Definition – Hosiery – hose; stockings and socks, hose and knitted or woven underwear, mainly British. So, a brief history of hosiery for the discerning gentleman or just the curious amongst you In 256 A.D woven cloth and hand knitted fabrics were made, the Egyptians with chic red woollen socks with a fashioned heel cup were next and followed closely…
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I maybe blonde but …. i l love big vegetables
A funny thing happened at the market today … I have to say Dutch markets are amazing, an abundance of brightly coloured vegetables and fruit, locally grown and from further afield Many Far Eastern, Indonesian foods, it’s such a big part of Dutch life …. But the vegetable in question was a red cabbage, such a versatile little number, pickled,…
I maybe blonde but I live in hope !
We all, no matter who we are have someone sort of expectation :- on life, relationships, nights out, a meal, a holiday. Definition – Expectation a strong belief that something will happen or be the case. “reality had not lived up to expectations” I have to hold my hands up and say I was that person who’s expectations always were…
I maybe blonde but it’s all double Dutch to me
After one year in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 What’s good, bad or neither ? A personal insight to this wonderfully flat country from a travelling digital nomad Top things that I love ❤️ 1) On average it’s warmer 👍 Around 5-10c hotter than The UK Being based in the south of the country, sandwiched between Germany and Belgium seems to give a little extra…
I maybe blonde but naked is not sexy
Recently I was contacted by a production company looking for contestants to appear in a regular series on UK TV channel 4 The first time I saw this series, I was open mouthed and yes … speechless, for my imitation of a goldfish I should have least won an Oscar ! Here is the description of the show direct from…
I maybe blonde but … here’s my favourite sites for the week
Here’s my favourite online places I have been mooching on this week https://www.seat61.com/index-mobile.htm This is the only site you will need if you are travelling by train anywhere in the world There are links to ticket info and booking sites I use it often and it was also a great source for the two trans Siberian train trips https://www.cunard.com If…
I maybe blonde but when life gives you lemons make lemonade !
Recently life has thrown me a curve ball, unfortunately not a great fielder so it got right in the ***! A most interesting observation was the many many quotes/proverbs and inspirational phrases friends and complete strangers gave me, let me share them with … you never know when one will just give you that light bulb moment take a day…
I maybe blonde but … there is nothing permanent except change
Watching Billy Connolly talk about ‘change’ He has recently stepped down from live comedy shows, his sense of humour is still as sharp and watching the Wildebeast sketch and the incontinence knickers one made me laugh so much… but I digress, change is paramount to life, from a rebranding of a favourite store cupboard staple to moving countries to live,…
I maybe blonde but could I live off grid ?
In today’s world there is very little of this, we are forced to, the powers that be would say more cajoled in a sort of way to tick cookies, fill in personal info for databases, provide ID at every turn and be recorded on CCTV ! I think it would be almost impossible to be off grid A basic phone…
I maybe blonde but telephone on hold music should be in room 101
As the title suggests … this blog is all about telephone service I have to say pre March there were times you would wait on hold listening to dreary lift music, after 5 mins I would feel myself getting a little impatient especially after hearing ‘your call is important to us’ … but now … well, what can we say…