Category Archives: Fifty something

A chic trousers suit

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I know, nobody right now is making much use of their clothes….. Still, we can dream and prepare some ideas for when we are able to go out again. I said a while ago I was not going to speak about sad and negative things and I intend to continue this way. So, suits.

I have been looking at pictures of inspiring trousers suits, sometimes in bright colours, sometimes with a pattern, but, what they all have in common, is that both top and bottom are in the same fabric. A good option for Spring and always a chic way of dressing. I love the one colour block and even more the bright adaptation.

The bright suits:

The patterned suits:

I don’t disdain a cream suit either:

and finally, a terrific evening suit too!

Penny Black Blazer in jersey lamé

I would have the French Connection in poppy red and the Uterqüe black and white checked for the day + the evening one by penny Black!!

Start dreaming! Or planning…

E.

 

Pets

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While everybody is fretting about the Corona virus I have other things to worry about. You see, both my love bird and my cat are ill. Now, while I am anxious about their well being, it’s also, at times, quite comical. Have you ever tried giving medicines to animals?

Now, the bird. He has to take two different kind of drops and a tablet. First of all, you need to catch him (he’s got bloody wings!!). Once you have him, you need to hold him, not too tight as he weighs 50 grams and it would be rather easy to crush him, while trying not to get bitten (they do have very strong beaks). Finally, having prepared beforehand the syringe with the drops, you need to convince him to actually drink it. Medicines never have a good taste, do they? You can’t actually talk the bird into having it because it will make him better, can you?!!

The tablet is even worse, having gone through the first two points, again, (the Vet says he can’t have them all together, of course), you need to insert the tablet into his beak. My son, who is extremely patient and has a wonderful way with animals, did put it in, again, and again, and again….he spat it out every time! He finally managed giving it to him by grounding it and putting it in a vitamin B12 syrup for humans (we had already given that to our bird in the past).

I’d like to point out this bird has already been ill in the past. He has taken antibiotics and even had aerosol! I thought the vet was joking when she said we needed to give him aerosol, but she wasn’t!! Do you know how to do that? You take a shoe box, put some holes in it, put the bird in and insert the box into a plastic bag, holding the front of it closed over the tube which has the steam coming out of it. I’d have never thought of that, you?

Let’s talk about the cat now. He has to take antibiotics, drops and two different kinds of paste, 2 centimetres each. I have never had centimetres of medicines. Grams, millilitres, any number of tablets, but never measured them in centimetres. Anyhow, you all know how difficult it is to give a tablet to a cat, and how dangerous for that matter! You need help, at least one other person, if not two. The drops go in his water, which he rarely drinks actually, he prefers running water, so, when he is thirsty he calls and gets you to open the water in the bidet. I wonder, where do cats drink from in other countries? The paste, thank god he likes and licks it off my finger.

I forgot to mention the fact I was asked to collect his urine….I never did manage, even though I bought a bag with small plastic balls which you are supposed to put in his litter tray and once he has relived himself, you have this little “baster” to suck the liquid up with… Amazon if you are interested, Prime.              I will soon have to take my cat to his check up with the cardiologist, yes, cardiologist. He has a heart condition too.

So, do you think these animals are being taken care more than humans? It’s a close call. In fact, I tell you, vets are much much more gentle and caring with their patients than any doc I have ever experienced!!

E.

P.S. this morning my son and I have taken the bird to the vet. We now have to give him 1 drop of a liquid medicine for his liver and my eye drops (antibiotic and cortisone) over his skin! Yes, unfortunately the little thing has decided he wants to get rid of all his feathers, so, will also have to find a way to sew him a little dress… Meanwhile our tv playing relaxing music non stop.

Earbuds

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I know I said I was becoming very technological, using Goggle Maps, paying with my phone, etc. etc. But, let me tell you, wireless earbuds are all together another matter!

I received a pair as a Christmas present. Apparently, my sons thought it was a brilliant idea for me. Which I am not disputing, on the contrary, I had actually thought about buying them myself. You see, I get phone calls while I am at home, doing things around the house. I might be cooking for example, or folding clothes, or ironing, things which don’t require a lot of thinking, therefore I am happy to entertain myself with something else while doing them. Now, with the earphones with a wire, all of these things become quite tricky. First of all, you need a pocket where to put your phone (which, in women’s clothes isn’t necessarily there), you also need to be careful with the long wires, as they easily get caught, try and load the dishwasher and you’ll understand!

Another “activity” I do with earphones is watching Netflix on the computer. I suppose having the wire here isn’t as bad as in the other cases, just annoying and time wasting. Say you want to get up to get a drink, you need to take the earphones out.

So, I was very happy with my present. Until I tried to use them that is.

It took me days to manage to put them in. I just couldn’t understand how! It sounds very silly this but, have you tried? They are rather big and you have to manage to fit them in your ear in the right position, which, well, who knows what it is?! Having finally inserted the damn things in the ever so small niche, you would think they would have stayed there. But, no! They fell out countless times. One at a time, every 2 to 3 minutes. Try and have a conversation if you can! Not to mention how many times, trying to prevent them from dropping out for the nth time, I ended the phone call. Because, you see, you only need to touch them to do that. So, how are you supposed to stop them from leaving your body, without bloody touching them?! For days, whenever I would have important phone calls, I would revert back to my old faithfully wire…

Another aspect you cannot underestimate, is the possibility they might fall in a place where you cannot retrive them, the toilet for example. Well, when you watch a film, do you not need the loo sometimes? I have learnt to take them off now, and put them in my pockets. The right pocket. Otherwise they get mixed up, and since there’s a left and a right one, than you would have to check which one is which, and if you need glasses to read like me, well, it’s a waste of time, isn’t it? And I was trying to save it and have less hassle…

I tried with the computer too. Here as well, I stopped and started what I was watching numerous times, lowered the volume, I don’t actually know how. Btw, have you tried eating something while you have them in? Apart from the fact they are more likely to slowly come out, you can hear every noise you make munching!!

This process has taken me a month. I can now say I can wear them in less than 10 seconds (which is still a little too long to answer a phone call really) and they stay in, most of times. Now I feel like I have tamed them and I have successfully gone wireless!

E.