tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post7462738214079790921..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Versatility, Comfort, and Good Looks -- Now I'm Feeling Better . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45123532614451469942009-02-20T11:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:31:00.000-08:00Cybill: ok, it's on my to-do list. Dana: yes, alth...Cybill: ok, it's on my to-do list. <BR/>Dana: yes, altho' I'm a bit impatient for more energy.<BR/>Karen: so you're really getting into the sewing! It is a great dress, and would be well worth tracking down a pattern for -- obviously doesn't have to be exactly the same. As for the itch, I don't notice anything, but it's quite a fine wool.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41796709379817122622009-02-20T07:55:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:55:00.000-08:00Oh dear, that is the nicest dress I have seen. I m...Oh dear, that is the nicest dress I have seen. I must make one just like it. Does it itch at all? I love those shoes too and they go great with the dress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48068486727941294232009-02-20T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:29:00.000-08:00And definitely glad you're on the mend! Isn't it a...And definitely glad you're on the mend! Isn't it amazing what a psychological lift you can get from an improvement in your health?danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902311224633734779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12991099374135231962009-02-20T01:05:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:05:00.000-08:00Now that dress was a great find, I think you shoul...Now that dress was a great find, I think you should definately get it copied (and then send a copy over to me!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35921263376097292932009-02-19T18:45:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:45:00.000-08:00Mardel: See my comment above re The Gap. This was ...Mardel: See my comment above re The Gap. This was a treasure; I've seen nothing like it in the last few months. And yes, I love yellow and grey together, but I'd need some other tone to flatter my skintone -- maybe a grey-yellow-blue scarf? <BR/>Duchesse: Thanks for the inspiring post -- glad you approve of how I followed your example.<BR/>As for the septic, we have a fairly unusual system here whereby we pump the greywater into the city sewer system and have a holding tank rather than a field for the rest. It's our pump that did act up about a year ago, as it did this past weekend. Pater got talked out of replacing it by the pumpman who thought it worth a repair -- this time, Pater got his way and we've put a new pump in so should be good for a trouble-free few years, knock on wood . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8535397667095524152009-02-19T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-19T15:07:00.000-08:00Ooooh that is SO what I meant, I adore that neckli...Ooooh that is SO what I meant, I adore that neckline. Gray flannel has a warmth and casual air you don't get with black. You could wear it with quite sheer tights in the spring. (Or if not in shock seeing your bare legs emerge, with slides.) Fab dress, materfamilias and I'm so glad you're on the mend. (Isn't that septic tank acting up about annually?)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-13006360475574712432009-02-19T12:15:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:15:00.000-08:00Great dress! Gap, really? Admittedly I don't go ...Great dress! Gap, really? Admittedly I don't go very often. The idea of yellow sounds very nice, yellow and gray are so lovely.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24186936817798252662009-02-19T08:16:00.000-08:002009-02-19T08:16:00.000-08:00Pseu and Patricia: I was really lucky with The Gap...Pseu and Patricia: I was really lucky with The Gap last year -- this dress and another similar one, my long grey pleated wool skirt, a jacket/coat I love for spring, a great white blouse, Philip Lim! -- but any time I've gone in there over the last two or three months, I've been more than disappointed. The fabrics are flimsy, they don't seem to bother steaming garments before putting them out, and there seem to be changes in the store that make it feel cheaper -- there aren't any mirrors out in the main area, for example. Something's going on that's bringing it closer and closer to Old Navy, which I never shop. Because it's easily on my route when I'm in the city, I'll keep popping in a bit longer, but I'm almost at the giving up point. Too bad, 'cause I've got Gap pieces in my wardrobe I'll be wearing for years to come.<BR/>Meg: Thanks! good to see you stop by.<BR/>Dana: Yes, they are, and yes, they are! Even with the heels, these are almost like runners, with some athletic-shoe technology, I suspect.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-87407323574311808032009-02-19T07:42:00.001-08:002009-02-19T07:42:00.001-08:00are those Tsubo pumps? Are they comfy?Great dress!...are those Tsubo pumps? Are they comfy?<BR/><BR/>Great dress!danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902311224633734779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27662424135205350892009-02-19T07:42:00.000-08:002009-02-19T07:42:00.000-08:00are those Tsubo pumps? Are they comfy?Great dress!...are those Tsubo pumps? Are they comfy?<BR/><BR/>Great dress!danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902311224633734779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5499595696658867952009-02-19T00:58:00.000-08:002009-02-19T00:58:00.000-08:00I love this outfit, I bet you looked really smart ...I love this outfit, I bet you looked really smart in it! I second Pseu's comment about the Gap - I haven't been in one in a while, but this is the sort of thing I imagine finding there but never can. Patricia P.S. Hope you feel better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19829524181306884232009-02-18T23:37:00.000-08:002009-02-18T23:37:00.000-08:00love itlove itgirlcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291227884266644967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57333492944558552602009-02-18T18:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:29:00.000-08:00Cute dress! Why doesn't the Gap ever have somethin...Cute dress! Why doesn't the Gap ever have something like this when I visit??? Nothing but ass-crack jeans and belly shirts. ;-p<BR/><BR/>I vote to see a combo with the hot pink Fluevogs....Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com