tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post4324808271336835049..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-87534376234861248962007-12-03T04:44:00.000+00:002007-12-03T04:44:00.000+00:00I know a woman here in our city who started a re-s...I know a woman here in our city who started a re-sale consignment business and she had the same trouble with people bringing in clothing that had not been cleaned. You were brave to start that business!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-75430688101207031902007-12-02T23:31:00.000+00:002007-12-02T23:31:00.000+00:00sablonneuse:it was the best fun I'd had for a long...sablonneuse:it was the best fun I'd had for a long time - and exciting.<BR/><BR/>Naomi: its true that over the last ten years it has a much lower profile<BR/>although people like Stephen Fry do all they can to keep it in the public eye.<BR/><BR/>GG: yes honestly and I didn't accept her explanation that they had been cleaned but then the dog must have sat on them in the back of the car. I learned you could be just as strict but with a smile to soften things:)<BR/>My grandaughter when told her other grandmother had gone to Heaven has always confused it with Devon. Not far out really.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-80937634545408534132007-12-02T16:06:00.000+00:002007-12-02T16:06:00.000+00:00Haha, were they really covered in dog hair? I've n...Haha, were they really covered in dog hair? <BR/><BR/>I've never been to Devon but it makes me think of huuuuuuge, wide open spaces, the secret garden, flowers.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-21870921647362589492007-12-02T15:48:00.000+00:002007-12-02T15:48:00.000+00:00Thanks for your visit and your comment...I'm glad ...Thanks for your visit and your comment...I'm glad to know AIDS has not been forgotten there....Sometimes it feels like here in the states, AIDS is no longer a concern....Oh yes, it is in Africa, as well it should be, but, it is still very much with us here, too.....I hear throough the fund raising circles I am very familiar with that interest in AIDS Charity's is at an all time low....Very Sad.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-73347063676007663872007-12-02T14:48:00.000+00:002007-12-02T14:48:00.000+00:00You make opening a business sound such fun despite...You make opening a business sound such fun despite all the hard work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-78952539023569501362007-12-02T10:56:00.000+00:002007-12-02T10:56:00.000+00:00Zinnia: but you're still a nice person:)Zinnia: but you're still a nice person:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-75203409496464237912007-12-02T10:22:00.000+00:002007-12-02T10:22:00.000+00:00No oi bain't Devonian - we moved around the south ...No oi bain't Devonian - we moved around the south of England a fair bit during my childhood, so I'm kind of a generic southerner.Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-58619744530081144072007-12-01T23:37:00.000+00:002007-12-01T23:37:00.000+00:004d: be afraid- be very afraid!4d: be afraid- be very afraid!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-36608906103139199152007-12-01T23:26:00.000+00:002007-12-01T23:26:00.000+00:00Eryl:I still can't do it. 4d: you and my grandson...Eryl:I still can't do it.<BR/> 4d: you and my grandson and he's really cool.<BR/><BR/>Hoss- the coolest of them all:)<BR/><BR/>Daaphne: good old Harold! And Imelda is one smart girl!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-15247879998831660632007-12-01T23:14:00.000+00:002007-12-01T23:14:00.000+00:00oops...schizo on board...A double barreled schizo ...oops...schizo on board...<BR/><BR/>A double barreled schizo as well....<BR/><BR/>frighteningFOUR DINNERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675014976854343039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-6680064462645340802007-12-01T09:35:00.000+00:002007-12-01T09:35:00.000+00:00Sorry that was me as "Location" - gremlins in the ...Sorry that was me as "Location" - gremlins in the works, or the webmeister was pissed last night.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-77916231578629913892007-12-01T09:17:00.000+00:002007-12-01T09:17:00.000+00:00Harold always used to leave the car in 1st gear, e...Harold always used to leave the car in 1st gear, everytime I switched on the ignition I did a kangaroo jump and cursed him with an Australian epithet. You can find some very good stuff in second hand shops near rich areas. Everybody thinks my friend Imelda, who lives in Westminster, is loaded by the way she dresses. Little do they realize she lives in a council flat and is on benefits.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-66310420164045985532007-12-01T01:55:00.000+00:002007-12-01T01:55:00.000+00:00I buy almost all my clothes at a do-over shop. Ve...I buy almost all my clothes at a do-over shop. Very wise move on my part.OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-46877349330596009832007-12-01T00:31:00.000+00:002007-12-01T00:31:00.000+00:00Get my gear from modclothin.com in Nottingham or c...Get my gear from modclothin.com in Nottingham or charity shops. (Mind you most charity shops think I need clothing from them anyway!!!)FOUR DINNERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675014976854343039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-63009285498940131642007-11-30T23:06:00.000+00:002007-11-30T23:06:00.000+00:00This all sounds so exciting: doing something like ...This all sounds so exciting: doing something like that with friends and making money too. <BR/><BR/>I have a lovely image of you removing your hands from your beautiful arrangement only to see it fragmenting...Eryl Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818102006775827503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68492244093378316622007-11-30T23:02:00.000+00:002007-11-30T23:02:00.000+00:00Hi Becky68: I'm glad you like the story and agree ...Hi Becky68: I'm glad you like the story and agree with its premise.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-80374141267148374412007-11-30T20:54:00.000+00:002007-11-30T20:54:00.000+00:00What a neat story, I envy you your great ideas & l...What a neat story, I envy you your great ideas & luck in your shop. I myself buy a lot of my own & my children's clothes at resale places, though more the Goodwill, Salvation Army type places & you're right, there is a stigma involved. I relish telling people who are generally snobbish about clothes that I got something they've admired from Goodwill!<BR/>Michele Sent MeBecky68https://www.blogger.com/profile/05746399252690397853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-65196883825698998622007-11-30T18:25:00.000+00:002007-11-30T18:25:00.000+00:00Zinnia: so be you Devonian then moy dearrrr?Sam: y...Zinnia: so be you Devonian then moy dearrrr?<BR/><BR/>Sam: you don't know the half of it. Individually folk are quite nice but, as anyone who works with the public will attest, the general public are an absolute shower. OOoh I came over all Terry Thomas!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-6424288524424047072007-11-30T18:19:00.000+00:002007-11-30T18:19:00.000+00:00GG: 'I'm sorry we can't accept them like this - l...GG: 'I'm sorry we can't accept them like this - look they're all covered in dog hairs.'<BR/>Went down like a lead balloon. So I learned to wrap it up in tissue - like Mary.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-90186758397906914602007-11-30T17:36:00.000+00:002007-11-30T17:36:00.000+00:00Ha ha ha I love your driving stories!! (and the r...Ha ha ha I love your driving stories!! (and the rest of course) I lived in south Devon as a child and there they used to say 'moy luvverrrrr'.Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-28841490828719278822007-11-30T17:31:00.000+00:002007-11-30T17:31:00.000+00:00People would go to all the trouble of wrapping and...People would go to all the trouble of wrapping and tagging a uniform to pretend it's clean? It'd be quicker to have it cleaned surely. Or, just wash the thing. <BR/><BR/>I'd be mortified to give away anything not clean.Sam, Problem-Child-Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650421439038979462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-32627181370071862012007-11-30T14:28:00.000+00:002007-11-30T14:28:00.000+00:00Oooh, what did you say to a customer or two, Pat, ...Oooh, what did you say to a customer or two, Pat, that made you learn the hard way?neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-49182234198588502352007-11-30T12:33:00.000+00:002007-11-30T12:33:00.000+00:00Randall: that's interesting. It is more of an ea...Randall: that's interesting. It is more of an east London form of address so that must be where he picked it up. In Lancashire where I originated from it's LUV (LOVE). I find it amusing in parts of the west country where they say 'moy lover'<BR/>Drunk or sober flower arranging ain't my bag but I love flowers so just stuff them in a vase and hope for the bestPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-79615438839823733952007-11-30T12:05:00.000+00:002007-11-30T12:05:00.000+00:00In my grad school days, I had a professor (German ...In my grad school days, I had a professor (German Jew, who escaped to Britain in the 30's before coming to the States) who called all the girls "Ducks." <BR/><BR/>As for your flower arrangements, you really shouldn't drink while engaging in horticultural pursuits.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-14054803273685227012007-11-30T12:03:00.000+00:002007-11-30T12:03:00.000+00:00Wow, very industrious for someone with small child...Wow, very industrious for someone with small children; I'm impressed. Sounds like so much fun, too. We have a local bookstore here owned by two aquaintances of mine, and I always think how much I would enjoy puttering with the displays, shopping for items, etc. I know that this is all very pie in the sky, though. <BR/><BR/>Michele and I say good morning!The Turmanatorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633914947313713215noreply@blogger.com