2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

PollyWollyDoodle

Oh, I do hope it tours, that’s too far away for me.  

I went to Abe Books for something I’ve been meaning to buy for ages, They just happened to have the third volume of Simon Garfield’s books (about the post war period) and a copy of ‘A Notable Lady’.   Well, it would’ve been rude not to, wouldn’t it?

Good thing books are not rationed, although I know they were limited in how many they could print.  I always buy secondhand though, and pass them on afterwards.  

PipneyJane

PollyWollyDoodle said:

Oh, I do hope it tours, that’s too far away for me.  

I went to Abe Books for something I’ve been meaning to buy for ages, They just happened to have the third volume of Simon Garfield’s books (about the post war period) and a copy of ‘A Notable Lady’.   Well, it would’ve been rude not to, wouldn’t it?

Good thing books are not rationed, although I know they were limited in how many they could print.  I always buy secondhand though, and pass them on afterwards.  

I’m reading that one at the moment (3rd Simon Garfield), and find it much harder going than the other two.  There’s noticeable antisemitism and some homophobia, ironically the latter is from a decidedly gay gentleman (who wants to find a medical cause).

- Pip

MrsCD

thriftmonster said:

https://share.google/GtRZok1zveXgqdHRd

If anyone is nearby, this looks really interesting.  I'm going on Friday to see it.

Oooooh, thanks for the info! I'm trying to persuade DH and DD that we really neeeeeeed to go to see it at Rheged in April! 😁
That would be the nearest for us up north north.(we're more north than Manchester/ Leeds which is what the msm call north!)

cowboymum

Remembered in the shower this morning that I had bought myself a changing robe for swimming in the sale and haven't declared the coupons. It's somewhere between a coat and a bathrobe so I'm thinking as per a lined raincoat? 15 coupons? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hoping it will help me get into the sea a bit more - we live 5 mins walk from the seafront. 

Laura_Elsewhere

MrsCD said:

That would be the nearest for us up north north.(we're more north than Manchester/ Leeds which is what the msm call north!)

I tease a Mancunian friend by calling him a Midlander



@cowboymum - I swim in a local quarry twice a week so we can keep each other virtual company in our swimming!
Think of it as contributing to the War Effort- it should help keep us free of coughs and colds if we swim regularly!  

Floss

PollyWollyDoodle said:

Oh, I do hope it tours, that’s too far away for me...  

It is touring:

https://www.thelongestyarn.com/

PipneyJane

Thanks for the link @Floss.  If I can wait that long, A Longest Yarn II will be in Windsor in early 2027.  That’s the closest it’ll get to me.  

cowboymum said:

Remembered in the shower this morning that I had bought myself a changing robe for swimming in the sale and haven't declared the coupons. It's somewhere between a coat and a bathrobe so I'm thinking as per a lined raincoat? 15 coupons? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hoping it will help me get into the sea a bit more - we live 5 mins walk from the seafront. 

A dressing gown or bath robe is 8 coupons if woollen, 7 if not.  @cowboymum, don’t shortchange yourself.

- Pip

cowboymum

PipneyJane said:

Thanks for the link @Floss.  If I can wait that long, A Longest Yarn II will be in Windsor in early 2027.  That’s the closest it’ll get to me.  

cowboymum said:

Remembered in the shower this morning that I had bought myself a changing robe for swimming in the sale and haven't declared the coupons. It's somewhere between a coat and a bathrobe so I'm thinking as per a lined raincoat? 15 coupons? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hoping it will help me get into the sea a bit more - we live 5 mins walk from the seafront. 

A dressing gown or bath robe is 8 coupons if woollen, 7 if not.  @cowboymum, don’t shortchange yourself.

- Pip

Oh fab - thanks Pip!

@Laura_Elsewhere oh yes I could do with a bit of immune boosting! Just got to get up the courage to get back in the sea (might leave it for a few months though cos it's looks pretty cool and choppy out there at the moment!).

daisy_1571

Laura_Elsewhere said:

MrsCD said:

That would be the nearest for us up north north.(we're more north than Manchester/ Leeds which is what the msm call north!)

I tease a Mancunian friend by calling him a Midlander



@cowboymum - I swim in a local quarry twice a week so we can keep each other virtual company in our swimming!
Think of it as contributing to the War Effort- it should help keep us free of coughs and colds if we swim regularly!  

To me he's still a southerner 😆 

PipneyJane

You’re all Northerners to me and @Kiwisavings.  

(I don’t think anyone else here was born south of the equator, just the two of us.)

I road-tested the M&S body yesterday.  Warm. Gave a very flattering line, too.  My only quibble is that it has the toughest press-studs I’ve encountered in a long time.  Once done up, they are hard to undo, which guarantees that around them will be where the fabric wears out first.

I am tempted to buy two more…. Definitely would if they came in another colour.  (They only come in black.)

- Pip