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[cecchetti]

I’m not ignoring you

I’m helping my dad look after my mum who has dementia , I m living the weekend from hell, she’s being impossible

she’s not in oblivion, just being difficult

i used to spend all weekend in bed

since she was in hospital I’ve been going and it’s killing me abd my dad too

He needs to sell my late aunts home to fund her going into a care home but doesn’t havevtime

carers in the week but weekend it’s me..

my sister and I don’t get on

I have a brilliant dr-he’s reduced my opiates by 2/3

already on low salicyte dietsorry this is bag forum!

he got me throughcovid and an operation , although I had long covid in bed for 3 months and never really recovered from that

he had me on jojoba with clove and turmeric for the breaking bones sensation

I promise I’ll look but I have today to get through

my dad isn’t answering his emails, I’m scared, if he answered after I’ve eaten I’llcall as I have a taxi booked to go this morning.

tomorrow I have the 21 year old carer who gave me a fake Chloe bag.

it’s her(and her identical twins) birthday soon, I have to give her a present -got them a card, nail varnish , what else

my mums is 18 Oct and I’ve spent a fortune

plus Xmas-can’t really afford much now andI gave them both expensive shampoos and bits and bobs already

my mum needs to be in a care home before she finishes off my dad and I

my aunts place was to pay for their old age, their big house for mine, I don’t think there’llbe anything for me and I haven’t worked for 25 years

not that I want to carry on if anything happened to my dad..

the carer rushes around at the speed of light-so did I at that age, but I need my older carer tomorrow

I got home late last night.is a blur

I’ll look it up after the weekend when I feel human..

I feel like I’m in a whirlwind

just worried about my dad

I go to help him, not for her..take my own packed lunch, sometimes we eat out…but yesterday. It rained all day

he went to bed and I gave her meds and her lunch

sorry you didn’t need my family history, I didn’t mean to dump

just fed cats

better get some food for me

just hurt all over

if it wasn’t for my dad I’d just stay in bed..

 

[cecchetti]

Btw I’m allergic to the tannins in tea-never drunk a cup in my life, tried and hallucinated!xx❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

 

[cecchetti]

Sorry don’t know how to delete previous 2 posts written during Too stressful weekend , if I find out how to ill delete them both☹️

 

[diane278]

Sorry don’t know how to delete previous 2 posts written during Too stressful weekend , if I find out how to ill delete them both☹

Glad you’re feeling better.…

 

[cecchetti]

Glad you’re feeling better.…

thank you

 

[diane278]

This is a photo I recently posted on the Hermes forum. It’s my entire bag collection…(SLG’s and pouches aren’t shown). I feel it‘s complete at this time. However, I have looked back and found that my preferences have changed every decade or so. There’s always the chance that could happen again….my ability to read into the future has never been all that good. Right now, I have everything I need/want for this stage of my life....

 

[cecchetti]

This is a photo I recently posted on the Hermes forum. It’s my entire bag collection…(SLG’s and pouches aren’t shown). I feel it‘s complete at this time. However, I have looked back and found that my preferences have changed every decade or so. There’s always the chance that could happen again….my ability to read into the future has never been all that good. Right now, I have everything I need/want for this stage of my life....

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Oh my goodness what an AMAZING collection!

And you let your granddaughter choose a bag?

You are the most generous grandmother in the world!

My niece Ceri went off to university last week and I bought her a red bag-when I could have gifted her one I’ve never used..

For her 19th birthday I’d planned to give her a bag, but now intend to gift her a designer brand new leather jacket(Isabel Marant) that’s worth far more-but less than one of your beautiful bags….

Last year I went coat and jacket crazy, bought 4 lifetimes worth and Still want a summer jacket and one last biker.

For my friend who gifted me the fake Chloe I’ve gifted her and her twin sister identical jackets that have belts as I don’t like belts.

But I’ll STILL have lots that I don’t need..

Back to your bags, you have an amazing collection -it would be hard to part with any-for me, ever since I bought my navy crocodile Jimmy Choo new a few years ago I’ve hardly used my other bags, although now I have a navy Hermes…but not crocodile , I can’t even afford ostrich, hopefully by Ceris 20th I’ll be able to part with a bag, for her 21st she gets jewellery..

She seemed to like the red leather bag I bought her but it’s nothing compared to your fabulous collection ❤️❤️

 

[diane278]

Oh my goodness what an AMAZING collection!

And you let your granddaughter choose a bag?

You are the most generous grandmother in the world!

My niece Ceri went off to university last week and I bought her a red bag-when I could have gifted her one I’ve never used..

For her 19th birthday I’d planned to give her a bag, but now intend to gift her a designer brand new leather jacket(Isabel Marant) that’s worth far more-but less than one of your beautiful bags….

Last year I went coat and jacket crazy, bought 4 lifetimes worth and Still want a summer jacket and one last biker.

For my friend who gifted me the fake Chloe I’ve gifted her and her twin sister identical jackets that have belts as I don’t like belts.

But I’ll STILL have lots that I don’t need..

Back to your bags, you have an amazing collection -it would be hard to part with any-for me, ever since I bought my navy crocodile Jimmy Choo new a few years ago I’ve hardly used my other bags, although now I have a navy Hermes…but not crocodile , I can’t even afford ostrich, hopefully by Ceris 20th I’ll be able to part with a bag, for her 21st she gets jewellery..

She seemed to like the red leather bag I bought her but it’s nothing compared to your fabulous collection ❤❤View attachment 5220650

Thank you…we’re all on our own journeys. I’m 71, so I’ve been at this a very long time. When I started down this path, I was in my 20’s and my purchases were fewer and far between. Basically, what I have now is a result of 50 years of Bag Love. I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way but I‘ve enjoyed the process. Your niece is beautiful and clearly loves your gift. At my age, I feel like I need to do my gifting now, as I’m getting older and I‘d rather gift the bags while I can enjoy the process. My granddaughter loved my Bottega’s much more than she likes the H bags. She really doesn’t really know the brands or the cost of designer bags. I like that, because she chooses based on the styles rather than the prices. Where I live, LV is the bag of choice. No one bats an eye at my bags...or comments. And I’m comfortable with that…..

 

[cecchetti]

Thank you…we’re all on our own journeys. I’m 71, so I’ve been at this a very long time. When I started down this path, I was in my 20’s and my purchases were fewer and far between. Basically, what I have now is a result of 50 years of Bag Love. I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way but I‘ve enjoyed the process. Your niece is beautiful and clearly loves your gift. At my age, I feel like I need to do my gifting now, as I’m getting older and I‘d rather gift the bags while I can enjoy the process. My granddaughter loved my Bottega’s much more than she likes the H bags. She really doesn’t really know the brands or the cost of designer bags. I like that, because she chooses based on the styles rather than the prices. Where I live, LV is the bag of choice. No one bats an eye at my bags...or comments. And I’m comfortable with that…..

When I was 19 I took myself to Paris and Very nearly ordered a custom navy alligator LV now discontinued-I bought a navy Chanel which lasted 10 years until the lamb skin just wore out.

Had I bought the LV(I’m 53), Maybe it would still be alive, I’ll never forgive myself for that one-in the end my Choo will wear out completely and I’ll need a new alligator /crocodile bag.
I’d Love an indigo small Kelly 2 with palladium hardware but will never afford that-or Even the indigo ostrich Kelly I’ve seen, I missed the boat for high end exotic, even the Chanel was a choice between a lizard Chanel., but I can’t live without a navy alligator bag, even though I have a leather mock croc one.
Your collection is beautiful , you’re too young to be distributing your possessions❤️, if you use them keep them..

 

[RueMonge]

This is a photo I recently posted on the Hermes forum. It’s my entire bag collection…(SLG’s and pouches aren’t shown). I feel it‘s complete at this time. However, I have looked back and found that my preferences have changed every decade or so. There’s always the chance that could happen again….my ability to read into the future has never been all that good. Right now, I have everything I need/want for this stage of my life....

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Beautiful! I don’t know if you have posted anywhere else, but I would love to see your new place, your new closet and how you’ve decorated everything.

I have not moved, but I am significantly changing my home and I think I will downsize in a couple of years as well. My husband died a year ago and he had so much stuff. This was my house before we married, in fact I grew up in this house and later inherited it from my parents. So it has been kind of cathartic as I have gone more minimalist all over the house according to my taste. I have a little mid century modern ranch house, and my minimalist Scandinavian with Asian accents taste fits the house I think. It fits me anyway.

It’s time for another closet and bag purge as well. I have too many bags, probably 30 to 35. I think I can get rid of about five now easily, but I like variety in my work totes, and I will work for two more years. I am ready to start dressing just for me and not for how I perceive a man perceives how I look, ha ha. For me that means a few more Eileen Fisher basics and paying attention to accessories that delight me.

 

[cecchetti]

Beautiful! I don’t know if you have posted anywhere else, but I would love to see your new place, your new closet and how you’ve decorated everything.

I have not moved, but I am significantly changing my home and I think I will downsize in a couple of years as well. My husband died a year ago and he had so much stuff. This was my house before we married, in fact I grew up in this house and later inherited it from my parents. So it has been kind of cathartic as I have gone more minimalist all over the house according to my taste. I have a little mid century modern ranch house, and my minimalist Scandinavian with Asian accents taste fits the house I think. It fits me anyway.

It’s time for another closet and bag purge as well. I have too many bags, probably 30 to 35. I think I can get rid of about five now easily, but I like variety in my work totes, and I will work for two more years. I am ready to start dressing just for me and not for how I perceive a man perceives how I look, ha ha. For me that means a few more Eileen Fisher basics and paying attention to accessories that delight me.

I’m SO sorry about your husband …

I’ve never married…my partner of over 30 years was a Harley St consultant and although we got engaged in 2015, he now has advanced dementia (he’s 22 years older than me), as does my mum…
So I’ll never be a bride, just a crazy cat spinster that loves bags and nice things…and my health isn’t good either although I plan to make 100+++

Good luck with your project

I faint at the thought of get rid of 5 bags-I can’t part with 1, even if I’ve never used it!

Your taste sounds lovely, mine is a cross between minimalism and Marie Antoinette !!

Definitely dress for you-I wear double cuff bespoke shirts, Japanese jeans, leather jackets and boots and I’m 53!
Although a friend today thought I was 26!(shes 60)

Must be hard and sad but a great new start to another chapter..

My sister had a massive wedding and I have a 20 year old nephew and my gorgeous 18 year old niece, but I can’t have children and now will never marry, so everything is left to my niece, including my bags..

I can’t wait to become a great aunt but I think I hav3 a wait so I’ll just spoil my niece!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

 

[diane278]

Beautiful! I don’t know if you have posted anywhere else, but I would love to see your new place, your new closet and how you’ve decorated everything.

I have not moved, but I am significantly changing my home and I think I will downsize in a couple of years as well. My husband died a year ago and he had so much stuff. This was my house before we married, in fact I grew up in this house and later inherited it from my parents. So it has been kind of cathartic as I have gone more minimalist all over the house according to my taste. I have a little mid century modern ranch house, and my minimalist Scandinavian with Asian accents taste fits the house I think. It fits me anyway.

It’s time for another closet and bag purge as well. I have too many bags, probably 30 to 35. I think I can get rid of about five now easily, but I like variety in my work totes, and I will work for two more years. I am ready to start dressing just for me and not for how I perceive a man perceives how I look, ha ha. For me that means a few more Eileen Fisher basics and paying attention to accessories that delight me.

I, too, had a ranch house. It was fairly small, but bigger than my current condo. Your design aesthetic sounds a lot like mine!
I do plan to take some photos once I’ve got things in order. I have two bedrooms, with three small closets between them. Also a small hall closet. I have Closets By Design doing them. It’s a two month building delay. I’m trying to be patient because I can’t speed things up, so there’s not much choice! I requested a lot of shelving and adequate hanging space but skipped all the fancy things like glass doored cabinets. At my age, I know that my living circumstances are dependent upon my health and luck, so I wasn’t prepared to spend a ton….besides, I doubt I’ll have enough space for any displays like I used to enjoy setting up. I’m moving slowly, because mistakes are expensive.

Here‘s a wall in my dining area….I couldn’t bring my (large) table. Some of my art is too large for this space and some simply wont work with what I’m trying to do. I’ll keep playing around until it feels right to me. Im still not sure about the style of dining table I want, but I’m not in any hurry.

 

[cecchetti]

I, too, had a ranch house. It was fairly small, but bigger than my current condo. Your design aesthetic sounds a lot like mine!
I do plan to take some photos once I’ve got things in order. I have two bedrooms, with three small closets between them. Also a small hall closet. I have Closets By Design doing them. It’s a two month building delay. I’m trying to be patient because I can’t speed things up, so there’s not much choice! I requested a lot of shelving and adequate hanging space but skipped all the fancy things like glass doored cabinets. At my age, I know that my living circumstances are dependent upon my health and luck, so I wasn’t prepared to spend a ton….besides, I doubt I’ll have enough space for any displays like I used to enjoy setting up. I’m moving slowly, because mistakes are expensive.

Here‘s a wall in my dining area….I couldn’t bring my (large) table. Some of my art is too large for this space and some simply wont work with what I’m trying to do. I’ll keep playing around until it feels right to me. Im still not sure about the style of dining table I want, but I’m not in any hurry.

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Dear Diane(278) ,

If you bring up your age again..I don’t know What I’ll do!

You’ll live to 105 and have given away your beautiful bags and everything you own!

I have a will, as I stopped breathing in icu in December 1999 ages 32 from complications of CFIDS and was not expected to wake up, but I was too scared to do, and I knew inside it was not my time…
The Drs and my family were amazed when I woke up.

All of my jewellery and bags are left to my niece, and my cat ashes oak boxes and any living cats.
The rest is spread amongst the small family I have.

Your condo is lovely, don’t be so modest

Btw I apologise for jumping into your conversation ..it was just getting a bit morbid ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I had only 2 closets, both double, but because im so tiny and petite, both children’s!
This is useful in that they have drawers at the bottoms, but extremely annoying in that both are 3/4 length(im 152cm), so with my row of jeans and shirts in one, and my other being chocablock with coats and jackets, there’s not enough room to store my bags!

And Bianca-my Balinese -has a fetish for leather!
So if I come in exhausted and don’t put a leather bag , when I come to I find the handle chewed , I only have 2 non leather bags, both were gifts, neither I’d have bought, both I see the grifters regularly so have to use them or I’d gift them to my niece, although she seemed to like the red leather bag I bought her, but I’ve bought my sister a red bag, and yesterday saw a grey and purple bag I’m going back for today or tomorrow for her!
For her birthday she’ll get a card and a lot of bags!

But we have very different tastes!!!

Anyway back to you , you Both have the prime of your lives ahead to enjoy, you never know what will happen, you both have your own styles and tastes in decor, clothes and bags(although the thought of dropping 5 bags horrifies me!!!!)

Just pls both look to a long future, i for one need you both here on pf, downsizing is one thing, writing yourself off is another(Diane!)

Due to my poor health, next year will be 25 year since I’d been headhunted for my dream job in Switzerland in Coloured diamonds(I have a degree in gemmology) which I had to turn down as I became bedridden instead after 2 years of glandular fever from which I never recovered.

At 19 I’d been proposed to by one of the richest men in America-I adored him but was too young to go, 5 years later and my life would be totally different.

Now my life is my family, closest friends and beloved cats.
Next year will be no.4, depending which country I get it from affects the price and my purse buying power, I’m on 3 breeders lists, all stunning, but after that I’ll just support us, and TRY not to spend all of my money on bags.

But I’ll Never have bag collections like you 2- my cats like their food, which I buy from Germany, too much!!!

I’m watching lots of new bags, but until I have my kitten , unless I have a moment of weakness , or if a navy alligator bag came up, I’m trying to be good..

I apologise sincerely for gatecrashing your conversation , but I’ve lost my partner effectively too-he has live in 24 hr nursing care, and I retired due to ill health aged 29- it’s a bitter pill to swallow, I had my whole live in front of me, you both have wonderful memories.

But I love my family friends and cats, and I’ll try to hone my bag into a beautiful collection.

I thought of giving my niece the Lulu Guinness and purse for her next birthday, but I want to give her the Isabel Marant jacket which is worth much more whilst it fits, hopefully by her 20th I can part with a bag, then I’ve bight a diamond ring already for her 21st..

Good luck both of you with creating your perfect homes, mind is very simple but it’s ok, the off French touch like the silver and gold ornate metal bed my dad bought me in 2009/10 which I’d never part with.

I love you both, please don’t murder me from gatecrashing your conversation , I just wanted to lighten it up.

But Ceri can’t choose my bags until im dust, and I could never part with 5 , although in reality I Could!

Lots of love Cecchetti xx

 

[diane278]

Cecchetti,
Thank you for your kind words. It can be challenging to read another person’s tone in their written words. Being 71 is not a negative in my view. I’m quite proud of my age and what I‘ve been lucky enough to accomplish, even though it may not be interrupted that way. I’m not negative about my life at all….I’m grateful for all I’ve been blessed with, but material things are are less important to me than they once were. We’re all on our own journeys in life…..

 

[cecchetti]

Cecchetti,
Thank you for your kind words. It can be challenging to read another person’s tone in their written words. Being 71 is not a negative in my view. I’m quite proud of my age and what I‘ve been lucky enough to accomplish, even though it may not be interrupted that way. I’m not negative about my life at all….I’m grateful for all I’ve been blessed with, but material things are are less important to me than they once were. We’re all on our own journeys in life…..

Have to go out this morning and have a migraine

I’ll reply later

Lots of love

C