There is a Chinese proverb that says 'Beware of occasions that demand new clothes' I've always ignored this piece of advice and as a result had a frightening number of clothes spilling out of my wardrobe many items have never been worn and still had the price tags attached. So before I went away on holiday I set about minimizing my wardrobe to 50% packed away in 11 black bin bags including the YSL shirt I bought from Fenwicks in canary yellow, the price I paid for that shirt is a secret I will take to the grave, I only kept it as a reminder that drinking alcohol in the afternoons and shopping don't mix. I didn't want to give them to the Oxfam shop because I didn't want the staff to have first dibs, so I sent them freepost directly to Africa.
I received a lovely e-mail this morning with a picture attached from Ipaishe Pipi Opekwe who lives with her tribe in a little remote African village somewhere in Botswana thanking me graciously for the wonderful donation. It brought a tear to my eye.
If you should ever decide to donate the yellow YSL shirt (hopefully size XL), I know a worthy tribe in Texas that would be interested!
ReplyDeleteIt's gone to the needy Africans XL it was medium and the worthy tribe in Texas would have looked like an over ripe banana in it.
DeleteYou know these were the winners of the brawl your bin bags set off in the village.
ReplyDeleteLike a pack of demented hyenas.
DeleteThe one on the far left…Is that Steve Urkel in drag?
ReplyDeleteYes she does and a black Deirdre Barlow.
DeleteIf that's Deirdre Barlow then is the one on the far right, Katie Price?
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L-R Deirdre Barlow/Steve Urkel, Blakey from On The Buses, Floella Benjamin, Joan Armatrading with pot on her head, Jade Goody, Dame Shirley Bassey and Katie Price with her knockers out.
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