Tag: shopping
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That’s Nobody’s Balloon
It happened the other day. I’m shopping and I am filling my basket with fruit and vegetables. I finish, go to the counter and am served. Then I bend down to pick up my basket. There is a balloon attached to a stick in my basket! And there is no child nearby to take it…
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We Cannot Live Together Any More (To My Burglar)
I was burgled this week. After some thought, I’ve decided that the burglar and I cannot live together any more no way never ever. Small change was borrowed and not returned. We haven’t been able to talk about this yet. And a can opener and some men’s toiletries have disappeared. And I’m sensing a growing…
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Men Shopping with Women : The Unwritten Taboo
I wrote before about being a stylist in training for my partner. And I had my successes and mainly failures. But I learnt lots. Especially about shoes. I now know good quality from bad. I know what does and doesn’t work fashion wise. And still stumble and fall. But unwittingly I stumbled on a taboo…
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Whatever You Do: Don’t Sit Down!
I don’t stand outside the dress or shoe shop when my partner enters. I follow her in. It is the option of least boredom. I feel quite silly hanging out like I’m loitering with intent or stalking or something. But it has some advantages. One or two occasions I chose a dress or coat which…