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Today I grew a pair, and finally sent three chapters of my infamous (yet unpublished) book “The Year I Won Stuff” to a publisher, along with a collage of various tickets, letters, photos and mementos from said wins, I sent it in a large envelope first class which cost me 75p ..... as I always say, nothing ventured.....



Money Savvy -

Afterwards I walked through boots on market street and was ambushed by the makeup artist on the YSL counter who touché eclaited me “not a concealer a multifunctional highlighter” she informed me, she also applied a bright orange lipstick and a spray of perfume as I left ..... I won’t be back to make these expensive purchases as the focus of disposable income for the next couple of months is to pay off car insurance, holiday and expensive glasses for specky four eyes (Hubs) .......



Enjoyed –

A magnum choc ice on a stick and tried to remember all the ice lollies from my past..... Cider, Vimto, Shandy , screwball icecreams (with the bubble gum at the bottom) I remember all play stopped as the jingle of the ice-cream van came along Buckley street, and we all ran home to our mums, who usually had copper on the side for just this event, I cant ever remember my mum saying no, and if my uncle jim had been down he would leave 10 bob for the icecream man, it was always on the sideboard just waiting.... we didnt have 99's or anything just a plain cornet with raspberry sauce, sometimes old ladies came out with a dish and asked for three scoops and a wafer and they had a very thin sheet of paper over the top, Mrs Bird our neighbour did this, I used to be intrigued as to what she ate it with, my mum said tinned peaches probrably..... of course luxury magnums hadnt even been invented then, i think the top of the range was a feast.....


Wore –

My aunty *Ethel’s white plastic frame Polaroid sunglasses, these were found when mum was helping to clear/tidy at my uncle phils house in Hattersley, the glasses are original restro ones and even had the year of 1971 on them, after all these years they are back in fashion and the lenses are really good quality too.....

* Ethel married my Uncle Jim (my mums brother) I dont think she got a bargain seemed to be the families thoughts on the whole thing......

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The Dreaming by Kate Bush, followed by some Simple Minds and a bit of meat loaf and wondered....(whilst eating the above magnum) would a vegetarian feel guilty about being a Meat Loaf fan?

When I got back to work I noticed the tin of mints on my desk had been tampered with, it made me laugh, but then as I said loudly anyone who has ever suffered from this condition knows it aint nothing to laugh at, I am of course "pleading the fifth"......

is it weekend yet

Benicio del Torro

I woke at 6.15am this morning with what I can only describe as morning sickness, didnt want to eat and my usual pint mug of tea made me heave, I can only put this down to either sympathy sickness with my sis in law who has just gone public after her 12 week scan and me remembering 18 years ago and 23 years ago and that awful sea sickness feeling or.....

The very erotic dream I had with a certain Benicio Del Torro.... phew, I hadnt event seen a film with him in so I dont know why he was in my thoughts

The sickness passed (surely he isn’t so masculine he could make me pregnant immediately and in a dream,)

On the 256 into town I eased the sickness with a random foxes glacier mint found at the bottom of my handbag and once in work, a milky coffee and two toasted muffins with honey and extra thick double cream, seemed to hit the spot (not unlike that bloke from last night.........)

Feeling tons better I wonder how Mr Torro is doing this morning, perhaps he dreamt about me, still it is slightly off putting that he never smiled, especially considering what we got up to...................

I cant beleive I read in the metro newspaper the following day that Kimberley Stewart (Rods girl) is having Del Torros baby the paper said "Although they are no longer together, Benicio has pledged to be supportive"!

There just might be something in that collective consciousness thing.....

I couldnt find a picture of Benicio so above is a picture of a fish from my local chip shop, I call it a Stretford Shark.... tasty and lethal like Benicio maybe....

Re-made in Leeds

I spotted an interesting little article in the Stylist magazine last week and armed with my just washed dress (yes you can still smell the quality brand fabric softener on the fabric) I began my letter and located a suitably sized jiffy bag, I do like recycling, make do and mend and all that kind of stuff.......my letter went like this

Dear Remade in Leeds,

I read about your good work in recycling old materials into new outfits in last week’s stylist magazine and thought you might be able to do something interesting with the dress enclosed.

The History of the Dress....

I coveted it for a week or so in the shop window of m and s in Manchester, but it was well expensive at £62 (I think) so I waited and luckily for me it turned up at a charity shop I frequent in Urmston, Manchester called Manacare, I purchased it for a purse friendly £3.00 last November, I wore it for my friends 40th, my mum’s 70th and my nieces 21st, also a couple of Christmas parties and a christening. I then wore it for work a few times too before it began to get a little threadbare. I hope you can turn it into something wonderful and sell it in your store.

I have a blog and may turn it into a story. (this I did)


Keep up the good work


Maria


so sometime today maybe, a puzzled shop assist at a retro store in leeds (near Hyde Park) will be opening a packaging and looking a little puzzled, until that is they read the enclosed letter, if they are curious enough they may even come onto my blogg site to check out the snap above. I am the one on the right with the multi colour frock on, I had a good night out and the frock did too - frock I like that word

Keep well, Mahoo


A reply from Remade in leeds .....

Hi Maria,

Just to let you know that we received the dress and lovely note which you sent to us at Remade in Leeds.
Thank you so much for thinking of us! We're definitely going to try to make something which will do the beautiful fabric of your dress justice.
We're planning to update our own blog (http://www.remadeinleeds.org/?category_name=blog) with a 'before and after', so we'll let you know the results and will provide a link to your lovely blog when it's done. If you fancy you could also update with the images of what happens to your dress!

Thanks again for your interest in what we do and for your words of encouragement!
Best Regards,
Rebecca (Head of Sales, Remade in Leeds)