TARDIS Tuesday- Clara Oswald's 70's echo from The Name of the Doctor

This week's TARDIS Tuesday is a bit of an obscure one.  But you probably realised by now, that I like the obscure ones!

So, here is the opening sequence of The Name of the Doctor, the finale of Series 7 of Doctor Who.

We were FINALLY going to find out why Clara Oswald was the impossible girl and the Doctor had met her three times.

We see Clara crop up mysteriously with all the old, classic doctors and we wondered why.

At 0:46 and 0:54, we see a Clara in a very 70's-looking outfit.

I've wanted to do this one for ages but not got around to it!

Let's start with that first view!

So, here we see the top of Clara.  To be honest, I was partially waiting for my hair to grow.

My blouse is a Topshop one.  You have no idea how many brown floral blouses I looked at in the quest to find a suitable one!

I added another Clara item I already have- a brown leather jacket from Into The Dalek. Hers is suede with shoulder patches but a brown jacket will do me.

Next, I added a pair of dangly earrings. I have many so any would do!

The headband was a bit annoying as I had the perfect orange and brown scarf but I cannot find it for the life of me.  Instead, I noticed this old brown and orange Paisley tie of WOMOTM's which I snaffled (along with other vintage ties) when we cleared out his house.  CBC didn't want it so I saved it.  I suddenly saw how it would work as a headband!

Let's move onto the full-length outfit.

So, you can see those patches I mentioned.

She is also sporting a brown button-down skirt but I couldn't seem to find my (different coloured) button skirt so instead, I just added a black skirt.

Grey tights and my knee-high, very dilapidated brown boots finished the look.

When CBC saw me wearing this for church on Sunday, he laughed and asked if I was dressed as Ace (7th Doctor companion).  I said, "No!" and his rejoinder was, "Well, why are you dressed so retro?".  He was most surprised when the answer was, "Clara!"

What do you think of this outfit?

Is there any part of it you could see yourself in or is it all bit too Brown for you!?

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Those Autumn leaves

I was struck by how I was wearing the shades of Autumn leaf decay today- the three stages-
Yellow- when the leaves are bright yellow, the dark brown stage where they have started to die and then that pale biscuity stage where all the moisture has left the leaf and they are brittle, parched and ready to crack.  Sounds delightful eh!?  Hopefully, combining all three makes for a more pleasing sartorial conclusion.

 I have often made no bones about the fact that I emphatically do not like Autumn.  I often feel like the Bah-humbug fairy when everyone else (except Sophie, who I think is more on my wavelength, even though she show the beauty of it through her photos) is extolling the virtues of the season. I was thinking, as I read yet another post delighting in the Autumn, that perhaps I need to lighten up and appreciate it - to see the good, like I do in most other things.  It's not that I DON'T see the beauty in Autumn, it's just I feel the gloom of the darkening days and mourn deeply for the loss of summer, that time I love so much, thus I consciously shut my eyes to the positives.

And then, today at church,  as the children were completing some beautiful Autumn collages around us as the service progressed, Margaret, the vicar, played this beautiful video and said how lucky we were to see the beauty of Autumn.

  

And perhaps, within me, I knew that I must change my attitude to the Autumn.  When you look and emphasize the bad, you come to see that only. Do the opposite, trying to see the good and perhaps you can believe and take joy in that instead.

So, on the day, I came to try and accept that, the sun shone and I wore Autumn shades.

And delighted in my Poetic License (sister-brand of Irregular Choice) shoes which I wore for the first time and made me feel a bit like Mary Poppins.

The silhouette of this outfit is rather more grown-up than I am used to- I don't wear trousers all too happily though today, these Karen Millen mini-dogtooth 'Plus fours' (I called them Culottes, CBC looked askance on them and asked why I was dressing like a gentleman of the 1910's) suited the shoes. Sorry Julia, they needed an iron and I didn't!  Yes, I did match everything in the outfit to the shoes. The shoes came first,everything else followed!

And this afternoon, I headed back to church for the Confirmation service where I was playing flute  in the band with a combination of people. The church was packed and I was struck with that wonderful sense of a deep love of a community, unity, of a people combined, that I only get when I am at church. It's different from that of just being with family.  I felt happy, at peace, understood. I felt the joy and exhilaration  of those being confirmed.  I felt at home. Something I find very hard to put this feeling I experience into words, but it is, in a sense, a feeling of being lifted, being light and breathing with delight, almost that sort of sigh of contentment you get at times.  I wish I could explain it and I wish that you experience this kind of joy too!

I hope that you all have a lovely week and enjoy some fun, joy and rest too.  

Sending many best wishes,

Kezzie xx

Linking to:

Creative Mondays with Claire Justine 

AND 

Visible Monday with Patti

Rather oatmealish

Hi everyone!  Shocking that I have managed to post two days on the trot!!!!

I was really keen to get back into some of the fun linkies that I enjoyed doing pre-wedding and moving madness, so I was determined that nothing would keep me from joining in the Two Birds' Inspiration Monday challenge.

Today is someone called Blake Lively.  As the time since I last had a functioning TV grows ever longer, I seem to have even less knowledge of those in the celebrity sphere.  Speaking of which, we got a mean letter from the TV licensing people 2 days after they tried to call round wondering why on earth we haven't got a TV license. Surely, there are other people without TVs who can live without live TV?

Anyway, I digress (what's new).  This rather nice chocolate and vanilla outfit put me in mind of my bunny jumper (ASOS)and cropped brown trousers (Peacocks. Checked pattern, not visible in heinous grainy shot!) and these brown suede boots (second hand).  Not really like the original, but it was just inspiration, right? Oh if only I had the sand-coloured mac-type coat that my sister and I both once contemplated in Primark. We both bought it in brown (can't find it!) and decided not to buy the oatmeal which was ridiculous as it was really gorgeous-fitting and £9. In hindsight, we both regretted it and wished we'd just gone for it! Instead, I thought I'd go with a green mac instead!




I am  contemplating getting rid of these brown suede boots after today.  It was a nightmare to walk in them and my feet were absolutely killing after walking half an hour to school, around school all day and then the half an hour walk back home! Or, reserving them for no walking occasions!  Pity, they're about the only second hand boots I've managed to find (and like) in my gargantuan foot size!

I'm feeling pleased that I managed to do marking all the way home, come in and get on with work straight away, cook dinner swiftly when CBC got in, do the washing up, empty the bins and recycling, do a bit of blogging and then back to work!  Sometimes, I actually manage to get my get up and go!

Like the shops, I am contemplating Christmas. Don't shoot me!  As a music teacher, it is essential to be ready to go for the first week back after the holiday.  I've bought the KS1 nativity script and licenses.  KS2, I have selected the majority of songs and need to prepare resources, orchestra have already begun learning a carol (they need even more time!) .  So once I bid you adieu tonight, I'm off to arrange Angels in the realms of glory for recorder ensemble!

Right, now go and visit the Two birds and the oatmeal clad lovelies!

Scalloped edged thoughts.

 

Let's play Spot the difference with these two pictures!  How many differences can you spot?

Hello! How are you? Welcome to new mysterious follower whose Google friend picture appears to be a plant!  Since It's now getting cold, I've been wearing more of my hats to keep the heat in (and well- because we all know I like a hat!)

Let me tell you, this hat is SERIOUSLY annoying in the wind!  Unlike my other big felt hats which fit my head snuggly, this one is a little loose and it kept making an escape bid all on the way to school.  Then it started raining so I crossly shoved it in my bag...

It is hard to believe I am already wearing knitted tights and knitted dresses! (Dress:  charity shop purchase from a couple of years ago, tights, Tescos, belt: Mum, hat: Asos, Necklace: gift from Sophie with upcycled addition)

 I decided to add that flower pendant I made out of a broken earring to this teapot necklace that Sophie gave me to pick out the tights detail.

I made a bit of a horrible discovery at school today which upset me (and others) alot.  I'm really glad that I discovered it and brought it to attention but it still disgusted me how cruel children can be.  It made me worry about the type of things that children do get up to.  If you are in the habit of praying (and even if not, please think about it), please pray that the anger, cruelness and lack of empathy that some children to seem to have will be dissapated and they will aim for GOOD!

The day was hard- children were very lacklustre today. Year 3 were good but Year 5 and 6 were HARD work as was choir.  (That said- orchestra, which used to be the bane of my life is really good!)

 The nutty brown details in this outfit (i.e. hat, belt, bag) were inspired by this acorn I found in Frinton the other week (it has a really pleasing rattle). I reflected on the shades of brown,   Certain shoes and bags and items of clothing look really nice in this sort of acorn shade because of the texture and reflections of the material.  It wouldn't look so nice in every type of material like wool.  It's like life.  Everything has a way of being beautiful if viewed in a certain light, or used in a certain way, or fulfilling its purpose. Everything has beauty and goodness, you just have to find the way it works best or find it's best purpose.  Like me, like you.  What is the purpose for you?  In which way do you work best?  For me, reflecting on my homegroup study, I need to find what is God's purpose for me. Am I looking for different doors because I see closed doors because I am not pushing hard enough, am I lacking the knowledge?  Am I seeking purpose in the wrong places? Interesting things to meditate on.

And sometimes you just need green food.  I felt in need of GREEN!  A little bit of summer grass coloured magic!  This bowl of goodness included:
Soya beans, peas, sweetcorn, green cabbage, chicory, spinach, oodles of butter.  (I also ate 3 slices of bread with epoisses cheese earlier!)



Share some of your random thoughts with me, do!