Merle; I really hate that clothes are made for narrow people. Especially t-shirts. Yes, they stretch, but only so far and those of us with a bit of width are stuck with the "one size fits all" options.
Penny; you have so much to be thankful for. Not only do you not have to face clothes shopping and fitting rooms, you don't have to worry about keeping up with fashion styles either.
Lee; this will be one of my bookmarks, I'll slip it into a diet book that I never read.
Happy Christine; why can't manufacturers see that half the world is wider than everything they make?
I too have suffered a lot in purchasing clothes for me. The design which i like will be there only for the lean people and for my size there will be only limited size.
Oh this so sounds like me and T, we love going into what I call 'skinny women's shops' and scaring the staff. We're both larger ladies, and T jokes that a pair of jeans in those shops would just about fit her left leg, she'd need another pair for the right hand side...:) Me on the other hand, I just love seeing the looks on their faces...pure mischief.
The Wicked Writer; I avoid those shops as if they had plague in them (and depending on where the clothes were made maybe they do...), because everything in them seems to be made to fit six feet tall eight year olds. And all the jeans seem to be "low rise" which I hate. I'd prefer my jeans to sit higher than half an inch above my pubic bone! The sooner that fashion disappears, the happier I'll be.
Susan Kane; there are women who are size 2?? shame on them, they should diet immediately! I'm kidding of course. I know that your American sizing is different from ours, out here a size 10 is very slim, size 14 is a normal looking woman, most Aussies, according to recent research appear to be a size 16. That's me. I'd love to be a size 12 again, but sitting behind a computer eating ice cream won't see it happen. Our smallest adult women's size is 8 and I think that would equal your American size 4.
This article in yesterday's paper caught my eye. Looks like mould to me. But. Forget the sensational headline for a minute and focus on the can. Notice how it's a little blackened around the bottom rim? I'm not sure it shows, but it looks like the can has been standing in wet conditions, the wrapper looks a little wrinkled too at top and bottom. Was it like this when it was bought? If yes, why buy it? If no, then how was it stored in the home environment? Use by date. Usually irrelevant, unless the can has been opened. We all know that once a can is opened the contents need to be used immediately, especially baby foods. She mentions somewhere in the story that the contents appeared "a bit runny". This happens when food is given to the baby directly from the can, (or jar) with saliva from the baby's mouth being transferred to the contents, which then begins to break down the molecular structure of the canned food. This isn't immedia...
Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections. A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please. Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one. Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Starting this week with a "wish" who remembers cupping one of these in the palm of your hand, making a wish and then blowing it away? If it flew up and away your wish was supposed to come true. I dug around in the pot where I had planted pieces of a sprouting potato and came up with these tiny morsels, the coffee mug is for size reference. Did I already show this recently? I bought a couple of "Heirloom" tomatoes fo...
Welcome to 2026! I hope this is a good year for everyone, hopefully even better than last year. Try not to fall over folks, it's not fun. 🌞🎈🎉 Coming to you from sunny Australia, that big lump of land under the equator. Sunday Selections will be continuing, hosted by me , participation is optional, if you can't manage every week for any reason, that's okay. Words for Wednesday will also be continuing, hosted by me , and again, participation is optional, play when you can, take a break when you need to. Charlotte will be providing a colour for each month as she did last year, we try to use the colour somewhere in our posts, either photographing something with that colour or using it in another way. This month's colour is Carmine: Isn't that just gorgeous? And why is my text in two different sizes?
I know that feeling
ReplyDeleteMerle.............
Thank heavens I don't wear clothes.
ReplyDeletePenny :)
I love that! lol
ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel shopping, too!
ReplyDeleteMerle; I really hate that clothes are made for narrow people. Especially t-shirts. Yes, they stretch, but only so far and those of us with a bit of width are stuck with the "one size fits all" options.
ReplyDeletePenny; you have so much to be thankful for. Not only do you not have to face clothes shopping and fitting rooms, you don't have to worry about keeping up with fashion styles either.
Lee; this will be one of my bookmarks, I'll slip it into a diet book that I never read.
Happy Christine; why can't manufacturers see that half the world is wider than everything they make?
Mmm. I can relate to that lol
ReplyDeleteI too have suffered a lot in purchasing clothes for me. The design which i like will be there only for the lean people and for my size there will be only limited size.
ReplyDeleteMimsie; I know only one person who can buy clothes that don't need altering. she is young, tall and thin.
ReplyDeleteWeekend-Windup; I'm an in between size. and short. One size is too tight, the next size is too loose and everything is too long.
Oh this so sounds like me and T, we love going into what I call 'skinny women's shops' and scaring the staff. We're both larger ladies, and T jokes that a pair of jeans in those shops would just about fit her left leg, she'd need another pair for the right hand side...:) Me on the other hand, I just love seeing the looks on their faces...pure mischief.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am not quite that big, I still am angered by the fashions aimed at the size 2 women.
ReplyDeleteThe Wicked Writer; I avoid those shops as if they had plague in them (and depending on where the clothes were made maybe they do...), because everything in them seems to be made to fit six feet tall eight year olds. And all the jeans seem to be "low rise" which I hate. I'd prefer my jeans to sit higher than half an inch above my pubic bone! The sooner that fashion disappears, the happier I'll be.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane; there are women who are size 2?? shame on them, they should diet immediately!
I'm kidding of course. I know that your American sizing is different from ours, out here a size 10 is very slim, size 14 is a normal looking woman, most Aussies, according to recent research appear to be a size 16. That's me. I'd love to be a size 12 again, but sitting behind a computer eating ice cream won't see it happen. Our smallest adult women's size is 8 and I think that would equal your American size 4.