Buffalo Check Plaid

I spent this past weekend in my boyfriend's hometown in southern Saskatchewan. Unfortunately we were there under sad circumstances, as his grandma passed away, but we made the most of it by catching up with his family and celebrating her long, full life (she was almost 90!)

Every time we are in Saskatchewan, I make a point of cruising up and down the back roads (well, let's face it, most of the roads are back roads as it's a rural area...) looking for abandoned houses, as photographing them is my favorite hobby. I have tons of abandoned places photography on my Flickr if you want to check it out!

There are tons of houses in the area if you know where to look, and we have found lots of them in the past. This weekend we didn't have much time to search for any, but we did find a really cool old schoolhouse that was built in 1906. 

According to the sign out front, this school was last used in 1958. It's made of wood, but it has siding that makes it look like brick. The only thing that is actually brick is the chimney. 

The place is obviously really well cleaned out, but I loved that you could still see where the chalkboard used to be on the wall. 

I got this coat from Devin for Christmas and I love it. Buffalo check is a great pattern and the price was right.

We found it in an unlikely place: Bass Pro Shops!

Coat: Bob Timberlake via Bass Pro Shops (sold out, possibly available in store) (option) // Scarf: Little Burgundy (old) (option) (option) // Leggings: Nine West // Watch: Michael Kors //  Bracelets: Stella and Dot (here and here) // Boots: L.L. Bean 

Sorry for the lack of posts lately,  I am still battling inclement weather (mostly the wind...wind makes for pretty ridiculous pictures) and the lack of daylight around here. 

I'm counting the days until the sun is up past 4:30 again!