tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8343287995489079986..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: OOMDs (Outfit of Many Days) Easy Cool? materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-90131567855450760552016-05-09T12:49:05.293-07:002016-05-09T12:49:05.293-07:00I love those wide leg jeans, they are tres chic! I...I love those wide leg jeans, they are tres chic! I am right between seasons, it is too warm for heavy winter clothes, far too cold for summer clothes still, so it's narrow jeans with the cuffs turned up, bare ankles, pumps, or sometimes heavier shoes, camisoles and cardigans, or thin jumpers. XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38627610539318744252016-04-29T07:13:43.903-07:002016-04-29T07:13:43.903-07:00August heat in April? That would require some mad ...August heat in April? That would require some mad rustling here as well. I'm trying to sort out what to keep on hand and what to store to get through the next few months sartorially as we leave in a much smaller space...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60153868413753588112016-04-28T13:00:41.162-07:002016-04-28T13:00:41.162-07:00Definitely cool. Anyway, I've been in a mad ru...Definitely cool. Anyway, I've been in a mad rustle about for clothes as it seems to have jumped from a long extended spring to some august-like heat and I was not prepared. Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69189988873724362292016-04-27T18:46:37.508-07:002016-04-27T18:46:37.508-07:00May has such a range of possibilities where you ar...May has such a range of possibilities where you are. I remember being so cold at one of those great free concerts (was it Great Big Sea?) visiting Ottawa one May, but then other years watching the crazy time-lapse-video explosion of gardens as temps went from 5 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees all in one week. . . No wonder you can't tell your clouts from your clods! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66796720351780023312016-04-27T18:43:42.624-07:002016-04-27T18:43:42.624-07:00There are days when shine has to be applied or wor...There are days when shine has to be applied or worn externally, when it cannot be mustered from within; for those days, I will keep the spangly shoes on hand...<br />I wondered if you'd be heading to Spain again this summer -- urban Spain seems as exotic a contrast as you might wish from Anchorage....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22781974991346339922016-04-26T07:03:09.028-07:002016-04-26T07:03:09.028-07:00And Mater, I think your outfit looks very cool on ...And Mater, I think your outfit looks very cool on you!Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024754794516584433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35121392331729421992016-04-26T07:01:38.348-07:002016-04-26T07:01:38.348-07:00Okay, now that explanation is cool, Linda. I'm...Okay, now that explanation is cool, Linda. I'm not surprised you work in a university :)<br />Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024754794516584433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24662507379744966882016-04-25T15:17:36.901-07:002016-04-25T15:17:36.901-07:00Love your mum's quote. I've a new blouse a...Love your mum's quote. I've a new blouse and a dress I bought before our trip south...that is "seasoning" in my closet, as my mum always says. But she usually says it of her new clothes that she is loathe to wear because they are "too good." <br />Re: May and clouts. Here I was thinking that "clout" meant the same as "clod" as in not plowing one's garden for planting before May. And I had an anecdote all ready about Stu just having left the house in hopes of "casting clouts" and planting his pea crop. Ah well. Never mind... he's out there turning clods instead. And if the digging is strenuous and weather warms up he may be forced to cast his clout off in the heat??? Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4910660538116199372016-04-25T08:32:30.003-07:002016-04-25T08:32:30.003-07:00I covet those spangly Fluevogs. If you're tire...I covet those spangly Fluevogs. If you're tired of them....<br /><br />I am waiting to do much new summer clothes shopping until I'm in Spain where it will likely actually be hot as opposed to Anchorage summers which tend to be rainy and temperate. Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80067333335890949162016-04-24T16:17:45.727-07:002016-04-24T16:17:45.727-07:00Ah, mais c'est génial! Folk wisdom for the win...Ah, mais c'est génial! Folk wisdom for the win! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66237109473496277272016-04-24T16:17:16.857-07:002016-04-24T16:17:16.857-07:00It is interesting, isn't it?! Language travels...It is interesting, isn't it?! Language travels and the oddest words and expressions prevail . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15039017419181973132016-04-24T16:16:29.914-07:002016-04-24T16:16:29.914-07:00See? Erudite readers! This is cool, who cares abou...See? Erudite readers! This is cool, who cares about wide-legged jeans when we have this kind of cool! Love it!<br />I might be in France in September. . . .might be a meet-up in our future?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9686310700718587782016-04-24T16:15:03.700-07:002016-04-24T16:15:03.700-07:00Wendy, I love this because it validates a goofy an...Wendy, I love this because it validates a goofy anecdote my dad used to love telling about his playmate in early 1930s Middlesbrough whose mother, dad always used to claim, would call him in from play because she needed his shirt to make a pudding. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85298385562824205622016-04-24T16:13:33.065-07:002016-04-24T16:13:33.065-07:00Etymologists and entomologists coming together ove...Etymologists and entomologists coming together over Clout might have to stumble over moths. . . I love having playful, erudite readers meeting at my blog, such an honour, such a community, such a great conversation!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64418853209464324452016-04-24T16:12:19.550-07:002016-04-24T16:12:19.550-07:00I'm giving your Curie Institute daffodil the M...I'm giving your Curie Institute daffodil the Materfamilias Stamp of Coolness Approval. The Paris connection is always cool, without a doubt. <br />Thank you for making a momma happy -- I do love that photo of M. on IGmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43628867652196378332016-04-24T16:10:22.744-07:002016-04-24T16:10:22.744-07:00Yeah, I'm really not cool at all, not a hope, ...Yeah, I'm really not cool at all, not a hope, and I'm feeling rather vulnerable in ever sharing that slight nod I gave myself in the mirror (Hey, You're cool! ;-)<br />The loathing and wanting to chuck, yes, that's disheartening. Hold on and hold out, though, and put the pennies you're saving in a jar as you wait. When you find something you love, make the splurge. So much more satisfying, and I'm finding myself with fewer and fewer garments which I'm increasingly happy to wear day in and day out (those around me might, however, be bored silly and wondering whether I stay up all night doing laundry or have simply eschewed such niceties as clean clothes)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76712187873245760902016-04-24T16:07:12.454-07:002016-04-24T16:07:12.454-07:00Thanks, Ceci. The hair is really getting closer to...Thanks, Ceci. The hair is really getting closer to what I was hoping for -- I'm going to go a bit longer yet, but the curl is really freeing up to express me a bit more honestly or something.<br />When you're speaking of "the flower" signalled by May in that saying, do you mean the hawthorn as well or are you thinking of another -- I did some Googling and once again, common names are confusing when it comes to horticulture.<br />I love having a team rooting for me, love it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21837202213121544082016-04-24T16:04:12.036-07:002016-04-24T16:04:12.036-07:00Hail? Hell! I'm so sorry, but I'm loving t...Hail? Hell! I'm so sorry, but I'm loving the Tellytubbie image...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45769406002003990822016-04-24T16:03:42.190-07:002016-04-24T16:03:42.190-07:00Thanks Mary. Brighter colours must be crucial when...Thanks Mary. Brighter colours must be crucial when you're enduring months and months of serious winter.<br />And yes, the retail therapy was very welcome -- I've mostly stayed out of the shop, rather inured by the process of culling so many goods I once thought I had to have...But I had a list of items I knew were justified and I really needed the sense of reward after all the real estate doings and the packing. Balance, yes.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44938689158123356292016-04-24T16:01:51.557-07:002016-04-24T16:01:51.557-07:00White trainers -- woot! You are definitely cool! I...White trainers -- woot! You are definitely cool! It's wonderful how a purchase like that can perk up outfits we otherwise have tired of. And I'm making a note about the New Balance ethical points...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85363292675818065982016-04-24T16:00:22.329-07:002016-04-24T16:00:22.329-07:00You readers are great, schooling me about hawthorn...You readers are great, schooling me about hawthorns and May blossoms. Wish I'd known to ask my Mom if she knew this. Probably so. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4971347536920184352016-04-24T15:59:32.116-07:002016-04-24T15:59:32.116-07:00I'm not sure what happened, but I've barel...I'm not sure what happened, but I've barely worn my boots this winter, and I have numerous pairs which I generally love. Something about the change of lifestyle with retirement. Fur-lined, with buckles yet, those would be cosy, but I can see why you're eager for sandals if your feet have been overly ensconced for too many months.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21478025422078906142016-04-24T15:58:08.430-07:002016-04-24T15:58:08.430-07:00Ha! Just as I'm getting ready to say farewell ...Ha! Just as I'm getting ready to say farewell to the hawthorn that blossoms just off my bedroom balcony, I discover that it's the May whose blooming signals permission to wear lighter layers. Thank you for this! Interestingly, my hawthorn, facing northwest, and at the water's edge, isn't yet opening its blossoms, while others barely a kilometer away on our island, but south-facing and inland, are in full bloom. So I must keep a sweater on when I leave the house, but can toss it when I'm halfway 'round.<br />I bet you'll find that denim shirtdress a real boon and you might be able to channel some cool in it as well, especially if you describe "cool" as loosely as I had to, above. . . I do think that there's an element of pragmatism in the best kinds of cool, though, absolutely. As for the shoes, see above, to dottoressa...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6049190613749790242016-04-24T15:53:22.949-07:002016-04-24T15:53:22.949-07:00I do love the shoes and will keep wearing them, bu...I do love the shoes and will keep wearing them, but I too often find that I need to pack a second pair if I'm going to be away for more than a few days -- not every outfit works with metallic shoes! <br />I haven't worn my white jeans yet this year -- what fun for you! And a summer dress too, lunch near a lake, sounds idyllic!<br />Mothers know, don't they?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12131927257073146892016-04-24T15:51:33.334-07:002016-04-24T15:51:33.334-07:00Panache! even better than cool -- thank you!
The ...Panache! even better than cool -- thank you! <br />The sandals are not so exciting, to be honest, but sometimes it's good just to renew a wardrobe with fresh versions of items that we know work well. I expect you'll be doing some of this after your ruthless whittling. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com