Ahoy polloi (an island for the masses)

[millivanilli]

Forget about the rehab thing....
I just ordered something else.....

Do you need an intervention? I have no clue how that is done properly but if you give me some time, I'll google it.

 

[millivanilli]

I didn't find my size, millivanilli. The shop owner told me those boots sold like hot cakes for Christmas.
How come we always think that we are the only girls to be interested in a special item?

Oh I am sorry for that. Perhaps next year- as these are really really comfy. Next year I am thinking about purchasing a pair, too.

Ha, I know what you mean! With me, it is like: entering a shop and realizing that the item is sold out everywhere and reacting like " erm... what? How comes?"

 

[Mariapia]

Do you need an intervention? I have no clue how that is done properly but if you give me some time, I'll google it.

Thank you, millivanilli!
The only thing I could do is throw the IPad out of the window...
About Melania and your friends now...
How do they know how THEY would react in the same situation?
Maybe they would stay, maybe they would leave.
It's only when people go through the same ordeal that they can learn about themselves and become non judgmental and more compassionate.
One of my friends learnt it the hard way..
She used to say that should a girl complain about some aspects of her her married life , she had to take action immediately, forget about the consequences and just leave. If she didn't, then the blame was on her.
And she herself had done exactly that quite a few times.
She later met a guy who little by little got very violent. He even broke her nose.
She went to the hospital told the staff she had bumped into a door.... and went home.... Back to the guy...
When we told her that she could not stay with him, that one day he would kill her, she replied " you can't understand, I love him...
The companionship lasted.... 10 years...
One day, the guy disappeared and she never heard from him again.

 

[Murphy47]

Thank you, millivanilli!
The only thing I could do is throw the IPad out of the window...
About Melania and your friends now...
How do they know how THEY would react in the same situation?
Maybe they would stay, maybe they would leave.
It's only when people go through the same ordeal that they can learn about themselves and become non judgmental and more compassionate.
One of my friends learnt it the hard way..
She used to say that should a girl complain about some aspects of her her married life , she had to take action immediately, forget about the consequences and just leave. If she didn't, then the blame was on her.
And she herself had done exactly that quite a few times.
She later met a guy who little by little got very violent. He even broke her nose.
She went to the hospital told the staff she had bumped into a door.... and went home.... Back to the guy...
When we told her that she could not stay with him, that one day he would kill her, she replied " you can't understand, I love him...
The companionship lasted.... 10 years...
One day, the guy disappeared and she never heard from him again.

That is the best possible ending to that situation.

 

[Ludmilla]

Oh my! This is completely opposite from what the youth wear here. If it's not for the mourning of the king, I believe many girls won't even have black in their closet since colors especially the girls prints is kind of all the rage here. But since the mourning last October, black and all the dark palette are everywhere, too.

How long do you have to wear muted colours? It sounds a bit depressing esp. when you say that the young folks love colours.

It does indeed!

I stopped trying to understand fashion around 1982. I look at runway shows online and I can't...I can't even process it.

I cannot process runway shows either.

 

[Ludmilla]

oh dear, Ludmilla!
I saw a wonderful preloved Mulberry Bays in that colour on labellov.com...
It's so beautiful but.... I cannot buy another red bag, can I?
I should go into rehab quick!

Forget about the rehab thing....
I just ordered something else.....

Wanted to tell you to step away from the Bays as it is heavy and would turn into a wardrobe ornament. Got my lazy Bays last March and have not worn her once!

What did you order? Is it red? Is it a bag?

 

[Murphy47]

I didn't find my size, millivanilli. The shop owner told me those boots sold like hot cakes for Christmas.
How come we always think that we are the only girls to be interested in a special item?

Keep an eye on the websites. The further into spring (and warmer it gets) the cheaper boots, coats and scarves get.
Last May, I scored a pair of cashmere gloves for $16 and some Ugg slippers for $36.
Won't warm you up now but is easier on the wallet. [emoji106]

 

[Ludmilla]

YES! I remember! In my times it was a grey Benneton sweater, a blouse, pearl earrings, a Tiffany bracelet and a quilted jacket

And BWL had the same but with pretty colors and buttom up

I miss those days.

No, it's a real dresscode where I work. Like mandatory. We are supposed to send the students home to change when the outfit doesnt meet the guidelines.



And stil they manage it.. Don't know how. Guess you are right, they copy something they saw from instagram?

A real dresscode? Oh wow. I guess this would not work with our students. They are very obsessed about being individual... Funny enough this can be like a uniform, too.

the little icebear hates winter, which makes me totally happy as the last icebear I had was like "winter? Snow? cold? I'M COMING!! Let's go let's go let's goooooo!!". 18 years of freezing in the cold. This one loves to lay in the sun and swim in the river.

@Mariapia: how did the Ugg boot search end up? Compared to " I stepped into Mr. Yeti and am not sorry for that"-boots Uggs really do look nice, don't they?

Hehehe. Good for you. Maybe you and the icebear can enjoy the sun behind the windows, today?

Arg. I am angry. Actually everbody talks about the Trumps, including Melania- no don't panic, no political discussion going on. Somebody, let's call her A, assumes, that the couple is already seperated. Another female friend (let's call her B) added her thoughts.

I answered that IF that would be the case, I'd really feeld for her, as living with a partner you don't love anymore but are forced to by circumstances is really hard.

Boy, did they go after me.Beginning with " I really do not feel for her" over " that is self choosen" and so on. I am angry and frustrated at a very high level.

When on heaven sake will that stop, that catiness of women. DonÄt we have enough to fight through, do we still have to pick on another woman? Just because she is a woman? And perhaps beautiful and perhaps has enough money? Do we still have to be green with envy.. When oh when will that stop.

Do we start telling everybody that his or her fate is " self choosen"? Do we really think, that we have the right to sit on a high horse, jusging, only to make us feel better? Next time I'll tell either A or B, when they start complaining about how hard life is as a divorced woman that they "choosen it for themselves".



Sorry, had to let it out. I'll stop now. Normally I am really calm and don't care too much, but this hit a soft spot.

Hm. Not sure why women are this way. I think we compare ourselves too much with others. But, I fear your friends are going to shoot you, if you tell them that they have choosen their life.

 

[remainsilly]

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.

Bwahahaha!
Laughing because so true.

Poppy is such a glorious colour and I WISH I had bought that poppy red Lexy in shrunken calf when I had the chance. The colour is so saturated.

Was gift last New Year. My 1st red bag in awhile.
Admittedly, works better than imagined.
And really enjoy color.
Red with orange tones = no. This = yes!

Silvester, the first rooster I had says "happy New Year" too.

Hi, Silvester
I grew up near chickens, turkeys, ducks.
But geese deeply worry me.

A little late-night boogie music for island girls, courtesy of Aretha and the Eurythmics.

Love the Eurythmics!
Thanks for posting.

I try to remember what I wore in college but I have absolutely no memory of it. That is probably a good thing.

Omg. I wore, "clothes with stains, gathering more stains."
Was an endless chemical/lab/food/dirt nightmare.
Because doing laundry cost money.

the Stallpflicht

What is this word?

I think the girls are still practicing with their outfits and they follow too many instagram bloggers. They try to dress like people they admire, but not like the person who they are. It always shows I think.

Wise words, my friend.

The fur things--similar to this: http://www.shoebuy.com/bearpaw-boet...mmc=googleproductads_pla-_-none-_-none-_-none
But some are so furry you can't see the shoes and wonder how they can walk. Popular to wear with tights and mini-skirt smaller than a handkerchief.

These frighten me.
Agree with mr. yeti reference.
Yetis attached to my feet = no.

I believe many girls won't even have black in their closet since colors especially the girls prints is kind of all the rage here.

Yes, I see many bright colors. But black, too. A mixture of emo kids & day-glo fashionistas.
Plus lots of camo prints.

Arg. I am angry. Actually everbody talks about the Trumps, including Melania- no don't panic, no political discussion going on. Somebody, let's call her A, assumes, that the couple is already seperated. Another female friend (let's call her B) added her thoughts.

Believe Melania returned to NY home.
Until son finishes school term.
Was planned.

 

[Murphy47]

YES! I remember! In my times it was a grey Benneton sweater, a blouse, pearl earrings, a Tiffany bracelet and a quilted jacket

And BWL had the same but with pretty colors and buttom up

I miss those days.

No, it's a real dresscode where I work. Like mandatory. We are supposed to send the students home to change when the outfit doesnt meet the guidelines.



And stil they manage it.. Don't know how. Guess you are right, they copy something they saw from instagram?

My oldest DD attended a private Jesuit college for 4 years. They had "standardized" dress. Since she also belonged to a sorority, they wore dresses and skirts mostly. Flats, and Lilly Pulitzer tops (it was the South).
At her current college, a public school, she constantly complains about what the students wear. Often it's pajamas and a school logo sweatshirt. Not sure why Americans love to go outdoors in their nightwear. It's just WRONG.

 

[remainsilly]

Thanks for bag/rooster love
Received lovely iris.

Will shop for oranges, ginger, etc. this weekend. Always fun.

 

[millivanilli]

My oldest DD attended a private Jesuit college for 4 years. They had "standardized" dress. Since she also belonged to a sorority, they wore dresses and skirts mostly. Flats, and Lilly Pulitzer tops (it was the South).
At her current college, a public school, she constantly complains about what the students wear. Often it's pajamas and a school logo sweatshirt. Not sure why Americans love to go outdoors in their nightwear. It's just WRONG.

sorry, as a non nataive speaker I have to ask:

pajama as in ... sleepwear pajama?

 

[Ludmilla]

Bwahahaha!
Laughing because so true.

Was gift last New Year. My 1st red bag in awhile.
Admittedly, works better than imagined.
And really enjoy color.
Red with orange tones = no. This = yes!

Hi, Silvester
I grew up near chickens, turkeys, ducks.
But geese deeply worry me.

Love the Eurythmics!
Thanks for posting.

Omg. I wore, "clothes with stains, gathering more stains."
Was an endless chemical/lab/food/dirt nightmare.
Because doing laundry cost money.

What is this word?

Wise words, my friend.

These frighten me.
Agree with mr. yeti reference.
Yetis attached to my feet = no.

Yes, I see many bright colors. But black, too. A mixture of emo kids & day-glo fashionistas.
Plus lots of camo prints.

Believe Melania returned to NY home.
Until son finishes school term.
Was planned.

Stallpflicht = all birds like chickens, turkeys, ducks,... that are meant to be eaten by humans are locked in their coops because of the bird flu.
Stall = coop
Pflicht = obligation

 

[millivanilli]

Bwahahaha!
Laughing because so true.

Was gift last New Year. My 1st red bag in awhile.
Admittedly, works better than imagined.
And really enjoy color.
Red with orange tones = no. This = yes!

Hi, Silvester
I grew up near chickens, turkeys, ducks.
But geese deeply worry me.

Love the Eurythmics!
Thanks for posting.

Omg. I wore, "clothes with stains, gathering more stains."
Was an endless chemical/lab/food/dirt nightmare.
Because doing laundry cost money.

What is this word?

Wise words, my friend.

These frighten me.
Agree with mr. yeti reference.
Yetis attached to my feet = no.

Yes, I see many bright colors. But black, too. A mixture of emo kids & day-glo fashionistas.
Plus lots of camo prints.

Believe Melania returned to NY home.
Until son finishes school term.
Was planned.

Sorry remainsilly!

Stallpflicht or Aufstallpflicht means that the goverment decides that no bird no matter of which kind is allowed to go outside. That means: locking chicken, geesen, ducks, quails, pigeons, peacocks..... in until the ban is lifted. It already goes on for 3 monthes afaIk.

 

[millivanilli]

Stallpflicht = all birds like chickens, turkeys, ducks,... that are meant to be eaten by humans are locked in their coops because of the bird flu.
Stall = coop
Pflicht = obligation

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