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new kipling

26 Thursday Sep 2024

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Still in “back to school” mode… my every-day Kipling bag (the dark purple one) is about 8 years old now, possibly older, and is looking a bit worse for wear. Then while I was laptop shopping at El Corte Inglés last week I spotted this one and decided the ol’ credit card was already taking a beating so what the heck. The colour doesn’t show up well in this pic, it’s more of a deep raspberry red and it’s perfect. Aside from being cute, Kiplings are also lightweight, full of clever pockets and compartments and – my favourite thing – are machine washable. It wasn’t until I got it home that I realised it’s the same model as Peter’s (!!!) but his is two-toned (moss green with a black strap and contrast zippers) so we won’t totally look like bag twins when we’re out and about together. And now I am putting that card away! Lean times ahead…

third time lucky

02 Thursday May 2024

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This is the third time I’ve bought these exact same Skechers “go walk” sandals. I think in general they last me two “sandal seasons” (which here is from March-October) so I get a lot of wear outta them. Anyhow, I was looking around for a new comfy pair as my old Skechers are looking not quite good enough to wear on tapas tours anymore and I finally decided, what the heck, I’d just get these again because they are super comfortable (and machine washable!). And as a bonus, when I picked them up on my way home today, I was told they were 20% off this week. Yay. At this point it looks like I’m going to end up wearing the same Skecher sandals and Camper shoes for the rest of my life.

ikea delivers!

14 Monday Aug 2023

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ikea delivers

Who knew? I mean, of course I knew you could get things delivered, both if you shopped online or in person, but I didn’t know IKEA would deliver small items to your home FOR JUST 3 EUROS. Anyhow, I have used these cotton throws as chair and sofa covers for years but they can only be found at IKEA and, since I haven’t been to IKEA since 2017 (and have no plans to go again if I can help it), it was no surprise to realise that the throws I got six years ago were in a pretty sad state thanks to the you-know-whats.

So I had a look online just to see if they still stocked them (they do) and decided to see what they would charge to deliver and I was (pleasantly) shocked. I don’t know how long this has been going on but the last time I bought anything there it was a minimum 30 euro delivery charge. And so I have a couple of these guys arriving this week and I can finally put the old shredded ones to rest. This could be dangerous.

happy red earrings

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

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I haven’t treated myself to any new jewellery since before Covid, partly because of being broke but also because I was going out so little it didn’t make sense to spend money on anything but essentials re: clothes, shoes, etc. BUT today I was at the local Christmas craft market and these darlings caught my eye. Had a lovely chat with Pere, drove him a bit crazy with finding a pair that was “symmetrical” enough for me (even though, actually, I’m not the one ever looking at them) but he was patient and friendly and I am now wearing these light-as-a-feather happy red earrings. ❤️

hidden sevilla

01 Thursday Sep 2022

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hidden sevilla

I’ve passed by this little alley maybe a gazillion times over the years, but today was the first time I’ve been down it (at least that I can recall). I was on the hunt for a picture frame (more on that later) and saw online that an art shop in one of the pedestrian shopping streets had their framing workshop just around the corner. It’s a family-run place called Cuadros Venecias that has been in business for over a hundred years and what a cool experience it was. I even got a tour of the back rooms, though didn’t go upstairs (the workspace covers three floors!). All shopping should be this fun and interesting. Stay tuned for the finished product (should have it by Monday).