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30/12/2020 0 Comments

Hermes Scarf Queen

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Increasing numbers of people are suffering from mental health problems during these difficult days, and maybe I'm becoming one of them.  I seem to be becoming a bit OCD, if I wasnt already.

I cant bear sitting doing nothing watching 'A Place In The Sun' all day, while my coffers dry up as no one is allowed to come to stay, so I've been turning myself into an entrepreneur, to keep myself vaguely solvent and occupied.

I have graduated from selling designer scarves and sunglasses, as well as Ford Fiestas to people with children learning to drive, to focus on one niche area:  Hermes Scarves (www.hermesscarf.co.uk).

I have surprised myself by my fascination in these glorious works of art, rather proud that probably I, alone, can tell the difference between etriers and an eperon d'or, and can explain to you what mors a jouets are for.  I can also identify how old a racing yacht might be, by its style of rigging.

My next journey will be identifying musical instruments illustrated by Hermes' esteemed coteries of artists and designers, but scarves featuring those seem to be harder to find, and financially a bit out of my reach at the moment!

In case you were interested:
etriers = stirrups
eperon d'or = golden spur
mors a jouets = mouthing bits useful in helping break in young horses



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    Mary, Mower of the Moor

    Four hours before Mary's first guest was due to arrive - Alastair Sawday himself - she was still working out how to turn on the hoover, and contemplating the ordeal of mowing her garden herself for the first time.

    The original blog follows a family coming to terms with marital breakdown, and the resulting emergence of Wydemeet B&B, from conception and its first shaky steps.  It has now been turned into a book: "Surviving Solo", by Mary Nicholson, available through Amazon.

    But if it takes her mood, Mary continues to add to the blog from time to time.

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