Ahoy polloi (an island for the masses)

[Mariapia]

There will be catfights. Miss Plum knows my passion for brown bags only two well. I must have given her the "wish you were brown" glance about 100 times.

Ha! Vicster better grows on you! She is an H bag!

Miss Plum is proud of her purple colour, Ludmilla.
And don't worry she will welcome her chocolate brown sister with warmth and delight!

 

[Murphy47]

Around here you can see everything, but mostly no name bags. A while ago Liebeskind and George, Gina & Lucy were huge. We also have tons of Le Pliage and Michael Kors. Sometimes there is high end in the mix, LV and once in a while H. But, honestly it differs from city to city.

Very true.
And my favorite reason for road trips.
Seeing what the ladies wear in other cities.

 

[Mariapia]

I see a few here and there.
Here in the Middle there seems to be an even split between in your face logo bags and completely PLAIN with no visible name anywhere.

Very few high end bags or clothes in my area.
A few MK, lots of Le Pliage and sometimes LV Neverfull or Speedy.

 

[Murphy47]

Very few high end bags or clothes in my area.
A few MK, lots of Le Pliage and sometimes LV Neverfull or Speedy.

I see LOTS of expensive clothes around here.
Have to know what your looking at to spot them though.
The downside is that many people wear them FAR too long.
80's styles are coming back so maybe the ladies still wearing puffy sleeves won't feel so odd. Lol.

 

[vink]

Thanks for the recommendations. I LOVE the socks idea! I can do that.


Isn't that true? One must cling to what little happiness we can find in these gray icy months.







I did not know that about the door panels. Maybe that explains why doors sometimes develop leaks and rust on the bottom? Aw well, the car is 17 years old, it won't last much longer anyway.

I have a bottle of touch-up paint for the car, but have never used it. I've been afraid I'll muck it up. But you've given me courage. I'll try it the next time I spot a scratch although it may be dried up by now.



Note to self: do not ask strange men in parking lots for help when door handle freezes.

Years ago I found mice in my car and posted a message about it on the Car Talks web site. There were at least a dozen replies from men who claimed to keep critters out of their parked cars at night by urinating around their car.

Spent another afternoon chipping ice off sidewalks and driveways. And now there's more ice. Three feet of snow I can deal with, but this is a mess.

Wow! Never heard of this before and I think I'd rather leave it at that.

 

[vink]

Hej @ dear islanders,

just wanted to make you laugh.

Daughter (9 years) has a subject at school called " ethics" (hard to translate... the alternatvie to religion but without religion). Next week they'll have a test about "luck", which means in German luck as well as fortune as well as happiness.

I asked her : what do you think who is luckier, the one who is happy when the sun shines or the one who is happy if (note in German "when" and "if" share the same word) he gets a Birkin?"

She " The one how is happy when the sun shines"

I:" why?"

... wait for it, this is hillarious:

She: " because THAT will probably happen".

I had to laugh so hard.

She's very smart! [emoji1360][emoji1360] [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[vink]

In my working beach town, people goes very casual. Anything Brandname is sparse unless they're the dressed up type.
But back to the big city, especially in the downtown area, all kind of brands can be found and it seems the older the owners, the more expensive their bags are. And people with no name bag can still be found everywhere.

 

[remainsilly]

Ooh, exciting day!
Official bag change, into New Year red.
Poppy red mulberry bayswater & rooster charm.
For weekend market shopping.

Demons, away with ye!!!
Bring on the dancing lions!

My emergency toaster pastries were crushed--somewhere between vicster to now.
Probably inside squashy mr. farrow.
Will return to kitchen--so someone else eats.
And take uncrushed ones.
Evil.

 

[Murphy47]

Ooh, exciting day!
Official bag change, into New Year red.
Poppy red mulberry bayswater & rooster charm.
For weekend market shopping.
View attachment 3580745
Demons, away with ye!!!
Bring on the dancing lions!

My emergency toaster pastries were crushed--somewhere between vicster to now.
Probably inside squashy mr. farrow.
Will return to kitchen--so someone else eats.
And take uncrushed ones.
Evil.

Awesome bag!!
You should order pop tart carrier for your snacks. Used to have them for the kids and they worked perfectly.

 

[Murphy47]

Ooh, exciting day!
Official bag change, into New Year red.
Poppy red mulberry bayswater & rooster charm.
For weekend market shopping.
View attachment 3580745
Demons, away with ye!!!
Bring on the dancing lions!

My emergency toaster pastries were crushed--somewhere between vicster to now.
Probably inside squashy mr. farrow.
Will return to kitchen--so someone else eats.
And take uncrushed ones.
Evil.

My hubbie used to further crush up mangled pop tarts and put them over ice cream.

 

[remainsilly]

My hubbie used to further crush up mangled pop tarts and put them over ice cream.

Brilliant!!!
May drop hints about needing more ice cream in home.

 

[Murphy47]

Brilliant!!!
May drop hints about needing more ice cream in home.

Just can't have too much ice cream.

 

[ElainePG]

Ooh, exciting day!
Official bag change, into New Year red.
Poppy red mulberry bayswater & rooster charm.
For weekend market shopping.
View attachment 3580745
Demons, away with ye!!!
Bring on the dancing lions!

My emergency toaster pastries were crushed--somewhere between vicster to now.
Probably inside squashy mr. farrow.
Will return to kitchen--so someone else eats.
And take uncrushed ones.
Evil.

Gorgeous bag, rs, and a perfect match to Mr. Rooster. Happy nearly New Year!

 

[BigPurseSue]

Ooh, exciting day!
Official bag change, into New Year red.
Poppy red mulberry bayswater & rooster charm.
For weekend market shopping.
View attachment 3580745
Demons, away with ye!!!
Bring on the dancing lions!

My emergency toaster pastries were crushed--somewhere between vicster to now.
Probably inside squashy mr. farrow.
Will return to kitchen--so someone else eats.
And take uncrushed ones.
Evil.

Love the poppy Mulberry! It really does say 'bring on the dancing lions!'

 

[Ludmilla]

I see LOTS of expensive clothes around here.
Have to know what your looking at to spot them though.
The downside is that many people wear them FAR too long.
80's styles are coming back so maybe the ladies still wearing puffy sleeves won't feel so odd. Lol.

I have no idea how to spot designer clothes as I am not very knowledgable about them. We do have people who wear expensive clothes. Unfortunately most of them have no taste of all and fall over the top down to tacky land.