What have you bought recently?
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Kaila
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Very large expense, and yes, they take up a lot of space,
but very much well worth it, if you can manage it.
It makes your home safer, and more enjoyable.
Well hopefully it will keep Time from Falling (He more wobbly than I am) and make getting out of the chair easier for me.
horseless carriage
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This is a hub cap for my vintage MG. It's the third one that I have had to buy. Some people just can't go to a classic car show without going home with a souvenir.
This fabric was to become an Aloha shirt, but somebody took a shine to it and now it is turning into an Aloha dress, (if there is such a thing.)
The shirt and trousers are the work of my talented lady, so I can't really moan
about that other fabric. Besides, there's another shirt and trousers in the pipeline.
hollydolly
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Yes sadly we had to stop taking our Vintage camper van to shows, or parking it anywhere for any length of time , because we'd return to find someone had prised off a vintage VW badge, or Vintage AA badge etc.. and in the process, they'd damge the van.. and it cost us a fortune to repair and replace...
Shero
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- Transient in the Land of Oz
Yes! there is such a thing as an Aloha dress. It is called a muumuu and I have quite a collection
https://alohafunwear.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-the-muumuu
katlupe
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I bought a gel cushion to use on my computer chair and it is portable so I can use it on long drives in the car too. Also bought the same sock slider I bought two years ago for Sonny and his daughter. Both from Amazon.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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We bought a really nice gel cushion (like $80) for my FIL when he began to need a wheelchair on a regular basis. After he passed we donated the wheelchair but I kept the cushion because it seemed like a good thing to have. Good thing. It turns out to be perfect in the car we bought for me last year. Incredibly comfortable - and the couple of inches of height it adds when I drive really does the trick.
Pappy
Living the Dream
A new pair of support socks from Amazon. Oh, the excitement is unbearable…
Lee
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I just ordered two jigsaw puzzles from Walmart, nice to have around for a rainy or snowy afternoon.
Pappy
Living the Dream
While it was still fairly cool this morning, I picked up a half of a garbage can full of pine cones. There are two huge pine trees in back of my house and they make a miserable mess. Also removed the clinging vine that tries to rape my chain link fence every year.
Now, I’m having my big glass of V-8 juice and relaxing.
Now, I’m having my big glass of V-8 juice and relaxing.
horseless carriage
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There's another Aloha shirt in the pipeline, and a pair of 1930's style trousers. I have the perfect accoutrements to compliment them.
These shoes are known as: "Oxfords," they are handmade by a talented fellow name of Colin Johnson. His shoes a great, most of my collection of vintage style shoes came from him.
There's a talented milliner that has made my wife a number of hats, she has just finished a hat for me, I'm told it's on it's way.
Perhaps I should have explained that the trousers my wife is making for me are dark green, the shirt a variation of black with green fern leaves.
These shoes are known as: "Oxfords," they are handmade by a talented fellow name of Colin Johnson. His shoes a great, most of my collection of vintage style shoes came from him.
There's a talented milliner that has made my wife a number of hats, she has just finished a hat for me, I'm told it's on it's way.
Perhaps I should have explained that the trousers my wife is making for me are dark green, the shirt a variation of black with green fern leaves.
hollydolly
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Today I did a fair bit of shopping... I bought a new Jug kettle in red...
I bought a pastry/Dough cutter...
...and
I bought new sheets and pillowcases in Navy Blue & light blue...
...and I also got a new lamp.. some imitation flowers & vase.. and an ornamental wooden word ''Happy''..to just brighten up the corner of my office room ...
Everything on this desk apart from the phone is new today...
I bought a pastry/Dough cutter...
...and
...and I also got a new lamp.. some imitation flowers & vase.. and an ornamental wooden word ''Happy''..to just brighten up the corner of my office room ...
Everything on this desk apart from the phone is new today...
Marie5656
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Well, I went on Amazon and bought several copies of a friends self-published cookbook. I did it because I showed it to people in my building, and many wanted copies. A lot do not have computers or internet, so I am buying it for them and they pay me for it.
For myself I went to Walmart and bought a batch of clothes, pants and tops as I really needed to refresh my wardrobe.
For myself I went to Walmart and bought a batch of clothes, pants and tops as I really needed to refresh my wardrobe.
horseless carriage
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All this week I have been working a twelve hour nightshift, I'm getting a bit old for this malarky. my wife tells me that nights are for owls and hookers, I wouldn't know dear. But it seems that my wife has been burning the midnight oil too. When I got home this morning, hanging up on the outside of my wardrobe, I found these:
The green colour hasn't come out very well on my pathetic phone camera, but you can see all the detail that's gone into making them.
Lee
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- Chatham, Ontario
I am on a money diet this month. Buying as little as possible. Wonder if I can make it till the end of the month, I am weak in the willpower department
Pappy
Living the Dream
One of those 4 foot grabber things for picking up pine cones and trash in my yard. Less bending is good for my back.
hollydolly
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Noooo you can't be weak on willpower on a Money diet..Lee...I am on a money diet this month. Buying as little as possible. Wonder if I can make it till the end of the month, I am weak in the willpower department
..be strong, stay away from shops.. and online marketplaces.. you can do it, I have faith in you..
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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Great advice. That's how I've manged it when it's been time to tighten my belt.Noooo you can't be weak on willpower on a Money diet..Lee...
Jules
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When I get in shops it’s amazing how much I need that I didn’t know I needed.
Packerjohn
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"The Lone Ranger" DVD with 78 classical episodes in 2 years: "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo, Silver". The Lone Ranger rides again. You may laugh but at least I wouldn't lining up with the rest to buy "crap" paper. I have a life......... well, sort of?
