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Thursday, July 30, 2015

1st Annual World-Wide 40+ Bloggess Meet-Up

 And I was there with all the schtarrs!

~ and constantly hounded by the paparazzi (photo by Mel) ~

Hence forth, I hid out behind the camera to catch the likes of:

~ the Marvelous Melanie of Bag and A Beret ~
~ extra Sassy Sheila of Ephemera ~
~ Lovely Louisa of Damselfly's Delights ~
~ Amazing Anne of Spy Girl next to the Madcap Mother of Terrific Tami of Thrift Shop Commando ~
~ the Pretty Perky Patti of Not Dead Yet Style and moi undercover  (photo by Mel) ~
~ not to mention my Terrific True Love wearing his Stand Tall Kaftan made by moi  (photo by Mel) ~
~ me, Melanie and Anne dancing in the street (photo by unknown bloggess) ~

ooo, ooo and then there were the separated-at-birth twin artifacts made by Melanie and given to Anne and me.  Sublime, ain't it?  (photo by Patti).

As you can see I only took 4 pictures (eek) so thank goodness for everyone else.  And thank you a zillion times over Suzanne, Sue and Melanie for the Grandest Bloggess Meet Up on the Planet!  Mwwwaaa!  For a real overview of the entire event visit Sheila of Ephemera ... or for a one of a kind view, see each participants take on their own blog:

Suzanne (Toronto) -- Suzanne Carillo
Sue (Vancouver) – A Colourful Canvas
Melanie (Vancouver) Bag And A Beret 
Patti (Florida) –  Not Dead Yet Style 
Sylvia (Singapore) 40+Style
Greetje (Netherlands) – No Fear of Fashion
Trina (Utah) – Tea Time With Trina
Tami (California)Thrift Shop Commando
Sheila (Victoria)Ephemera
pao (Chicago) – Project Minima 
Ally (New York) Shybiker
Louisa (Vancouver) Damselfly’s Delights
Anne (LA)Spy Girl  
Shawna (Victoria) The Director Of Awesome
Tiina (London)Elegance Revisited
Jodi (Vancouver) – Day 2 Day Wear
Wendra – The Looking Glass
Tracey (Vancouver)Fashion Forward 40
Chloe (Vancouver) – Fat Rabbit’s Delight


Hey, I have something on my head up there.  Here's my chance to finally join Judith's Hat Attack.  Check out all the lovlies, my dear.

24 comments:

  1. Oh yes, wasn't that fun?! Hee hee. What a pleasure to meet you, Pao, Thou of the Magic Hair, and your True Love. From so far away too. These photos are BIG. Hurrah! That first shot is one of my favourites because it was so spontaneous, and the street dancing one which show off your shoes so well. Too bad we can't see what was written on your socks. Great roundup.

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    1. Good thing there's all this documentation everywhere or I wouldn't believe it really happened, or rather, that I was there! And omg, I met Ms. Melanie!

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  2. What a fun group! Great pictures. We're all still glowing from the event.

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    1. Yes, yes, yes! So glad to have met you Ally. I must say you were quite striking in that Canadian tie. Is that something you'll wear to work?

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  3. You all look like you had such fun. I love seeing happy bloggers hanging out. <3

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    1. We did, and I was exhausted too, so many naps were skipped for the greater good. I still can't believe I was there...

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  4. I've so enjoyed reading everyone's recap of the meetup - I'm so sorry I couldn't be there. I'm very envious you got to meet Mel - I'm hoping to have that pleasure some day.

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    1. Yeah, you're not that far away really. Next time?

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  5. Lovely to see you in all your glory!
    Must have been fun and exhausting. Love the first celebrity shot! Xo Jazzy Jack

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    1. It was, it was! When's the downunder meet-up?

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  6. Dancing in the streets really says it all, doesn't it! Your photo selection is bliss! Colour, pattern, sun, smiles...oh,and some awesome styles!

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    1. Ah, Sweet Sue, we never got to talk sewing now did we? How is that possible?

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  7. You did better than I did with the pictures. I only took photos from the plane. What do we call a man caftan? A Maftan? A Cafman? Either way it's awesome. xoxo

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    1. I call it a Man Dress. But who knows, maybe a caftan was male first... I really related to your posts. Made a very deliberate effort to not dis my photos no matter what, out loud or to myself, cuz I know where that goes. So far, so good. It was great to meet you, Shawna. Until we do again...

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  8. So. Much. Fun. It was so amazing to meet you and your True Love in person!! I'm so glad you could come to Vancouver to play. (Oh, and thanks for the not-so-bad photo of me. And the pigeons.)

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    1. I think it's a great photo of the Lovely Louisa. It was amazing to meet you fer reel and I'm so glad to have made it to Vancouver. You were the greatest tour guide. Sorry to have missed the special offer. So much to do, so little time...

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  9. Ha! I love that photo with the hand : )

    I didn't have much of a chance to talk to you but I'm delighted you and your True Love came and you enjoyed yourselves.

    Your endless creativity is an inspiration.

    bisous
    Suzanne

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    1. And I'm overjoyed you guys brought this thing into fruition. 3 cheers to you!!!

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  10. Glorious! What a festive event! So happy to enjoy from afar.

    I absolutely adore your "undercover" hat, which is the perfect addition to Hat Attack. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Now I'm off to check out more blogger meet-up photos!

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    1. It was a pleasure to participate in all the events!

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  11. Of all those gorgeous bloggers I think our smile was the biggest! I love that photo of you, Anne & Melanie, its utterly wonderful! xxx

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    1. You started it Vix. After vicariously enjoying all your blogger meet-ups, I finally was able to do one for real. Yay!

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  12. Thank you for posting such great pictures of the meetup!

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    1. My pleasure, Tami, as was meeting you and your Mom. I visited your site and tried to leave a comment, but couldn't without signing up to join something (which I am loath to do.)

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