When the weather is good we abandon all plans for indoor jobs and make the most of being able to spend time outdoors.
On Saturday we went to Loches market. The sun brought a lot of people out and it was very busy. The bag lady was there with her stall, having been absent every time we went since the summer. I’ve been on a mission to find a small handbag for "going out". My usual bags are all huge and get in the way when we go to lunch or dinner. I’ve experimented with not taking a bag at all but what do you then do with your tissues or phone? Not to mention the husband's wallet, phone and car keys! Bulging pockets are uncomfortable and even in a place where people happily leave bags and belongings out of sight I'm still nervous of leaving anything in a coat hung on a coat rack. A habit of a lifetime to not be an easy target for a thief.
The bag lady had just the right size of bags for such occasions. Small bags big enough for essentials that could be slung over a shoulder without getting in the way or over a chair without tripping up a waiter. I got two; red for winter, pastel green for summer and she gave me a good discount for buying two at the same time.
This black one is a very old bag that I resurrected. You can tell how old it is from the size of the pouch for a mobile phone. It's tiny! Now I'm all set up and have finally turned into a bag lady myself!
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The weather has changed and we have wet, grey and miserable days for the foreseeable future.
Your comment about the space for a mobile phone made me smile. It's so true, I used to be able to slide mine into a very small space but the phones get bigger and bigger! It's rather annoying.
ReplyDeleteI have a number of handbags with now useless tiny phone pockets! Which shows how long I keep my bags!
DeleteThose look handy. I bought a new messenger bag this year, just big enough and about half the size on the one I carried before. It is so handy.
ReplyDeleteA person can never have too many bags in my opinion!
DeleteI have a neat little uniqlo crossbody "banana bag" which holds phone, purse, hanky, pen and keys. It is surprisingly capacious, Tardis-like in fact. Apparently there was a competition last year to see how much these hold. The winner had a small rotisserie chicken inside
ReplyDeleteThe idea of having a rotisserie chicken in my handbag made me laugh out loud!
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