JOAN COLLINS BROWN: edinburgh fashion blog

PONCHO:LOVE THIS ONE

TURTLENECK TOP:SIMILAR HERE

JEANS: JBRAND

BOOTIES:LUCKY BRAND

PURSE: c/o VVA

HAT:SIMILAR HERE more affordable HERE AND HERE

I wore this outfit the other day to work and I liked it so much I had to share it, I was so warm and comfy. A key to staying warm is layering but you don't want to look bulky so paring a tight hugging top with something loose like a poncho can really work for so many body types.

Have a great Tuesday

Joan

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TOP: H&M

JEANS: (EXPRESS) I LOVE THIS PAIR

CARDIGAN: SIMILAR COLOR HERE

SCARF: VERY SIMILAR HERE

PONY TAIL: J.CREW

CLUCTH: SAME ONE HERE

BOOTIES: (OLD) LOVE THESE

SUNGLASSES: RAY BAN

Hey everyone,

I hope you're having a lovely week so far. Yesterday Chase and I had a good time while we walked towards campus and had lunch at our favorite Thai place. It's Ting Thai Caravan right next to the University of Edinburgh it is so good! Its always pretty packed and they only take cash so keep that in mind but its highly recommend by me if you're ever in Edinburgh or live here and want a new place to try (I know I'm always scouting new restaurants) its also so affordable and the portions are extremely generous. After lunch we walked a few stores down and found an amazing vintage thrift store, I'm mad because I have no idea what its called but its so fantastic, I really definitely be returning.

We walked towards the meadows which is just a really big field lined with trees along the pathways and as you can see the leaves have fallen and its so wonderful. Its pretty neat here because the grass in still so green even though the trees aren't. To finish our day we passed by the National Museum of Scotland (its absolutely free). We've been there before for a free tour but this time we check out some different parts. All in all it was a perfect fall day in the city, I just love living here.

Thanks for reading along,

Joan

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Happy Friday!

I'm so excited to share these photos from our visit to Craigie's Farm a few weekends ago. It was an adventure in itself getting there (if you follow me on snapchat you might have seen) we took a bus there. Its out of the city but keep in mind everything in Edinburgh is relatively close by since it's so small so I believe it wasn't even a 20 minute bus drive since it was early in the morning. We went to the bus station and found the right bus quickly but unfortunately because our bus driver was Russian we couldn't understand him perfectly so we got off way past our original bus stop. Our major detour turned in our favor because we got to walk and see the beautiful Autumn landscape, some cows,horses and other animals. Once we got to the farm we were so impressed, I had done my research before we moved to Scotland and found Craigie's farm online with great reviews but even then I didn't expect it to be so good. The Farm feels like it goes on forever and its a perfect place for families especially on a beautiful Fall day. The weather was definitely in our favor because it was just blue skies so we were able to be outside with no problem (the weather has been fantastic actually, I'm not sure if its an off year or people were exaggerating on the bad weather but its wonderful).

We started our time at the farm with apple picking, so we grabbed our baskets and took the tracker ride over to the apple trees. They have it set up with rows of different types of apples, its so neat. Once lunch time hit we took the tracker back to the front where they have a deli and restaurant inside, the food was so yummy and tasted so fresh. Besides being a farm they also sell produce and other goods. We went back after lunch but this time just walked to the pumpkin patch (we couldn't get a pumpkin since we were taking the bus) none the less it excites me when I see them.

We finished our day by going to see the farm animals, we saw pigs, chickens and our favorite were the shetland ponies (I WANT ONE) they are adorable and just calm, relaxing animals. We spent some time petting them, Chase even gave them an apple to munch on.

To me it was the perfect Fall day, I am definitely returning during Summer time because they also have strawberry and cherry picking. I hope you can check it out if you're in the area.

Do you have any fun Fall plans this weekend? Tell me about it by commenting below. Chase and I are about to go to the Botanic Gardens to see the fallen leaves.

Thanks for reading,

Joan

Turtle neck: ASOS

Sweater: H&M

Pants: J.CREW

Beanie: SIMILAR HERE

Scarf: VERY SIMILAR HERE

Boots:HUNTER BOOTS

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