7 January 2026
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For some reason, I’m not having a very good week for trousers. The first pair I put on developed a fairly substantial rip in the seat. Worse still, I noticed earlier in the day and forget to change them before … Continue reading
19 December 2023
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One of the advantages of maintaining a long-running blog where I have the freedom to post what is on my mind is that I can look back and discover things that even I would otherwise have forgotten. For example, it … Continue reading
26 December 2022
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I wore my new bow tie out for the first time on Christmas Eve for the midnight service at church. I think I’ve got the hang of tying it but I’ll need to keep practising. I can still do a … Continue reading
3 December 2021
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Jane and I spent an hour yesterday afternoon trawling round town trying to find me a black shirt for tomorrow’s gig with the Charnwood Concert Band (at Thorpe Acre Church, 7:30pm – tickets available on the door at £5). I’ve … Continue reading
24 October 2016
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“Clothes maketh the man,” is one of those proverbs that turns out to be quite hard to pin down. Shakespeare had Polonius tell Laertes that, “the apparel oft proclaims the man” (Hamlet Act 1, Scene 3, Line 73) but, like … Continue reading
28 June 2015
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One of my low key ambitions was fulfilled this weekend; I got a Superman T-shirt. And, as an unexpected bonus, a BA Baracus “Crazy Fool” T-shirt. Yay for Oxford’s charity shops!
31 October 2014
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I bought some new clothes today. Granted that isn’t headline material for most people but I’ve still got some things in my wardrobe that I had as a teenager and it would be fair to say that I get my … Continue reading
10 June 2013
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Bishopston Trading, based in Bristol, has been a supplier of excellent Fair Trade clothing for many years but I see that it is now closing down. In part this is due to a reduction in orders as Britain has been … Continue reading