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On Apr 26, 6:17�am, Adrian wrote:
Lesley wrote: On Apr 25, 11:34 am, Suz wrote: Thanks Sherry and Marina. I'll try not to be a stranger, but might be strange sometimes. Then you're in good company- we're all strange sometimes! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Strange is normal round here. :-0 -- Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your hearthttp://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk True! Suz&Spicey |
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On Apr 24, 2:12*am, Christine BA wrote:
24.4.2010 5:55, Marina kirjoitti: Yowie wrote: I hate the thing, and only bring it along when I'm going to be out for a long period of time. I personally would prefer a bat belt, or camo-pants with an infnite number of pockets. I really despise having to carry a bag, and am most miffed that back-packs are now out of fashion again since min broke. I jsut wasn't blessed with the sort of shoulder than can keep a bag on easily. I don't have that sort of shoulder, either. Recently, I bought a shoulder bag (because Mum always commplained when I brought a backpack to the theatre or some other 'posher' environment). I went to the theatre with it. I had a terrible time trying to get it to hang on my shoulder. I had to lift it up all the time, I tried pulling on the bag to keep the strap pressed to my shoulder, I tried to hold the strap all the time at the shoulder, but my arm started hurting at being bent that way for a long time. I don't know how anyone manages to carry a shoulder bag. Normally, I use a big, camo-coloured backpack with a lot of pockets. I wear my bag strap across, in other words the bag hangs on the other side of the shoulder where the strap "originates" from... Even though my mum keeps telling me that's how mentally handicapped people wear their bags. Not sure of her source of info, and I don't care, as I really don't want to keep hitching the bag up every five seconds... -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com FWIW, that was how the police officer TOLD me I should wear a handbag, as it's harder to purse-snatch. This was in the immediate aftermath of, you guessed it -- having had my purse stolen. In the 20 years since that conversation, I haven't bought a purse that I couldn't wear across the opposite shoulder. Short purse handles are a deal-breaker for me. Donna, Captain, and Stanley And introducing... Mini the Chihuahua, who arrived 2 weeks ago :-) |
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Gabey8 wrote:
FWIW, that was how the police officer TOLD me I should wear a handbag, as it's harder to purse-snatch. This was in the immediate aftermath of, you guessed it -- having had my purse stolen. In the 20 years since that conversation, I haven't bought a purse that I couldn't wear across the opposite shoulder. Short purse handles are a deal-breaker for me. That's one thing I like about across-the-body shoulder bags - they're much harder for a purse-snatcher to grab and run with. Also, they stay where I put them, whereas shoulder bags that hang on the shoulder above the bag just keep slipping off. Does *anyone* have the kind of shoulder where a bag doesn't slip off? I also think it looks nicer when the strap goes across rather than just on one side. Bags with tiny straps that you have to hold in your hand are out of the question. I need my hands to be free. Also, if I carried a purse in my hand, I would certainly lose it in very short order! Joyce -- I promise I will meditate more closely upon the causal relationship between going dumpster diving on Sunday afternoon and projectile vomiting Monday, and being brought to the Evil Place Where They Stick Things Up My Butt on Tuesday evening. -- Cat Resolutions |
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hopitus typed: On Apr 23, 7:42 pm, "Granby" wrote: Because of my poor, understatement, vision, I think that is why I like Thomas Kinkade paintings. He does the "light" on trees, leaves or grass. This is beautiful in the paintings and must be in real life. The way he paints lets me see things I wouldn't normally see.. My goal in life is to have one of his 2 ft by at least 3 ft paintings. However this purchase this would be about three months rent so, alas, it shall remain a goal!"cshenk" wrote in message I love thread drift! Having no idea who T.Kinkade was, I googled him and his art work Oddly enough, whilst I can appreciate the skill and his use of light , I don't find his pictures particularly appealing as 'art' - to my eyes, the pictures look like the belong on christmas cards or in children's books rather than in art galleries. Perhaps a bit too saccharine for my taste. Weird, huh? Yowie Well aware that she knows nothing about 'art'. |
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... Gabey8 wrote: FWIW, that was how the police officer TOLD me I should wear a handbag, as it's harder to purse-snatch. This was in the immediate aftermath of, you guessed it -- having had my purse stolen. In the 20 years since that conversation, I haven't bought a purse that I couldn't wear across the opposite shoulder. Short purse handles are a deal-breaker for me. That's one thing I like about across-the-body shoulder bags - they're much harder for a purse-snatcher to grab and run with. Also, they stay where I put them, whereas shoulder bags that hang on the shoulder above the bag just keep slipping off. Does *anyone* have the kind of shoulder where a bag doesn't slip off? I also think it looks nicer when the strap goes across rather than just on one side. Bags with tiny straps that you have to hold in your hand are out of the question. I need my hands to be free. Also, if I carried a purse in my hand, I would certainly lose it in very short order! Joyce -- I promise I will meditate more closely upon the causal relationship between going dumpster diving on Sunday afternoon and projectile vomiting Monday, and being brought to the Evil Place Where They Stick Things Up My Butt on Tuesday evening. -- Cat Resolutions Several years ago, at a large convention, I saw a woman with the kind of shoulders you asked about. There was a distinctive dip between the outside of her shoulders and her neck. It looked rather odd, but I couldn't help thinking how convenient that would be for carrying a shoulder bag. Joy |
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Yowie wrote:
Having no idea who T.Kinkade was, I googled him and his art work Oddly enough, whilst I can appreciate the skill and his use of light , I don't find his pictures particularly appealing as 'art' - to my eyes, the pictures look like the belong on christmas cards or in children's books rather than in art galleries. Perhaps a bit too saccharine for my taste. Weird, huh? Yowie Well aware that she knows nothing about 'art'. Thomas Kinkade is reviled among people who do know something about art. I'm not trained in fine art myself, so I can't explain the technical reasons behind people's objections, but I pretty much agree with your visceral response - pretty, but saccharine, and more suited for greeting cards, etc. Not to mention that he's a huge commercial success doing what he does, so he just keeps doing the same thing. And I know what you mean about children's books. When I was a kid, I was always very drawn to sweet, cozy images, and I'd imagine myself inside some of those pictures - down in the cute little rabbit warren, sitting around the little mushroom table having tea. There's a part of me that's never outgrown that response, and Kinkade appeals to me on that level. That's not really the same thing as "aaht", though. Joyce -- If At First You Don't Succeed, Skydiving Isn't For You |
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Joy wrote:
Does *anyone* have the kind of shoulder where a bag doesn't slip off? Several years ago, at a large convention, I saw a woman with the kind of shoulders you asked about. There was a distinctive dip between the outside of her shoulders and her neck. It looked rather odd, but I couldn't help thinking how convenient that would be for carrying a shoulder bag. LOL. An engineering success! Joyce -- If At First You Don't Succeed, Skydiving Isn't For You |
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Joy wrote:
Several years ago, at a large convention, I saw a woman with the kind of shoulders you asked about. There was a distinctive dip between the outside of her shoulders and her neck. It looked rather odd, but I couldn't help thinking how convenient that would be for carrying a shoulder bag. I find that, if I have to carry a shoulder-strap bag, I try to compensate for my lack of that dip by hunching my shoulder - very uncomfortabuhls! -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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On Apr 24, 11:44*am, "John F. Eldredge" wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:11:32 +0000, bastXXXette wrote: Yowie wrote: * wrote: * Suggestion: bring a small flashlight and keep it in your purse. Even * if you never go into that mall again, you might encounter a * lightless bathroom somewhere else. * Nah, I need a bat belt with all the tools of the motherhood trade. * Wipes, spare clothes, bandaids, drink, small toy (for distraction in * boring situations), spare clothes, tissues, kiddy tylenol, mobile * phone, keys, earplugs, emergency sewing kit, torch, screwdriver/nail * file, sticky tape, sunnies, etc etc * or, in other words, a giant and unfashionable tote bag where all that * sort of stuff along with a mysterious sock, some fluff covered candy, * hair pins, ex-tissues, small change, an old and out of fashion half * melted lipstic, a few tampons etc etc all sit in the bottom and * jingle In other words, the one you already have? Joyce My mother liked large purses. *She used to carry a little doll-house sink, about two inches long, in her purse, so that she could pull it out and say, "I have everything in my purse INCLUDING the kitchen sink." -- John F. Eldredge -- "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria LOL Oh, I am *so* going to emulate your mom if I can find a sink small enough! :-D Brilliant! Donna, Captain, Stanley, and Mini |
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On 29 Apr, 00:30, Gabey8 wrote:
Short purse handles are a deal-breaker for me. Same here- I don't think I've ever owned a bag that I couldn't sling across my body- in fact a number of times my first question in the shop has been "Have you got anything that has a long strap?"- it's surprisingly hard to find them over here- the last time I needed a new bag I went to a shop that specialised in bags of all sorts and they had tons of handbags but after much searching could only find 1 with a long enough strap. The one time I had a bag that sat on one shoulder (The long strap had broken but as it was a quality bag I tried to preserve with it) I went mad with the damn thing sliding down my arm all the time especially when I was carrying carrier bags or pushing Dave's wheelchair I think I lasted a week before I brought another bag! Also in trying to keep it on my shoulder I kept hunching and shrugging and ended up with a stiff shoulder! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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