tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post4843391227044716115..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Laughter and the green fleece.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-3759643278680792392019-01-19T09:25:36.920+00:002019-01-19T09:25:36.920+00:00Oh no — and because it is a gift you can't jus...Oh no — and because it is a gift you can't just quietly lose it! Darn!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-49015100958341314202019-01-18T22:06:51.695+00:002019-01-18T22:06:51.695+00:00You always make me smile, Pen. You and your mad e...You always make me smile, Pen. You and your mad eyes and crazy ideas! I just love it.<br /><br />Somewhat related: Matt and I each got a new winter coat this Christmas from my dad and they'r nearly identical, just being slightly different shades of blue. The coat is well made and very warm, but I feel like we stick out obviously, like a sore thumb, because we're all Matchy-Match in our blue coats. I don't like how conspicuous it makes me feel. Sigh.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-10375772225351511582019-01-17T07:42:59.095+00:002019-01-17T07:42:59.095+00:00Thank you for that explanation! Bags and shoes are...Thank you for that explanation! Bags and shoes are an integral part of simple living, and I always like to know all about how people strategise this aspect of their lives. I find very pleasing the picture in my mind of you in your Duckfeets setting out to the store with your leather pack on your back and your parachute shoppers folded up neatly inside. This is the kind of sensible and thought-through living that brings me joy!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-83955885117640128792019-01-16T23:31:42.368+00:002019-01-16T23:31:42.368+00:00Hi Pen, no...the leather back pack is not overly h...Hi Pen, no...the leather back pack is not overly heavy because it's not a large one. More a combination back pack, shoulder bag, hand bag, because I just wanted one bag for all occasions. I have a 'proper' medium sized Black Wolf back pack ($2 at the op shop) which I use when I need something a bit more serious. I like to have my hands free when walking, shopping, etc, but I have my reusable parachute fabric bags which I always carry with me (super light and take up no space at all when empty) and I use those to 'balance' my shopping in each hand to walk home. xx Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372513528828334944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-30979538173814103562019-01-16T22:15:15.031+00:002019-01-16T22:15:15.031+00:00Greta — if you're still dropping by — I just l...Greta — if you're still dropping by — I just looked back over these comments, and would like to make clear that "your beautiful hoe" of which I would love to see photos, was in fact a typo, not a garden implement nor yet a prostitute. I meant, your home. Tsk.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-78535411879192661992019-01-16T16:48:50.362+00:002019-01-16T16:48:50.362+00:00Yes, that happens to me — I have a cheerful moment...Yes, that happens to me — I have a cheerful moment with colour, but always end up retreating into greys and blues.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-17553089019088039352019-01-16T12:17:40.304+00:002019-01-16T12:17:40.304+00:00I'm pretty content with black and grey. It ma...I'm pretty content with black and grey. It makes choices easier, I don't know if it makes me as anonymous as I wish to be, but I'm hopeful! 😄 Only occasionally do I Branch out into other colors; and then I end up not wearing them much anyway. They're priproba keeping company with your fleece items somewhere...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-87455479644566567582019-01-16T06:31:22.666+00:002019-01-16T06:31:22.666+00:00Hi Lynda — Yes, I way prefer sold colour over patt...Hi Lynda — Yes, I way prefer sold colour over patterned. I've tried to train myself to adopt patterned clothes because they don't show stains so much, but I haven't had much success. The other women in my house do the same as you and get high quality items they love and keep forever. They specially like Toast (ethical, well made, natural fabrics, good design), but I am inclined to become dissatisfied with my actual face and body and then blame the clothes — also I put on and take off weight very easily, and when clothes don't fit me any more it's really upsetting if I paid a lot. What I d mainly is look out for brands I like (my grey cardigan is Orvis cashmere) on eBay.<br />I love your Duckfeet — I've seen them on your blog. They're delightful. My Vivobarefoots are a similar foot shape. I wonder if you leader backpack is heavy at all? I have a fake leather one to be more lightweight, but it's starting to disintegrate where the zip catches. I use it for all my grocery shopping.<br /><br />Hi San — Oh, no your mum must have been upset! I find a fringe quite helpful because it's just there, keeping the hair our of my eyes even when it's windy.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-32346855460786117632019-01-16T01:54:55.853+00:002019-01-16T01:54:55.853+00:00I'm glad you have kept your fringe! I love th...I'm glad you have kept your fringe! I love the druid's tea party and chuckled at the inadvertent matchy outfit faux pas. My poor mum had a similar problem on her wedding day, her going away outfit was exactly the same as the MIL's dress!!Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-9741926822065080662019-01-15T23:53:50.327+00:002019-01-15T23:53:50.327+00:00Grey is my colour, and black and other very muted ...Grey is my colour, and black and other very muted colours. I also find I am more comfortable in solid colour clothing rather than patterned.<br /><br />I'm gradually narrowing down my wardrobe. I have my summer and winter Duckfeet (Danish boots and sandals) and just recently was able to purchase my leather backpack, so now I don't even look at shoes or bags! I think in the past my problem was buying what I didn't really love (because it was cheap or available) rather than waiting to be able to get what I really wanted.<br /><br />Hopefully I'm learning, although I still succumb occasionally to op shop finds :)<br /><br />Oh...and I love the grey cardigan you are wearing in the first photo (even though I can't see much of it!) xxLyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372513528828334944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-35661700344221417762019-01-15T15:33:48.231+00:002019-01-15T15:33:48.231+00:00Greta — No — I didn't think to say "thank...Greta — No — I didn't think to say "thank you" to those fleeces; I'm grateful for the reminder. I'll say it quietly in my heart in a minute while I'm getting the laundry in. Focus hard on figuring out how to send me photos of your beautiful hoe and clothes — they sound so lovely!<br /><br />Suzan — ooh, that's so interesting! A perfect example of a Freudian slip!<br /><br />Bean — I would have had to go straight home and change those shoes.<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-82706492814323061492019-01-15T15:16:34.028+00:002019-01-15T15:16:34.028+00:00Ha Ha, that made me chuckle. Sad you tossed the gr...Ha Ha, that made me chuckle. Sad you tossed the green fleece, I thought it very becoming on you.<br /><br />I like slip on shoes, and have a few pairs made by the same company, leaving for work one dark morning, I stuck my foot into the shoe cupboard and into a shoe, and did the same with the other foot. I was at work for several hours before I noticed that I had two different shoes on, then felt very self-conscious for the rest of the day.<br /><br />Have a good day.<br /><br />BeanBeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-64812770154975330532019-01-15T14:15:23.022+00:002019-01-15T14:15:23.022+00:00I think it is sweet that you were both wearing sim...I think it is sweet that you were both wearing similar clothing. I know you would have found the attention. very uncomfortable. I wear a mountain of black and I don't know why. I make simple skirts and buy t shirts to wear. They are almost always black. I bought an olive green tee and promptly spilt oil on it.<br /><br />God bless.Suzannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-77620698236244513282019-01-15T14:06:37.913+00:002019-01-15T14:06:37.913+00:00thanks for the first-thing-in-the-morning laugh! ...thanks for the first-thing-in-the-morning laugh! oh, heavens, the expressions on your face were a delight. not for one minute do i think that your eyes look 'mad'. instead, i've always thought that you have a very calm and compassionate face, warm and likeable. so there. as for the colours, those are my favourites also - very quiet earth tones that help us blend into the background. those colours also feel comforting and safe, reflecting the natural environment. my wardrobe is composed of mostly soft blues and greys as those seem like 'winter' colours. the house colours are more in the muted greens, browns and linen tones. it's quite peaceful. i've been watching marie kondo on Netflix and am making it a practise to greet my house each morning and give it a blessing each night. it's been interesting to see that so much of what she advises isn't simply about organising our 'stuff'. it's about treating what we have with love and respect. did you say thank-you to the rejected fleeces before you let them go?gretanoreply@blogger.com