To realise I like old lady things

I am listening to Round The Horn on Radio 4 Extra as I type! I like some of the classic comedies, not all of them though! Thank goodness for R4Ex.!

I watch T.V. sewing (repairing old bath mats, clothes etc.) eating fruit (not sweets , my teeth need to kept good, they're my own )

Mitzik proper ginger beer

I LOVE ginger beer (I make a lovely non alk. ginger beer punch). I was looking in a HF shop for DM and noticed when reading the ingredients of 5 different types, that they ALL had bleedin' CHILLI in them!!!! I have never put chilli in my ginger beer, it's sooo unnecesary what's the matter with people nowadays? (she says in classic old lady stylee!)

What a lovely thread - may I join you please?

At the weekend I picked 1 lb of gooseberries from my garden and made gooseberry fool. I'm hoping to pick the rest this afternoon.

I'm also a fan of Roget & Gallet soaps, particularly the Jean-Marie Farina mentioned upthread.

Yes especially to @Toilenstripes

@BigBadVoodooHat
15 pens??? I thought I was bad.. Respect to you👌
I daren’t go near John Lewis’s pen counter😱 I do love my Waterman... but I’m also very fond of this new Lamy✍️ I had my dream job years ago.. working in a stationary shop... oh! the pens, the inks, the different quality papers and envelopes...I’m sure I’m from a different era😃
Funnily enough, my brother always wrote with a proper pen... and would always refuse a biro.

Ah yes, a proper pen! 😊

I’ve got around 15 fountain pens!
I favour a Waterman with Herbin Gris Nuage ink, but I’ve got a nice ‘flowy’ Lamy that I’ve been using recently.

A horribly scratchy TWSBI that cost a fortune is one of my most disappointing purchases of all time 😢

@Destroyedpeople

I got my Lamy from Amazon, the wide-nib pen is around £14/15 I think. I hate scratchy thin nib pens!

Oh actually all my interests are listed here.

I've just spent hours working out what shrub roses to order online.

I smelled about 60 different types today and none were quite right.

@Kaathesnake....mine just has the standard nib..but what a lovely smooth flow! Will try the wide nib when I get the ink etc....

Watch Inspector Morse while knitting and enjoying some jelly fruits or mint creams

My perfect evening in (45)

Condensed milk sandwiches? 🤢

@Destroyedpeople
I love a Lamy pen, one of mine has a wide nib, it’s writes almost like calligraphy. I think ink pens must be old lady, as the youngsters at my work had barely any idea what I was talking about!!
Some of my baking tins are my grans! Way better than some modern stuff!! My ‘egg boiling’ pan must be older than the planet... I never boil eggs in anything else. It feels nice to be using tins that are so old and still as good as ever. When I left my childhood home (when I got married), the tins came in the front of the removal van with me... no way they were getting lost!

Ooh are ink pens old lady...? Cool..that means I have been there since I was about 12.....
Just acquired a lovely Lamy cartridge pen and am excited about buying a fountain pen converter and a bottle of black Lamy ink....
In the kitchen I have a range of old lady items like baking tins and pudding basins and Pyrex dishes ....charity shops are wonderful places ...

That sounds very grown-up @BoreOfWhabylon! I imagine it is very refreshing.

I keep a diary... and have about 4 ink pens, my favourite is my Waterman that writes so lovely. I also love letter writing, hardly anyone does it anymore. I still have my late Dhs love letters to me when we were courting. All I get in the post now are bills and junk mail🙁

Oooh, l've just remembered, l have some gorgeous J Herbin violet ink. And it smells of violets. Beautiful! And a very flamboyant purple quill pen to use with it.

People after my own heart ! Just catching up on this lovely thread. Can I ask for your trouser recommendations? I find jeans very uncomfortable as I have a small waist and generous legs I can’t wait to take them off. I wear Robell trousers. So comfy. Sometimes I feel a little too much of an old lady in them. I’m 45. Open to your lovely recommendations. Off to the shops tomorrow for badedas and lavender essential oil.

I love Tweed by Lentheric, not to wear but it reminds me of my late mum ❤️

Lavender and rose everything
Tea with a cup and saucer
Oh, and I want to learn crochet

Sloe gin!
And damson jam.
All kinds of jam. Love making jam....

Just watched the first of the Talking Heads episodes and really enjoyed it. That's something you don't seem to get anymore on TV - plays - I can remember my old aunt watching plays. I didn't enjoy them at the time but I'm sure I would now!

Love condensed milk!
And elderflower

kaa I also like handwashing! I have even got a washboard to scrub on!

By the way does anyone else like
Mackesons stout
Condensed milk sandwiches
Elderflower presse

@Twenty2 Gin and lime is a classic old lady drink, perfect for a summer afternoon!