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doni said:
Love the Calvi pouch, great size.

I have Calvis in chevre and Epsom and to be honest the Epsom is performing much worse. It is okay but looks quite bad and darkened in the corners. Chevre is sturdy and gets a shine. The problem with Epsom is that even though it is scratch resistant in doesn’t age well as it doesn’t patina. So yes, I guess you can keep it longer in original condition, but once it goes over that stage it doesn’t look good to me. I don’t love it for SLGs.



Wonderful tree and I love Coco so much. One of my BFs is getting a dog come January, a cousin of ours, and s/he will be called Coco too :heart:



Just the thought of someone out there in the world wearing this scarf for a Zoom meeting fills me with joy.

I hate Zoom underdressing. Aren’t the circumstances drab enough?



So nice. I love nutcrackers too. My best Christmas present last year was a vintage one from the 60s. I am hoping to get another one this year, sort of make it into a Christmas tradition... :biggrin:



Wonderful. I am a Christmas fanatic so love seeing all the Christmas decor here, keep it coming. We will get our tree on Thursday. Can wait.

For this weekend we have enough: tomorrow in Germany comes the Nikolaus. We will put socks out and he will fill it with chocolates, nuts and mandarines and, in our house, books and hats and mittens for the cold. We have put out the Advent calendars (one for the dog two) and the Advent crown and will light two candles for the 2nd of advent. And we have to set the nativity, which is a lot of work. This is the time of the year when I love living in Germany too.

Oh how I love Christmas.
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I totally agree about epsom and chevre.
Love hearing about your Christmas traditions. I treated myself to an advent calendar from La Maison des Thes, so I'm having an interesting new tea every day! I couldn't find the scotch sample advent calendar, or I would be so there!!!
 
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Katinahat said:
Last year’s tree. It’s dark long hours here so it’s in the window where the lights can be seen from outside. This year it will be much the same once it goes up.View attachment 4921839
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That is beautiful!
doni said:
Love the Calvi pouch, great size.

I have Calvis in chevre and Epsom and to be honest the Epsom is performing much worse. It is okay but looks quite bad and darkened in the corners. Chevre is sturdy and gets a shine. The problem with Epsom is that even though it is scratch resistant in doesn’t age well as it doesn’t patina. So yes, I guess you can keep it longer in original condition, but once it goes over that stage it doesn’t look good to me. I don’t love it for SLGs.



Wonderful tree and I love Coco so much. One of my BFs is getting a dog come January, a cousin of ours, and s/he will be called Coco too :heart:



Just the thought of someone out there in the world wearing this scarf for a Zoom meeting fills me with joy.

I hate Zoom underdressing. Aren’t the circumstances drab enough?



So nice. I love nutcrackers too. My best Christmas present last year was a vintage one from the 60s. I am hoping to get another one this year, sort of make it into a Christmas tradition... :biggrin:



Wonderful. I am a Christmas fanatic so love seeing all the Christmas decor here, keep it coming. We will get our tree on Thursday. Can wait.

For this weekend we have enough: tomorrow in Germany comes the Nikolaus. We will put socks out and he will fill it with chocolates, nuts and mandarines and, in our house, books and hats and mittens for the cold. We have put out the Advent calendars (one for the dog two) and the Advent crown and will light two candles for the 2nd of advent. And we have to set the nativity, which is a lot of work. This is the time of the year when I love living in Germany too.

Oh how I love Christmas.
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Thank you!
Please do show us pictures, I’d love to see your nativity!
I was thinking of mine this morning, it is a Hummel. When I bought the first pieces (pricey), I had planned to get one each year until I had the whole set. I didn’t do that... and the little store downtown closed several years ago. But I love the pieces I have. ❤️
 
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Katinahat said:
I will certainly share it once I’ve seen if I can add a few more wears in! I’ve basically only used 5 bags since March. The canvas coach tote for work, 2 nylon Kate Spade bags, my mulberry Cara early on as a little back pack while out walking when the weather was better and my rereleased Alexa just because it’s new and I can’t resist.

Hopefully 2021 will see you (and all of us) out and about more!

Thanks for your good wishes!
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At the early part of the lockdown here, I only used my Tumi nylon bags during those rare moments that I had to leave the house. But at some point, I felt more confident taking out my leather bags. I think I’ve so far used 7 leather bags since March 16. I’ve not tallied my bag use since though.
 
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doni said:
My November (already?!) stats:

Bags in: 1 (Goyard St Louis, long time coming)
Bags out: 2 (and managed to list another 2)

No coats or blazers, which wasn’t that easy (I keep telling myself: I do most certainly not need a buttoned cape or a Loewe leather jacket no matter how big the discount), but I went overboard on the leather pants front and got two pairs. Also Desmond & Dempsey shirts, I am obssesed. In my defence, leather pants and a shirt seems to have become my uniform, good for lounging around, Zoom calls and, with the addition of a knit or a body, a walk around the block.

Still waiting for the Hermes cashmere 90 carre (a Christmas present?).
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Great stats Doni! Congratulations on your St. Louis - what colour did you choose? Well done on the bag outs, which ones did you release? You certainly sound quite elegant on your Zoom calls.

doni said:
Love the Calvi pouch, great size.

I have Calvis in chevre and Epsom and to be honest the one Epsom is performing much worse. It is okay but looks quite bad and darkened in the corners. Chevre is sturdy and gets a shine. The problem with Epsom is that even though it is scratch resistant in doesn’t age well as it doesn’t patina. So yes, I guess you can keep it longer in original condition, but once it goes over that stage it doesn’t look good to me. I don’t love it for SLGs.



Wonderful tree and I love Coco so much. One of my BFs is getting a dog come January, a cousin of ours, and s/he will be called Coco too :heart:



Just the thought of someone out there in the world wearing this scarf for a Zoom meeting fills me with joy.

I hate Zoom underdressing. Aren’t the circumstances drab enough?



So nice. I love nutcrackers too. My best Christmas present last year was a vintage one from the 60s. I am hoping to get another one this year, sort of make it into a Christmas tradition... :biggrin:



Wonderful. I am a Christmas fanatic so love seeing all the Christmas decor here, keep it coming. We will get our tree on Thursday. Can wait.

For this weekend we have enough: tomorrow in Germany comes the Nikolaus. We will put socks out and he will fill them with chocolates, nuts and mandarines and, in our house, books and hats and mittens for the cold. We have put out the Advent calendars (one for the dog too) and the Advent crown and will light two candles for the 2nd of advent. And we have to set the nativity, which is a lot of work. This is the time of the year when I love living in Germany too.

Oh how I love Christmas.
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Thank you for your kind words! I usually wear scarves and jewelry for Zoom, I dress for my enjoyment and it make me happy.
I have a chevre Calvi and I agree with you it is study and picks up a shine. Interesting experience with epsom, I don’t have any SLGs in epsom, very eye opening. Your Christmas traditions sound wonderful!
 
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keodi said:
I love your new calvi! definitely a keeper for sure!

same here!

nice job on the sale!

awwww she's so adorable! :love:

Beautiful!:loveeyes:

i love the paring! beautiful bag and scarf!

Very cool bag, congrats on the sale!

yay! your new coats sound lovely!

I love it! the leather looks so soft!

You look great! I love the Christmas tree!

you tree, and fireplace looks beautiful! so festive! i love it!
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Thank you keodi.
 
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Katinahat said:
With my job, I’m so the other side of the school run it’s always funny for me. I’ve never done an actual school run. Playgrounds are all social distancing and masks and no one other than children and staff allowed in the buildings. I’ve actually changed my mind completely since lockdown having seen the impact on children. They are better at school full time (if the infection rates allow it of course). It’s impossible to social distance with younger children but they need learning and play with friends to develop.
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Thank you @Katinahat for working hard to keep the children safe and the teachers and staff well supported at school. The mental health benefits are so wonderful to see. My younger DS enjoys going to school, learning and seeing his friends.
Katinahat said:
Last year’s tree. It’s dark long hours here so it’s in the window where the lights can be seen from outside. This year it will be much the same once it goes up.View attachment 4921839
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This a beautiful picture. Your tree look amazing and your room looks like a cosy, inviting place to relax. :love:
 
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More bags said:
December Challenge: Carry five different bags
Bag 2: Chanel Red Reissue 226
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I also wore this H Bouquets Sellier Silk 90, pic from the internet. It is loud and didn’t really go with the bag. I guess I gravitated to red today. The scarf was a confidence booster for a second interview on a Zoom call. The bag was carried for school run ... you’ll notice a pattern here. :lol:
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I always flip for your red Chanel Reissue. :love:

I hope the interview went well!
 
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cowgirlsboots said:
So lovely and festive! Thank you so much for sharing @dcooney4 !
Our actual Christmas tree is out of reach- it stayed in my parents´ house after last Christmas where it has been up in my living room fully decorated for the whole year as I simply didn´t get there before last time which was at the beginning of October... and won´t have a chance to go back for Christmas.

View attachment 4920954 View attachment 4920953 ... last year...

For here I now bought a very small artificial tree- just symbolic. I still might dress up for the occasion. The red dress remained in my parents´ house, too, but there´s no shortage of 50ies velvet dresses here.
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I just love that dress. You look terrific!
 
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