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Tyresö Bike Show
It’s been so rainy on weekends that we were really glad to be able to attend this one. Rain was predicted but there was not a drop! It was damp enough that we had to use our kickstand pad. The army...
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Travel wallet
My South African passport arrived earlier this week. The process was surprisingly painless, and took less than three months. When I took Swedish citizenship, my South African citizenship was revoked...
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Gorgeous Ganni handbag
The Nordic countries, particularly Denmark, are really good at design. Not only of interiors, but clothing as well. Stine Goya, Baum und Pferdgarten, by Marlene Birger, and Anine Bing are some of the...
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Morgan x Yves Rocher handbag
My eye makeup remover of choice is Yves Rocher Pur Bluet Express Eye Makeup Remover. I have used it for decades and consider it better than my second choice Lancôme Bi-Facil Waterproof Eye Makeup...
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Celtia’s Ashwood bags
I used to love visiting a local pop-up shop – Scottys – that sold British clothing. They had gorgeous investment tweeds, leather, and beautifully cut jackets. One day I popped by and they had moved. I...
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Mulberry Oak Darwin Roxanne handbag, from 2006
I have been selling all my older heavy bags. My beautiful Tooled Oak Darwin Bayswater sold last week. It was about 21 years old. At the moment I am using my Mulberry Oak Darwin Roxanne, with a view to...
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Galen Leather accordion pouch/bag in C.H. Brown
Galen Leather sent me this lovely pouch/bag to review quite a while back [find it here]. I have used it on two separate long trips – once as a pouch, and once as a bag – and I really like it. It does...
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A day
These dog statues (ornaments?) were outside a shop. When I went inside, the owner was painting one. It takes 16 hours from start to finish! I saw two old typewriters for sale today. I wonder if they...
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Botkier Trigger Bag
I have had this bag since about 2004. The Botkier Trigger bag was designed by Monica Botkier, a New York photographer who designed a bag to carry her equipment. This bag is not as heavy as many Y2K...
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A Day
I found this photograph, taken in the 1990s, of the Physics Department at Rhodes University. Can you spot me? I used to work at the Hermann Ohlthaver Institute for Aeronomy, which focused on...
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Denim tote
Christian Dior’s Book Tote (released 2018) was very popular for a long time, with H&M doing many copies of it. I did rather wonder at one time if this would be practical for teaching. I considered...
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Valentino Covent handbag set in black
I was waiting in reception for a client the other day, when I spotted a really striking handbag at the feet of another person in the waiting room. I immediately complimented her on it and she told...
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Nunoo black leather bag
I have been using this Nunoo bag since about February. It is lightweight, much larger than it looks, and has external pockets. I bought it at a sample sale for $50, though it would be about $250...
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Knolling – what’s in my bag
I love What’s in my Bag posts, I love stationery, and I love knolling, so this was an amazing crossover. This person’s bag must be heavy but I love what they carry with them! Find the original post here
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A day
This is the gorgeous little NafNaf bag my sister in South Africa bought for me. She bought a NafNaf bag in 2001 on one of our shopping trips and still uses it. I have been dying for one by the same...
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Lidl Anti-theft handbags
I have a friend in the police force who always travels with PacSafe travel bags. They are cut-proof and have ingenious locking devices that mean they cannot be opened or removed from a chair, for...
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Today
My sister sent me a gorgeous photo of a handbag she bought. Isn’t this cute? it’s not often you see top-handles on shoulder bags these days. I saw this as I was walking home through the park. The cat...
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A day
Firstly I would like to thank everyone who commented on my allergy problem. I am such a newbie that I did not realise you have to take the tablets for a while for the effect to build up. I will give...
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Shopping embarrassment
I am not normally an intimidated shopper. I generally dress well and look confident so I feel happy going into all kinds of stores, unless the customer base is teenage, in which case I am well-aware...
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Bag accessories
I am loving these bag accessories at the moment: This small Coach pouch. It holds keys, tissues, lip balm, mirror, and the cards I use all the time (travel card, debit card). It double clips to my bag...
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