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Redpath Waterfront Festival!

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This past weekend, as part of my vacation in my own city, I went to the Redpath Waterfront Festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812. We watched the hubbub from our hotel room and decided to go check it out - I’m so glad we did!

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This South American band was awesome and so fun to watch. They kept dancing back and forth in sync. I was also very impressed by their hair. :P All the musicians were great and added a lot of festivity!

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This ship kept firing its cannons every few minutes, scaring the living daylights out of us until we got used to it.

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Helping the sailboat get some extra wind!

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The Redpath Waterfront Festival was so much fun. Toronto is a hub for summer events, and this really kicked off the first official weekend of summer.

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So techies, were you at the festival too? How did you spend the first summer weekend of 2013?

~Sage


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How to: Wear a Vintage Hat

I can smell the salt in the air, wafting up the hill from the harbour. The sky is blue and the water even brighter in the sun - a sign that summer is on its way. The breeze is crisp as always, chilled by the sea, and sometimes I have to hold my raspberry hat to keep it from flying away. A little yellow boat drives by, and a seal pokes his head out of the waves left in its wake. Sometimes it’s good to step away from technology and take it back to the days before cellphones, laptops, coding and debugging. Just soak in the sun, breathe in the salty air.

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Inspired by my vintage raspberry hat, I wore my grey jacket and old character shoes (yes, these shoes have been in many musicals and dance shows with me!). This simple three-piece outfit is an eye-catching reference to the mid 20th century! The hat adds a punch of colour, and the character shoes are just the right height to reference another era.

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How would you style this hat differently?

~Sage


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Bring Youth Back this Spring

The grass is so green out, it’s making me happy! It’s so lovely to be out in the sun again. Dogs chasing squirrels in the park, little kids licking popsicles and playing on the swingsets. Things were so much simpler before we went to school, judged each other and got jobs. If you’re having a particularly stressful week, set aside a day to relax and step away from your computer and all technology (except cameras, you always need those!) and have some simple fun like when we were younger.

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For this Look I’m wearing a New Look top from England, a vintage skirt from the 1950s (Dressed in Time vintage shop), and my brand new Michael Kors wedges. I’d been looking for a good pair of work-appropriate shoes for my upcoming co-op job, and I wouldn’t settle for anything less than 4 inches tall. Michael Kors makes great shoes (among all the other amazing things like my favourite leather jacket), and I’m in love with these summer wedges. The best heels are heels I can run and dance in!

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I thought I’d try my hand at hand modelling with my FIJI water…not bad eh? And how cute are teal nails for spring?

~Sage

PS, I’m submitting this post for IFB Project #94! Here’s a link to the movie Epic’s FB page.

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