on that one — and tune in on day 101!

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool&  —  Same dress.  100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

What’s in store today:

A gorgeous day at the coast.  And back in Portland, there are planter boxes just waiting for me to come plant them!!

But the clematis is starting to climb up the poles, and the deer haven’t gotten to the primroses.  

And Boo Boo the black bear hasn’t been around for a few days, digging in the trashcans.

As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative outfits that I can come up with!

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