The Distancing Diairies - 11th & 12th January, 2021

Monday, as always, started with a Wii Fit session. I put away the previous day's laundry and touched up my roots at the kitchen table, slapped some coconut oil on the ends and epilating my legs whilst the dye developed. After I'd showered we had breakfast, I wrapped a last minute eBay sale and Jon whizzed everything down to the post office which, once again, was deserted and he was back in minutes.

MONDAY: Vintage India Imports of Rhode Island pinafore dress & 1970s Ayesha Davar cheesecloth blouse (eBay), Phool block printed waistcoat (bought from trading pals, Eyewood Vintage, back in 2016)

Sheila's really good about sharing the smaller details of her outfits on her blog so, inspired by her, here's a few of mine. The huge 19th Century tribal bangle was an eBay find, the Kuchi necklace was bought in Jaisalmer last year and the fleece-lined suede clog boots were 60% off from the Clarks' Outlet (HERE if you've never used it) a few years ago.

With rain threatening I rushed out and photographed my vintage dress & skirt suits which I uploaded to eBay before our lunchtime noodles. I had a tidy up of the Kinky Shed and was delighted to discover that I'd shifted so much stock over the last few months that I'd managed to empty an entire 7 foot clothes rail. Hallelujah! With room to move I sent Jon in to tackle the menswear and select some stock for me to list. I ironed and measured it, ready for photographing on the next dry day.

We went out for our normal walk around the block as the supermarket delivery was due. For years we've been in India for all (or most of January), I'd forgotten how colourless and dull the British winter is. It's enough to drive us all to drink.

Catching the aromas of our neighbours' dinners cooking whilst walking round the block made us wish we were having curry for tea although our posh supermarket pasta was very tasty. We'd watched the first three episodes of Traces the previous evening and watched the final three after we'd eaten. It was entertaining enough but not a patch on The Serpent (or Spiral!) We struggled to have much sympathy for the main character, Emma, who wasn't at all likable.

Leaving Jon doing music stuff, having finished the excellent Queen's Gambit the previous evening, I chose another book from the shelf and took it to bed. I opened it & discovered that it had been signed by the author. I had no idea when I picked it up in the chazza.

On Tuesday, for the first time in ages, I awoke to rain. After my Wii Fit session I started catching up with Blogland until Jon joined me for breakfast. His plan was to crack on with painting the internal window frames, which he'd started the week before Xmas and today was the turn of our bedroom. 

As the curtains had to come down I decided to give them a wash - the second time in a year....woman, you've changed! I tumble-dried them as they'd have taken an age to dry in the utility room.

I've decided to set myself a bit of a clothing challenge and shall re-wear a garment I've worn the previous day and see how long I can continue to do so without getting bored and maybe discover a few new clothing combinations whilst I'm at it.

I'm calling it Wear: Sleep: Repeat 

Today I'm re-wearing yesterday's black 1970s cheesecloth Ayesha Davar blouse (I also own her non-identical twin sister) with the woven Renjoy, London maxi skirt bought from the clearance chazza back in November.

The other bits and pieces....Maguba Swedish clog boots (eBay), a vintage Moroccan perfume bottle pendant (gift from a friend) and some Yemeni & Rajasthani silver bangles.

Other than a break for noodles & Bargain Hunt, my day was spent listing & photographing menswear as the rain had finally stopped. Inspired by the cool '70s threads on the TV series we'd binge watched last week, I'm calling it The Serpent Collection. A couple of chaps have snapped up pieces already.

A large part of the day has been spent pandering to this one's needs. He'd been under the weather for a few days but today he's back to his normal self. I've lost track of the number of times he's been fed today but in addition to cat food there's been chicken, prawns, ham, salmon, tuna and mackerel. No wonder he's a chunk!

 

We had to forego our daily walk as the paint wasn't quite dry and we didn't want to risk leaving the window open while we were out. Not to worry, I've done my Wii Fit and Jon's been on his exercise bike. There's always tomorrow.

Tea was a tofu rogan josh with a plain naan and a bottle of IPA. What will we watch tonight? I think the second series of Swedish thriller, Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders might be calling.

Stay safe, stay well and see you very soon!