Mid-November ➸ Late March

wardrobe inspo

• spaghetti-strap dress or top with cutsew underneath
• blouse with puffed sleeves
• light coloured cotton
• nautical ; florals ; lace
• sandals with socks
• straw hats with ribbons or flowers
• straw basket or bucket bag
• hair braided ; milkmaid braids ; flowers in hair

wardrobe ideas

• do:
  • practice braiding: milkmaid braids: try hair lacing
• make:
  • sew a light and airy skirt
  • make shells into a necklace
• purchase:
  • a straw hat
  • brown sandals

lifestyle & hobbies inspo

• read Summer Faerie
• make jam
• draw flowers or fruits in my hobonichi
• read a book or magazine outside in the garden
  • or do an embroidery or other portable craft
• have a picnic
• make a butterfly feeder

foods inspo

• Christmas fudge
• iced tea
• rose petal honey or jam
• abundant salad

to do

• work on Garden Almanac

garden aesthetic

• fruit trees
• watering at dusk
• flowering shrubs
• the smell of roses in the heat
• fertilising growing plants

festivals

• November
  • 30 | Junior Eurovision
• December
  • 5 | Sinte Eve
  • 11 | International Mountain Day
  • 21 | Summer Solstice
  • 31 | New Years Eve / Ōmisoka
• January
  • 1 | Ganjitsu
  • 7 | Jinjitsu
  • ? | Epicurus' Birthday
• February
  • 12 | Lantern Festival
  • 16 | Lunar New Year
• March
  • ? | Lao Tzu's Birthday
  • 14 | White Day
  • 21 | International Forest Day