Turn Key

Dress: Blue Velvet Dress by Ronni Nicole by Ouida (size 8), thrifted

Tights: Sock Dreams

Shoes: Fluevog, Super Fine: Honour

Earring: etXarte

Necklace, Bracelet, & Purse: Vintage

Stats: 5'7" 38-32-42

Another vintage velvet thrifting find...perfect in every way...great fit & length, body con sexiness & sophistication...I could wear this outfit to any event & look smashing. 

I am really into my butt lately...I should start focusing on that more when lifting weights.

These black lace tights seemed better than any other option I had...& Fluevogs always make me happy.

This was my first time wearing this necklace we found at Elkhorn last year...

My make-up with this outfit included...Urban Decay eyeliner in Goddess, Baltimore & Babs eyeshadow by KVD, UD eyeshadow in Dragon, 714 lip liner from UD, UD lipstick in Bang & No-Tell Motel, & OPI nail polish in Art Walk in Suzi's Shoes. 

I wore this dress to spend an evening with my lovely husband, David.

I think it's wonderfully charming that he coordinates his outfits to mine. Shoe-fie of our Fluevogs. 

We tried a new place we had high hopes for...Turn Key. They also own Settle Down Tavern & Oz by Oz. This fabulous old building was most recently occupied by Pasqual's, but I still think of it as Fyfe's...Brian & I used to hang out there & eat, have cocktails, & listen to bands back in the 90s. Adorable drink menus inside of old books. 

We were a bit early for our reservations...so we sat at the bar & ordered drinks. David had a Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Aperitifo, Genepy, strawberry, lemon, seltzer, orange bitters), while I had to have the hilariously titled, Dueling Grandma Lamps (Amaro, orange wine, seltzer, ginger bitters). We were underwhelmed. In fact, David exchanged his for a Turn Key Pepper Mary (Mezcal, tomato, red pepper, spices). At our table...David sipped on a Sure, Bert Margarita (Blanco tequila, mezcal, lime, orange bell pepper, celery). 

For my second cocktail...I chose Homesick at Space Camp (gin, sherry, rhubarb, grapefruit, lemon, ginger). Because I have to try all the cheese curds...that's what we began our meal with. They call theirs Cheese Puppies & they were some of the best curds I've ever had...all the best elements of curds & hushpuppies rolled into one...with tomato powder, served with a dill ranch dipping sauce. We also ordered the Charred Carrots (chili macadamia butter, pickled cranberry, agave-lime glaze, sunflower seed dukka)...how exciting can you make carrots? Oh, they delivered...& it's something I could share with Kate. For his entree, David had Pull Tab Steak (Char Siu glaze, celery sweet & sour, fried satsumaimo, lemongrass aioli).  

It was Friday...so being a Michigan/Wisconsin girl...I had to try their fish fry...it was second only to Mint Mark. 2 Haddock filets battered & served with their mushaboom fancy fries, house tarter, tangy slaw, & a homemade biscuit. After dinner...David tried an East Wash Banana Stand (mezcal, banana, pineapple, lime, monèy? not sure what that is?). I sampled their Birdy Squirrel Old Fashioned (rye, Korbel, orange, cherry, maple)...& for an after-dinner drink, Oshkosh B'Grandy Alexander (coconut cream, brandy, cacao, cherry, amaro). 

Did David also have another drink...or is he just holding mine...I can't recall. Shuffleboard. Our verdict...fantastic food, mediocre cocktails...& as you can see...we gave them a proper shot & we wouldn't order any of them again. The next day...we went to the last indoor market of the season. We stocked up on pork from Cliff & beef from Bull's Ranch. 

Soft boiled eggs on toast...& later, dinner...Red Chicken Curry from Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka by Cynthia Shanmugalingam...delicious. An after dinner stroll around the neighborhood with Violet & Rye. And check out these amazing leopard shoes I talked David into ordering.