Two shops or 'establishments' had balloons on display outside - I don't know why.
Yesterday (Saturday) seemed a good day for going into town for a couple of errands. One of them was to hand in a few items of clothing at a charity shop; and thus having things to carry already on my way to town, I took a bus part of the way. (It doesn't save me much time, but it does save me a few steps, which hopefully my knee might appreciate.)
Having disposed of my bag of old clothes at the charity shop, I went across the square to where they sell new ones... And actually found what I was looking for: a long and wide denim skirt, with elastic waist. For summer, I might have preferred it in a slightly thinner material - but on the other hand, being sturdier, it can be used all year round. Anyway, it came close enough to what I had in mind, and I bought it. My main purpose for wanting to add this item to my wardrobe just now is that it will cover any kind of leggings, knee sleeves, bandages or support stockings etc that I might need to wear underneath it...!
I remember when midi/maxi length skirts came into fashion back in my youth - it was 1970-71, when I was 15 years old and in the 9th and last year of our primary school. When the autumn term started, the midi/maxi skirt fashion had not yet reached Sweden - or at least not the town where I was living then. But we had two new students arriving from abroad - two sisters, who had just moved to Sweden from Austria (probably Vienna) - and they both came wearing midi length coats in some red shiny material. And at our graduation, the next summer, I myself was wearing a midi length skirt with buttons down the front, and shorts underneath...
On my walk back home, I was glad to see more spring flowers spreading and brightening up both lawns and flower beds.
Scilla
An old grave in the cemetery re-used as flowerbed, with yellow daffodils and crocus.
What a great skirt! Good job. Very practical. I love seeing the flowers, especially over the grave. I'd always thought it would be fun to push up sun flowers wherever I was buried. But that's probably not going to happen. Fun thought anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks Barbara. Yes, the older one gets, the more need for clothes to be practical! ;) --- I seem to recall actually having seen sunflowers somewhere in that cemetery in summer, I'm not sure if on or in between graves. It will be a few months yet before I can check!
DeleteYou found the perfect skirt, it will go with every top and as you said, comfortable to wear with compression socks or leggings or whatever. The daffodils are a brilliant yellow. That is good to hear you went on an expedition so your knee is allowing it.
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