Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!

Rosa_Damascena

weenancyinAmerica said:

Thank You @goldfinches -  I have seen the original series. Loved it. Actually have seen it more than once. Didn't like the way it ended though. But I am a book fanatical book buyer - especially self-sufficiency books.  

I had to consult Wikipedia to remind myself how it ended. It was such a childhood staple, I can't believe it ran for just 4 seasons!

I bought 2 pairs of activewear leggings yesterday for £1 each - I don't much like the aesthetic, but layered over thermals and under trousers they do keep me nice and warm in the winter (I just have to pray I don't get run over and the illusion of high glamour is shattered!). I have several pairs now and truthfully I don't think it is possible to have enough in chilly temperatures.

Magpie100

@Rosa_Damascena agree on the activewear. I've reached peak January/winter today... fed up with the cold, wet, windy and muddy dog walks...

On the CS front: A delightful Somerset by Alice Temperley white blouse - sort of boho aesthetic with lots of tiny buttons and frilly cuffs. £4.99 from Oxfam. Not much else to be found; think I need to leave it a couple of weeks! 

goldfinches

@weenancyinAmerica - Glad to hear the link was helpful, I can't remember how it ended so shall probably rewatch them all just to remind me, I've a feeling I may have missed one or two episodes over the years.
I can never resist a good book either and I'm sure reading is good for you, so carry on with gusto I say.

Wednesday2000

I walked all around Southend looking for a red coat and couldn't find one. I went into one shop in Leigh yesterday and found one straight away. It was a M&S one and in very good condition. 

Rosa_Damascena

Wednesday2000 said:

I walked all around Southend looking for a red coat and couldn't find one. I went into one shop in Leigh yesterday and found one straight away. It was a M&S one and in very good condition. 

I demand pictorial evidence!

Wednesday2000

I meant to put a pic up.

I was at a meetup beforehand and the ladies wished me good luck on the hunt for a red coat. It obviously worked. 

Rosa_Damascena

@Wednesday2000 - that looks well made, the lining is a giveaway!

Rosa_Damascena

I found this small nest of tables on my travels last weekend - stopped off unexpectedly and was well rewarded as it matches my furniture so well. It did need a good clean and polish though:

DigForVictory

goldfinches said:

@DigForVictory the idea of winding up your local ironmonger made me giggle.

Some misunderstanding, I fear - I wouldn't dare wind up the magnificent team who have kept my menfolk so happy with their bizarre toys - I depend on their wisdom & tolerance to guide me through this Barbie for Blokes world of toys & accessories! But they are So Tolerant of me puttering in with daft questions, or packed in seeking a bit which Himself bought the week before which doesn't actually do what he hoped, so I go in with different words & flailing hand gestures & am interpreted to need a specific thing which I buy in three grits as I trust them to know what is Actually needed.
They were marvellous when I popped in for caustic soda. What was I planning to do? Where? Hm, had I considered lesser products? I did get the caustic soda but also a very clear lesson, which I had to repeat back before they'd let me pay & leave, as to This Then Water & in no other sequence. I was reminded of the chemist who sold chemicals to my father as a schoolboy & who eyed him carefully for any evidence of sense. (The gaffer passed, then went on to make home brewed nitroglycerin which was fine until it rolled off the table, down the stairs & blew up the kitchen curtains. His mother ripped them down, stomped out the fire & stopped his pocket money til he'd paid for new curtains - she reckoned he'd learned greater prudence & he went on to do a degree in Chemistry...)
Meanwhile, when a young son wanted his Own Drill, I marched him in & stood him facing the proprietor & let them have a proper man to man chat. (I paid, but using his birthday money.) A few weeks later, my husband was asked if the young chap would like this impressive boxed set of drill bits, as it had been in the shop window & was a little sun-bleached but the bits were wholly unaffected. Very correctly, there was a phone call to confirm & over a decade later, son still has the box & quite a few of the bits.
As I say, I would not wish to deride these sterling souls in any way, as who else gets I am but the henchwoman? And now, just trying to keep the menfolk fed & watered on a budget & if I have to whack a nail through their dinner spud, we have an assortment of hammers (one already in the kitchen for strategic shattering of frozen broccoli), so what I need are the right nails...

Brie

DigForVictory said:

goldfinches said:

@DigForVictory the idea of winding up your local ironmonger made me giggle.

Some misunderstanding, I fear - I wouldn't dare wind up the magnificent team who have kept my menfolk so happy with their bizarre toys - I depend on their wisdom & tolerance to guide me through this Barbie for Blokes world of toys & accessories! But they are So Tolerant of me puttering in with daft questions, or packed in seeking a bit which Himself bought the week before which doesn't actually do what he hoped, so I go in with different words & flailing hand gestures & am interpreted to need a specific thing which I buy in three grits as I trust them to know what is Actually needed.
They were marvellous when I popped in for caustic soda. What was I planning to do? Where? Hm, had I considered lesser products? I did get the caustic soda but also a very clear lesson, which I had to repeat back before they'd let me pay & leave, as to This Then Water & in no other sequence. I was reminded of the chemist who sold chemicals to my father as a schoolboy & who eyed him carefully for any evidence of sense. (The gaffer passed, then went on to make home brewed nitroglycerin which was fine until it rolled off the table, down the stairs & blew up the kitchen curtains. His mother ripped them down, stomped out the fire & stopped his pocket money til he'd paid for new curtains - she reckoned he'd learned greater prudence & he went on to do a degree in Chemistry...)
Meanwhile, when a young son wanted his Own Drill, I marched him in & stood him facing the proprietor & let them have a proper man to man chat. (I paid, but using his birthday money.) A few weeks later, my husband was asked if the young chap would like this impressive boxed set of drill bits, as it had been in the shop window & was a little sun-bleached but the bits were wholly unaffected. Very correctly, there was a phone call to confirm & over a decade later, son still has the box & quite a few of the bits.
As I say, I would not wish to deride these sterling souls in any way, as who else gets I am but the henchwoman? And now, just trying to keep the menfolk fed & watered on a budget & if I have to whack a nail through their dinner spud, we have an assortment of hammers (one already in the kitchen for strategic shattering of frozen broccoli), so what I need are the right nails...

Brilliant - especially the bit about your father blowing up the curtains!!