Summer Clothing in a Cold Climate

There are many jokes about the length of summer on the Canadian prairies. After two days of 30+ degrees, you will hear - so did you enjoy the two days of summer? With that attitude it is difficult to spend a significant amount of money on summer clothing. It seems that what we need in Canada are transition pieces and advisement to stay in air conditioned interiors during the few hot days. Of course we don't want to do that.

This year seems to be different, spring came early and summer feels like it has been here for awhile and is likely to stay for a good while longer. Although it is raining and quite cool out there today. However, it is I who is in transition and in something of a dilemma with my summer closet. All my summer clothing is in France. This year I won't be leaving Canada until August and will only be staying in France for 3 months. I have been caught unprepared yet I have no desire to buy any summer clothing.

It so happens that much of what I found in my closets is either too big or too small, stained or ripped. Remember, I am the one who expounds the perfect fit as being the most important attribute of clothing and keeping clothing in an impeccable state. I dug through my possibilities and found the following:

NICE, NO THANKS, NOTE-WORTHY and NEED

NICE

• 1 pair of blue & white striped capris that fit perfectly
• 1 pair of creamy coloured capris that also fit perfectly
• 1 pair of white linen pants that are big but have a drawstring waistband. They feel like wearing pyjama bottoms but because they are linen, they have a "look" - that summer resort kind of "look". I have never been on a yacht but they remind me of the kind of loose linen pants you would wear as you look out at the sea. Sigh.

NO THANKS

• 3 black short sleeved t-shirts that are too tight - probably 10 pounds too tight
• 3 white short sleeved t-shirts that fit but are all stained (no other choice but to wear while gardening)
• 1 pair of beige cargo shorts, stained and too tight - probably 5 pounds too tight (reserved for gardening)
• 1 pair cargo capris in good shape and they fit but too dated (reserved for gardening)
• 1 "golf t-shirt" style black dress, too tight to wear outside of the house

I appear to be well outfitted for gardening.

NOTE-WORTHY:
Transition clothing I brought with me from France:

• 1white linen shirt that can be worn over a tank top or t-shirt or on its own
• 1 black and white striped Armor Luxe pullover, 3/4 length sleeve
• 1 turquoise and white striped Armor Luxe pullover, long sleeve

NEED: There are too many items to list. I may have to go shopping.


Update - June 21 - 
NOTE-WORTHY: Surprising what you find when you start looking. I may not go shopping after all.