tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post4038439241985900347..comments2024-03-25T09:59:02.715-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: April ( Snow) Showers bring Frozen SpinachGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-32410019553313072322015-04-10T02:36:18.505-07:002015-04-10T02:36:18.505-07:00Oh, they're shorts; there was I, thinking how ...Oh, they're shorts; there was I, thinking how you were rocking a mini skirt (and doing so with aplomb, I might add!) but either way, you're coping beautifully with the challenge of your weird weather. Love the red and black ensemble especially.<br />Getting clothes to fit kids is no easier than finding stuff for adults, is it? Owen has long legs but I don't think his waist or bum have grown since he was 5, so lots of trousers are way too baggy on the leg and huge around the waist on him. Danny has great style (and clearly the ladies already love him!) and that tie is fabulous. We were watching all the pheasants waddling around the ground of the stately home we visited this week, there were loads of them. No pelicans, though. <br />Friday today - what shall we do? If you lived nearby, I reckon we could deposit the kids in the park and hit the charity shops, what do you reckon? xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-11368474922162476652015-04-10T00:54:26.897-07:002015-04-10T00:54:26.897-07:00Danny's vintage tie is excellent. He has good ...Danny's vintage tie is excellent. He has good taste.<br /><br />The only pelicans I know of in the UK are on the Serpentine in London; they've been known to eat the pigeons. I can't imagine what it's like seeing such big birds migrate.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-35066362632627092432015-04-09T22:47:52.372-07:002015-04-09T22:47:52.372-07:00The average Nepali man has a 28" inseam &...The average Nepali man has a 28" inseam & and probably a 28" waist too. Rather a diminutive yet stalwart bunch these Nepalis. The 'Asian' sizes over here would fit Danny just fine. And Nepali & Indian tailors are CHEAP, so there's that option too. <br />We have a tailor in our town who used to work in a Levi's factory in Bangladesh, he makes the most wonderful bespoke jeans.<br />I'm with Danny, Youth Dew reeks. The only thing worse EL's come out with is Pleasures (which smells like bug spray).<br />Bibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558898404184063417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-73246036445462016572015-04-09T18:58:16.128-07:002015-04-09T18:58:16.128-07:00@Beth Waltz
Danny will do a bit of embroidery to ...@Beth Waltz<br /><br />Danny will do a bit of embroidery to monogram a hankie or a shirt, but that's the extent of his sewing interest. His great grandfather was a tailor, but after arriving in the US from Belarus and seeing the sweatshops of the Lower East Side, he took off for Chicago to operate a news stand. My grandmother continued to work as a seamstress taking in sewing for people in the neighbourhood. She was great-I could bring her a bag of remnants and in an hour she'd make me a dress (might have contrast sleeves, but she knew how to work with small amounts of fabric). Clearly, I should have paid better attention as my sewing skills are on the worse-than-bad side. <br /><br />If you can get a bespoke suit in Omaha today, I'd be very surprised. At the rate the kid grows, it likely wouldn't be worth it. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-41288806296109033532015-04-09T18:15:24.919-07:002015-04-09T18:15:24.919-07:00Those are attractive trans-seasonal outfits, Goody...Those are attractive trans-seasonal outfits, Goody! They remind me of upscale garments by Talbot's, marketed to ladies who lunched in restaurants with real tablecloths. I've seen a few of their "hunter red" (as in fox hunts) jackets in consignment shops, always in the petite section, alas!<br /><br />Here's a thought about Danny's wardrobe: is there a real tailor in town who would make him a sports jacket and slacks? My father was never interested in clothes; however, when faced with an event he trotted directly to Leon's of Indianapolis and paid for their skill and social expertise. (They gave instructions on what was appropriate for the event, from socks to hat.) <br /><br />Who knows? Perhaps Danny will have a go at sewing? Has he seen Jon's altered menswear at Vintage Vixen?<br /><br />Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.com