Trish Berry, November 2024
I like solid black as one of my base colors. I wear a black outfit at least two nights a week, switching it up with different accessories. I can hang a white scarf around my shoulders and decorate with jewelry. Or, as in the photo below, I can wear black on black with an accent bow.
Vintage Echo Black Silk Scarf, La Femme Black Dress, Stud Diamond Earrings, Gold Bracelets, Gold Rings and Necklace. Black shoes were purchased at the pharmacy in Bermuda and have no name on them, but they are cute and comfortable. I bought two pairs of these sandals because I liked them so much.
I buy fake Zirconia on eBay, usually made by Stauer. Stauer makes lovely vintage zirconia pendants that you can switch around from outfit to outfit. I usually pay $10.00 for a pendant, but the postage is high so the end price is more, plus you pay taxes. But, I could not go out and buy such beautiful pendants anywhere else for that price. A lot of people are purchasing from Temu, but I have never purchased anything from there. Afraid I would get carried away.
The white scarf I’m wearing in the below photo was purchased at the Promenade on the cruise ship for $10.00. I love this scarf and use it frequently because it really does keep my shoulders warm.
Royal Caribbean White Polyester Scarf, Caribbean Clothing Midi-Length Dress, Gold Bracelets and Gold Rings, Gold Necklaces with Pendants, Diamond Stud Earrings, Apple Watch. And my rose sparkle ring that I won at Bingo.
I am so very proud of this bow I made for this outfit. It is made of a flimsy fabric. After I had made it with my rubber band, it hung down like a limp flower. What was I to do???? Well, Elmer’s Glue is invisible when it dries. So I carefully put Elmer’s on certain parts of the fabric, elevated it on something (can’t remember what) after stretching that section out. After it dried, I applied Elmer’s, stretched another section out and laid it on top of something to dry. Wow, it worked like a charm. I attach this bow, or any other bow, to the dress with a safety pin, a large safety pin.
If you ever get to Bermuda, make sure you go to the Crystal Caves. You can purchase an all-day ticket at a booth as you get off your ship. This ticket allows you to use all the buses and ferries on the islands all day long. (Bermuda is a string of islands linked together by bridges.)
We took the ferry over to Hamilton Township, caught the local bus to the Crystal Caves and loved it. The cost to us for doing this was much lover than paying for an excursion.
The caves are famous. Some young boys were playing ball in the early 1900s when their ball went down a hole. They climbed down to retrieve their ball and this is what they discovered. . .
Below is a cute red phone booth that people have their photos taken in. A visual memory of the past.
Within walking distance from your ship is the Dockyard Museum. It is filled with this history of Bermuda. Go there. It is fantastic.
Below is a photo the beautiful Main Dining Room on the ship we were traveling on. Beautiful!
Remember, what you wear does not make you. It enhances you. If you choose to dress up a little in the evening, it makes you feel good about yourself, go for it. I like Main Dining simply for that reason. Every woman I have ever seen in Main Dining has been beautiful. Their eyes sparkle as they talk across the table, the smiles are wide, and they laugh a lot. It is a joy to see. They don’t all ‘dress up,’ as I call it. Some are in cute sundresses, their shoulders pinkish from the sun. Some are in elegant jeans with white piping and a white shirt and two-inch heels. They are all lovely. All women are lovely. That smile makes them beautiful.
Thanks for reading. Hope to see you on our next cruise.
Trish
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