Charity Shopping - New to You in '22!

Sayschezza

Hobbs jeans as new
2 x M&S tees both as new
Pair earrings still on card
Principles sleeveless blouse BNWT
total £15

Cherryfudge

DH came home with a book on knitting for me, from Yorkshire Cancer Research. The sticker says £1.50, but of course it could be a lot more if I end up buying yarn to make some of the patterns.

Rosa_Damascena

Sayschezza said:

Hobbs jeans as new
2 x M&S tees both as new
Pair earrings still on card
Principles sleeveless blouse BNWT
total £15

They usually retail at £89!!

wondercollie

goldfinches said:

wondercollie said:

FFL hats are known as Kepi's.   We had a relative that was in the FFL

I'm fascinated by this piece of information and and feel it is my reward for early rising! I implore you to tell enquiring minds more, please.

Meanwhile, I have managed to stay out of the shops so can record four NSDs with respect to chazza browsing, however my Kindle account has taken rather a beating so I'm not quite as frugal as I'd like to be yet!

Long story short.  After WW2, a German relative couldn't return to his home as it was occupied by the Soviets.  After surviving the War in the Kreigsmarine, he did what any sensible young man would do.   He went to France and joined the Legion.   Served in North Africa and Indo China.   Came out, got married, had kids, emigrated.   He collected a French government pension for his service.

The family photo album was like a weird time capsule.   Wedding pictures of Army officers in jackboots (how those survived the War, I have no idea) and his time in the Legion.  It was like an old National Geographic at times, pictures of Tunis in the 50s, some from the Congo with villagers and the jungles of what is now VietNam.

The military was and is the family business, my husband served for 40 years and both of our sons are in the Forces.  The oldest has a very German name much to the amusement of his troops.

Brie

Pollycat said:

Been to 5 charity shops this morning.
Bought 4 paperbacks: John Grisham, Val McDermid, 2 X Lee Child. 50p each.
A James Pringle 100% wool scarf in a pale tartan for £1.00 Sue Ryder and a 100% silk scarf from local hospice £1.50.
Not sure about the bird...

If you remain unsure about the bird I'm sure we could come to some sort of arrangement.....you know me and silk scarves!!

Couldn't really look at the Pringle one - wool? in this weather?? NO!!!!

Pollycat

Brie said:

Pollycat said:

Been to 5 charity shops this morning.
Bought 4 paperbacks: John Grisham, Val McDermid, 2 X Lee Child. 50p each.
A James Pringle 100% wool scarf in a pale tartan for £1.00 Sue Ryder and a 100% silk scarf from local hospice £1.50.
Not sure about the bird...

If you remain unsure about the bird I'm sure we could come to some sort of arrangement.....you know me and silk scarves!!

Couldn't really look at the Pringle one - wool? in this weather?? NO!!!!

I knew you'd pop up, Brie. 😁
It's just an odd type of bird.
I do know what you mean about a 100% wool scarf in this weather.
But winter IS coming. 😱
I had a great friend (of almost 40 years) who loved scarves and golf and would have loved it.but we lost him 9 months ago so I will
wear it in his honour.

Brie

@Pollycat
think it's a blue coot.  don't know if that helps or not.

Pollycat

Thanks, Brie.
Indeed it is a blue coot.
But not as pretty as a humming bird or 
peacock or bird of paradise.
Still, beggars can't be choosers. 😃

Cherryfudge

Brie said:

Couldn't really look at the Pringle one - wool? in this weather?? NO!!!!

I've been following some erudite conversations in Much Mending on the Borrow about the versatility of wool (see also Wooland where woollen clothing is explained and promoted) and decided to try using a pure wool blanket in place of a duvet for the last couple of nights. Hottest nights? I slept through.

I'd recommend pure wool now (and it has to be 100%, not a mixture) because while we Brits have traditionally associated it with keeping warm, it also seems to help regulate the body's temperature in hot weather. One lady is wearing it as the best thing for a Texan dessert summer!

That said, I've not been replacing pyjamas with sweaters... yet.

Floss

Ooh I may try that, thanks Cherryfudge