tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post127400502541913505..comments2024-03-28T14:48:53.565-07:00Comments on Hard Up Hester.: An unreserved apologyHard up Hesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02561421853249973134noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-56964621879809771582016-06-18T11:12:53.308-07:002016-06-18T11:12:53.308-07:00DH has one coat. He does have another jacket but ...DH has one coat. He does have another jacket but really, deep down, he has one coat. It is a huge, heavy wool coat that he either wears or is in shirt sleeves. He has had it a few years, and it replaced (and is identical to) one that was twenty years old, and it will no doubt be replaced by another long, heavy, black wool coat. <br /><br />It could be worse. Bear has eleventy ten coats and wears all of them. <br /><br />You are impressive with the decluttering. xLyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-31976956034292610662016-06-18T11:09:24.257-07:002016-06-18T11:09:24.257-07:00Gracious! There must be a big empty cupboard now! ...Gracious! There must be a big empty cupboard now! did you say you were aiming to downsize to a one bed house - that must seem more possible every day with all this stuff going! Well done.TrishWishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133314088190424463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-14157605512335888702016-06-18T10:31:44.720-07:002016-06-18T10:31:44.720-07:00Yes, I so agree with Margaret P. Your example is b...Yes, I so agree with Margaret P. Your example is better than any book.<br />Good job, well done.<br />Best wishes,<br />Pam in Texas.xxPam in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066122753582331516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-2941310981499219472016-06-18T09:15:09.296-07:002016-06-18T09:15:09.296-07:00PS Yes, as Catriona says, I also now feel inspire...PS Yes, as Catriona says, I also now feel inspired to declutter. Your encouragement is better than any book by some tidy-upper (no names, no pack drill!)<br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-69005639508164525262016-06-18T08:55:04.774-07:002016-06-18T08:55:04.774-07:00I think there is always one thing that we all love...I think there is always one thing that we all love to hoard. My youngest son is a coat man and my daughter is a shoe person. I just love wool, lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-2560421974581441432016-06-18T07:37:43.581-07:002016-06-18T07:37:43.581-07:00You are a woman on a mission indeed. It's grea...You are a woman on a mission indeed. It's great that you are taking time to donate the unwanted items to appropriate places that will be able to make use of them. When we come back from our caravan break, I am going to go through the whole house and really declutter. You have inspired me-thank you. CatrionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-36047509113923937392016-06-18T07:37:05.981-07:002016-06-18T07:37:05.981-07:00What a difference between your husband and mine. ...What a difference between your husband and mine. Mine has one Daks winter coat, a lovely single breasted dark charcoal grey wool one he bought more than 15 years ago (OK, it is a good one, it will outlive us!) He has a dark green waxed waterproof jacket (not a Barbour, but that type) and a black dark wool winter jacket. Then he has four sports jackets (two winter, two lighter ones, - the youngest is about three years old and is by Boss - but he's had the other three for over 18 years, but he buys good and they are classic except the Boss one, which is modern, with dark red wool on the underside of the collar with little tabs to match - and so don't 'date') and that's it! His fleece is paint-spattered and is used only for gardening/painting/decorating. He does have a Crew Clothing navy pull-over-the-head style fleece I've just remembered! That's a smart one for wearing with a sports shirt and Gant chinos. He has few clothes, and so do I. We buy good things when we buy what I call coats and shoes, and they go on forever. His shoes are also good ones, Alfred Sargeant, Loakes, and Anatomic. He has never yearned for lots of clothes, just the best we can afford for the few pieces he has. Shirts are by Gant (courtesy of our son who tends to buy him a shirt for birthday/Father's day/Christmas) or Brook Tavener. Pullovers (again from son) are Gant or Tommy Hilfigure. Underwear courtesy of Lidl's! They often have great cotton pants and singlet vests, and T-shirt vests for winter wear. He's better dressed than I am, fairly dapper for an 80 year old. His brother (older than him) gave him a pair of trousers that wouldn't fit him (the brother who is a bit porky) and my husband wore them as they were quite warm ones in winter, but they are so old-fashioned they've now gone to a charity shop. Brother-in-law doesn't seem to appreciate that there are fashions in trousers, just as in everything else, and a lot of elderly men do dress in what I call 'Horlicks coloured clothes' when they'd look better with a bit of colour. Well, style as we know is above fashion, but the trousers were bulky, too short, and too boring! Well done on refining your husband's wardrobe down!<br />Margaret P <br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-85486100744520181552016-06-18T07:20:33.365-07:002016-06-18T07:20:33.365-07:00Come and sort my hubby out, he won't get rid o...Come and sort my hubby out, he won't get rid of any of his clothes, some he has not worn for years.Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.com