There’s a really splendid store in a particular part of my favourite holiday island. It’s based on the old swap and barter system. My girls take in their still very smart and expensive looking but unloved ensembles and dresses, they get a thorough once over from the proprietor and her staff. Anything less than M&S […]
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This is just the time of year when the tv advertisers are doing their upmost to get us all organised in our lives. This can be by way of changes of lifestyle i.e. giving up smoking, eating, driving and instead taking the smoking challenge and dietary changes – gym membership and fat club groups abounding. […]
There are a number of online auction sites which are around for you to bid on other people’s second hand clothing and shoes. This can be a great way to get high quality clothing at a fraction of the price of new, and often, the items are in really good condition too! Some people only […]
On a recent and still rare trip to the seaside, I was struck by the number of rather nice little boutiques along the sea front. All selling a variety of nice looking jackets and sweaters for the blokes and dainty frocks and cardis for the ladies of the house. In the first store, I thought […]
One of the many changes to our retail shopping habits that has accidentally come about is the absence of changing rooms and the chance to try on clothes. Those gorgeous new season creations we see displayed so carefully and prominently in the front of stores – we used to be able to select four […]
With no travel being legal for the majority of us, it’s getting jolly exciting to think we may be moving into a generally trouble free spate of holidays before too long. I go every year to stay with a great pal on an island in the Med. . . . it’s always hot and I […]
The variety of what you can buy online never ceases to amaze these days. There used to be a rumour that a particularly fine store in Knightsbridge London could be relied upon to obtain absolutely anything anyone could ever want, including two indian elephants and a set of Emperor penguines. For the seriously rich, usually […]
One of the best things we used to do prior to lockdown was go out for the day to historic houses and castles. We’ve always been a family that enjoys exploring historic towns – our holidays wer always centred somewhere that offered a cathedral or at the very least, a lovely old church. Then there’s […]
I’ve never been particularly keen on going round the shops for clothing. It was always painful when we had social engagemnts ahead that required the most dreaded thing for me . . . . the wife’s new dress! Oh my goodness that was always a nightmare and it still surprises me today that we managed […]
With so many changes to our clothing and gift purchasing habits these days, there is a definite shift away from meandering up and down the ‘high street’ as we are used to referring to it. Gone, slowly but surely are those leisurely hours just wandering in to each clothing store, grabbing several items and queuing […]