Dress Of The Day with Angela

 I haven't got a thing to wear I've bought two wigs, and dyed my hair The real problem's my summer clothes My winter ones are lost in those I can't shop wearing a swimsuit A swim hat looks wrong buying fruit Stained item? Cut, make patch, or rag Lost button! Throw in the sew bag I see my red Christmas jumper Found my old favourite number Sorting your life's good for the soul I'm pleased and proud I'm in control Instead of wasting all my time Browsing to buy more clothes on line I view my spare room as a treasure A home jumble sale of pleasure Would I wear dull old things in grey? I ought to throw them all away No, sell them. Yes, another day I don't have enough time today Stuff summer clothes in spare suitcase To store them in some other place An attic, basement, spare room drawer? Or boxes in a Shurgard store Make sure each suitcase has a label Photograph them if you're able Match up the colours, fold or roll In a cardboard box, tote bag, bowl Sorti...

  It is easier to remove or hide on black than on white. I shall cover concealing holes and stains on a black skirt, on a white blouse, a white night dress. A Black Skirt Had A Hole Never mind the song about a hole in my bucket, dear Liza. I had a hole in the knee of my skirt. Under a desk it would not matter. But sitting on chairs with the family, somebody noticed. Ribbon My first thought was to use ribbon. I have bought rolls of ribbon from Spotlight in Singapore and from Daiso. Daiso is the cheap everything 2 dollars store from Japan and big all over Asia and worldwide. I also have stretchy ribbons, strings of sequins. The sequins are purple, and another silver. I could use a string of sequins. Or make a loop. If the stain is in the middle of the loop, the contrast colour in the centre looks deliberate, like a flower. Or I could spiral the sequins. Perhaps before sewing it down, thus securing the sequins on both ends of  Where Do I Find A Patch? If you have a large and mis-...

  Birds drawn over stains. Photo by Angela Lansbury. RESCUE Every year (until covid-19) one, two or three members of my family take a hike, set off with lovely clean clothes for the holiday pictures. However, we return with items which are stained by wading through water, falling off stepping stones and enduring splashes. Add to this eating food on the go, eating out at cafes without napkins, drinking coffee to keep awake, or from a tip-up dispenser, eating and drinking in a hurry as the group moves. Then there's the stains from falling over in the mud, sitting on grass or rocks. And those stains which magically appear, with nothing you can blame on yourself, others, or circumstances. Mystery stains, of unknown origin. The Virtres of Recycling  Recycling is now popular. Recycling is not dismissed as a sign of greed, anal retention, slovenliness. Despite Marie Kondo, who wants us to clear clutter. We are told that recycling saves wastage. Recycling saves money. Recycling saves ...