A new Friday Post is here again! I will begin with an apology: I kind of promised that I would take some modelling photos with my new Sous le Charme d’Orphée shawl and post them today. To be honest, the darker evenings plus my health issues have put me off wearing the shawl. I have been fighting severe depression to the level that I seriously thought of returning the shawl because I felt that someone like me shouldn’t spend that amount of money on a frivolity. “I don’t deserve expensive items like this”, kept going round in my head.
My family is really struggling as I have written about many times. The three of us in this house all have different health problems and we desperately need something positive to happen. We must move house and before we can sell this one we must have a lot of quite serious repairs done. Nothing is working out for us. Lovely Husband and I are trying to support each other when we are down and we also attempt to keep our sense of humour, but there seems to be very little progress.
Right, I must stop having a moan!
Even though I didn’t wear my new shawl this week, I did manage to put on a lovely outfit on one day. I dug out my beautiful Johnstons of Elgin cashmere stole…
These are two quick photos that I took on Monday…
And here is the outfit…
Outfit details:
- turquoise cotton mix cardigan, Lands End.
- navy t-shirt, Sainsbury’s Tu.
- grey stretch trousers, Cotswold Collection.
- navy, blue and white crystal drop earring, present from Elder Son.
- turquoise, navy and grey cashmere stole, Johnstons of Elgin.
I will definitely try to take photos of my new shawl soon, as well as work on the Scarf of the Moment post, but it all depends on my mental and physical health. Anyway, that’s all for now and I hope that you have a good weekend.
Love and best wishes,
Anne
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PS. There’s more information about this scarf here.
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Dear Anne, I’m so sorry things are difficult for you and the family right now.
I hope you manage to fix and sell the house and that depression goes away. If it’s possible to reach out to you privately with some health suggestions, please let me know.
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Thank you so much for your kind comment. I am going through a series of tests at the doctor’s surgery at the moment, so we will see what that turns up! Best wishes, Anne x
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Anne,
So sorry you’re down right now. It’s tough when your home, a respite from all the worlds issues, is a source of stress. Things do get better and a gorgeous scarf certainly helps see beauty in the day.
I understand how you feel and have contemplated returning scarves I feel are beautiful but just add to the collection. In the end, if I keep them, it’s because they bring me joy and I wear them often.
You always have 30 days, so give it time. If you do return it, you have so many lovely scarves in your (enviable) collection to enjoy.
Warmly,
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Dear Catherine, you are so kind and lovely. Don’t worry, I was just feeling very low when I wrote the post. None of my scarves will be returned, but I do need to get myself out of this malaise and actually wear them! Tomorrow, I am going out with Elder Son, so I will try to plan a nice outfit. I think it might be too warm for a shawl, but we shall see! Love, Anne X
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