tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post1361497800321212638..comments2024-03-29T08:03:49.356-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Of course, a uniform!!!Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-40251111928497470682018-06-10T19:54:16.964-04:002018-06-10T19:54:16.964-04:00Thanks for supporting my grass comment - We've...Thanks for supporting my grass comment - We've never had to "edge" regularly until we moved to Central Florida. It is a never ending struggle to keep the sideways grass from covering the sidewalks. Ha!<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-82343607060393512492018-06-10T12:43:41.795-04:002018-06-10T12:43:41.795-04:00My dad wore a "uniform" almost every day...My dad wore a "uniform" almost every day of his life, after about the age of 35 -- a denim shirt and blue jeans. He never wore anything else, even to work. He had "good" blue jeans and "everyday" blue jeans -- LOL! So I can see the appeal.<br /><br />And yes, one of the most interesting things I experienced when I moved north (and then overseas) was the realization that grass could be SOFT!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-62926970059832270312018-06-10T07:30:55.801-04:002018-06-10T07:30:55.801-04:00Great to hear from you, Birdie! I also never wear...Great to hear from you, Birdie! I also never wear heels, never have. I like my feet firmly on the ground. Here's the link for the dress. https://www.jjill.com/product/pure-jill-indigo-knit-dipped-hem-dress/Sale<br /><br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-50932563421247220822018-06-10T07:29:48.767-04:002018-06-10T07:29:48.767-04:00Loose dresses seem to be the way to go in that kin...Loose dresses seem to be the way to go in that kind of weather. Everything is going on sale right now all over, too.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-14730096097551415532018-06-10T00:00:53.414-04:002018-06-10T00:00:53.414-04:00Well I'm glad to hear that I'm not the onl...Well I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one then that buys multiples if I have a fav piece of wardrobe! Hot here too so fashion has to be secondary to what you won't spontaneously combust while wearing when it's well over 100 degrees!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-55644481311515405872018-06-09T20:32:00.054-04:002018-06-09T20:32:00.054-04:00Fashion has never been my thing. If it’s comfortab...Fashion has never been my thing. If it’s comfortable I will wear it. Today is yoga pants tucked into purple bed socks and a sweater of the ugliest green that I wear in the garden. <br />I would like to see a picture of this housedress. The whole thing. <br />Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-79887287440138487422018-06-09T17:15:08.258-04:002018-06-09T17:15:08.258-04:00She's a creative force!She's a creative force!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-92093131538109026942018-06-09T15:32:45.063-04:002018-06-09T15:32:45.063-04:00I had two sundresses for the hot months, the kind...I had two sundresses for the hot months, the kind you slip on after work and/or first thing on a hot morning. Soft muslin cotton with a small pattern one blue and dusty pink. They both faded nicely and the one got an ugly tear and another and so on. I contemplated - sadly - to chuck them out when my daughter sewed them inside out into one new dress, pink in the morning and blue for the evening. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-6560192959153091362018-06-09T14:28:42.949-04:002018-06-09T14:28:42.949-04:00Thanks, Jennifer! I like the sound of your uniform...Thanks, Jennifer! I like the sound of your uniform, too. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-61700103498715058542018-06-09T14:28:00.154-04:002018-06-09T14:28:00.154-04:00Staying cool is a struggle, but I do my best. (Sai...Staying cool is a struggle, but I do my best. (Said with a devilish grin).Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-85955049278887165552018-06-09T14:13:17.584-04:002018-06-09T14:13:17.584-04:00Now that I'm off for the summer and I, too, li...Now that I'm off for the summer and I, too, live in the deep South, I have my summer uniform all ready: loose cotton tank tops and sleeveless t-shirts paired with a couple of pairs of comfortable shorts....and sandals. That's it. <br /><br />I think ordering another housedress is a fabulous idea!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-13397222292128579912018-06-09T13:36:26.360-04:002018-06-09T13:36:26.360-04:00I hear you on the bra issue! But it has to be cott...I hear you on the bra issue! But it has to be cotton, the dresses too. Some dresses that would be perfect fail the 'cool' test because of added synthetic fabric. There is nothing cool about polyester. For several years now I think , in Spring, I'll make a few simple dresses on my sewing machine. But we arrive at October and nothing has happened. It's a combination of procrastination and the way time gallops by the older I get. meanwhile I'm wearing out the ones I have!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-75121863500685211722018-06-09T12:49:50.529-04:002018-06-09T12:49:50.529-04:00You are such a joy to me, Robbie. If anyone beside...You are such a joy to me, Robbie. If anyone besides me and Roderick Robinson is reading this comment - Do yourself a favor and read his Tone Deaf blog post from earlier today called "Bricks without straw?" It is really a good one.<br /><br />As for my posse of women commenters... they are quite simply the best! I try to get to their blogs ASAP, too. I would be so surprised if they all had manicured nails. I sure don't. Not that there's anything wrong with manicured nails...Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-64461964393991489872018-06-09T11:26:37.324-04:002018-06-09T11:26:37.324-04:00Jeans and a tee-shirt is it for me. Although your ...Jeans and a tee-shirt is it for me. Although your description of that house dress makes me want to buy one. I haven't had a dress on in almost five years! Stay cool in every way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-14182372563285858312018-06-09T10:54:01.145-04:002018-06-09T10:54:01.145-04:00You can say what you like about there not being a ...You can say what you like about there not being a competition to figure among the first ten commenters to TAFBB posts but I give you the lie any day of the week. Some of these guys must be wired into what is nominally a wi-fi network, able to detect the first authorly sigh ("It is a far, far better thing..."), the first click of a manicured nail hitting the first key (In this case a pregnant and inviting capital i), the first irritated deletion (for revision is the route to writing rectitude).<br /><br />I'm almost tempted to get up while it's still dark to see if I can break in. Would it be better if you wrote rubbish so that I didn't mind being left behind? - the answer to that being another authorly sigh and a whispered "Of course not."<br /><br />This piece is ostensibly about the weather (ever a no-no for me) and clothing (almost as big a no-no). In fact it's pure autobiography with some sharp self-conclusions tossed in as proof of an acute - yet natural - level of sentience. I'd say more but it might be seen as toadying.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-62398006385390151202018-06-09T10:22:26.916-04:002018-06-09T10:22:26.916-04:00So true! I'm on it.So true! I'm on it. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-54756853917720791142018-06-09T10:21:45.184-04:002018-06-09T10:21:45.184-04:00I totally get the self-conscious thing. The whole ...I totally get the self-conscious thing. The whole idea of a "housedress" was revelatory to me. A nice indulgence. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84005865824460428462018-06-09T10:04:11.726-04:002018-06-09T10:04:11.726-04:00We don’t have the heat problem but comfort is stil...We don’t have the heat problem but comfort is still the name of the game. Life is too short to bother with things that simply don’t matter. Go get it!!!Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-34661710028803982762018-06-09T09:48:53.215-04:002018-06-09T09:48:53.215-04:00It's hard getting used to my changing body. I...It's hard getting used to my changing body. I was always slim and now, not so much. Winter is easy, I cover up but summertime, I want the least amount of clothes on possible. I found a dress that fits the bill but I'm afraid to wear it because I don't want to wear it out. Foolish I know. I like your solution:)My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-20850625326256574332018-06-09T09:43:50.102-04:002018-06-09T09:43:50.102-04:00Wow - you get it! Another Floridian! I totally wan...Wow - you get it! Another Floridian! I totally want to dress in a way that enables me to answer the door if someone knocks. One reason why I still wear a bra. :)Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-7460295503937467752018-06-09T09:41:28.040-04:002018-06-09T09:41:28.040-04:00I ALWAYS want your approval, Emma. I ALWAYS want your approval, Emma. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-47047130081185442212018-06-09T09:40:59.010-04:002018-06-09T09:40:59.010-04:00Oh I love it! I wonder if I could get by wearing t...Oh I love it! I wonder if I could get by wearing this housedress to a funeral? Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-57187538696956640092018-06-08T22:50:52.533-04:002018-06-08T22:50:52.533-04:00This time of year I change my clothes several time...This time of year I change my clothes several times a day for exactly the reasons you mention here. The problem is to find something lightweight and cool that wouldn't send you dashing to hide in the bedroom if someone knocked on the door. Loose dresses are it! I have also found a few and I live in them all summer.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-35816700604612214352018-06-08T17:44:38.503-04:002018-06-08T17:44:38.503-04:00You din't ask for it but you have my total app...You din't ask for it but you have my total approval. Comfort is what we strive for.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-78129344226671799992018-06-08T17:40:45.634-04:002018-06-08T17:40:45.634-04:00Haha. I established my uniform in 1990, and have e...Haha. I established my uniform in 1990, and have even distilled it from jeans and a pair of funeral pants to jeans only. I keep the best, bluest pair on the bottom of the stack and do the laundry before I need the funeral jeans.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com