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Saturday 22 July 2017

Keeping Dry in Summer



Hi maties, how's it going?
Here it's been all sorts of things.

Difficult today.  Because it involved ongoing health problems with hubby and cat.  All at the same time and all resolved, thankfully, and nothing too serious. but trips to vet and A&E were involved.  And stuff to deal with back home after.


Exciting yesterday.  Because I was on a Boxing 100K high.


We went out for a bite to eat to celebrate my 100K views milestone.


Theory.  I was going to wear a dress and enjoy the 10 minute walk to the restaurant.  So summery. 
Reality.  Following on from our recent thunderbolts and lightening (very, very frightening, Gallileo!) I wore jeans and we took the car because it was pelting it down by the time we were due to leave home.


So, instead of some slip of a dress, I wore my M&S 501s, Next top, The White Company taupe cardi and Jones wedges, this being the brown version of the wedges I showed you a week or so ago.


The wedges are example of when, back in the day, if I liked something, I bought it in another colour too.  BUT, not a frivolous waste of pennies it turns out, because now in retirement I am a paradigm of investment dressing (!), for I am enjoying the fruits of my investment, in shoes, cardis and so much more.


Today's "so much more" being handbags. 
A matchy-matchy brown leather Gianni Conti bag, to be precise, from my Working Girl days. I adore it.  And OMG, I have just googled them and they are still making lovely bags, all these years later.
   But I made a point of showing you my GC today as a evidence that I am wearing handbags again, now that I have found that they can do sooo much more than carry filofax, business papers, make up, spare tights etc.  They can carry practical stuff, like pensioner cardis and scarves. paint tins, cat food, fish and bone fertiliser, the sort of stuff which fits better with my life today. 
However, my life yesterday was nothing more than going out for a bite to eat and carrying a camera, phone, purse (wallet),  retractable hairbrush and lipsalve.  I am pleased to report that only the first of those items was used!


The deal was that I'd "let" The Photographer take me out to dinner if he dropped me by the door and he alone would walk from the car park in the deluge.  For I was not fully dressed for the weather and was he not the one with the vision to throw a rain jacket in the back of the car?


Call that a deal?  How did I get away with that?  But it worked as here I am, bone dry.
Cheers !!!



14 comments:

  1. I see that the photographer did not get a good deal at all... Dropping off PP, then parking the car and walking back in the pouring rain whilst PP orders a 1-litre glass of wine (well that what it looks like in the photo). :o)

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    1. Long time, no e-speak, Duchesse.
      One of my department staff once told me "You manage to get me to do things I don't want to do, and then I discover I actually like doing them". When I told TP this, he looked at me proudly and said that is the hallmark of a born manager. I wonder if he is quite so proud of my management skills now that he's experiencing them first hand?!

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  2. Congratulations on hitting your 100K milestone. I do read your blog regularly and really enjoy it - I am going to make an effort to comment more often. I love your style and the outfits you put together - they always inspire me. I am leaving Canada next week for a new life in the UK and I'm looking forward to being able to visit all the stores you mention in your blog!!

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    1. Thanks so much, Barbara. So glad to hear you enjoy the blog, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you again, the comments make it all worthwhile.
      And what exciting news, a new life in the UK. I'm crossing my fingers that you won't be too far away from where I visit in the UK - we can meet up for coffee!

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  3. Cheers! I love your Queen reference!!!!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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    1. Do you know, Kellyann, you're the first ever to Cheers! me! And as you are my Tears For Fears mate, I thought you'd like the Queen reference!

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  4. Hi Mary.. you are looking great.. and congratulations.. hugs from A from CPH..

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    1. Tusinde tak, A fra CPH. Thank you so much and thanks for your sweetness, hope you pop in again soon!
      Knus, hugs. X.

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  5. I couldn't do without a handbag, but I guess I'm still one of those working gals. I may enjoy Pensioner freedom of sans bag in a few years.

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    1. Hey, early retirement! I love the freedom of being bagless and do consider pocket size when looking at new clothes. So with freedom comes the new burden of having to remember on those rare exceptions that I have a bag that I need to take it home at the end of a winey evening!

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  6. A true Gent! And I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate your 100k views. Congratulations xx
    www.vanityandmestyle.com

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  7. congrats on 100K thats awesome. Don't forget to come link up on A Labour of Fashion. Would love to have you join us

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    1. Thanks so much, and thanks for the link up information, it's always nice to get invites!

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