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One utterly unnecessary thing you really want.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/09/2023 15:41

Mine is a tiara - not necessarily an expensive one - costume jewellery really - but I would never have an occasion to wear one, and as I have a face like a homely potato, I’d look ridiculous in one. But I still get that little yearning, if I see one on FB or Etsy.

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HarrysStyle · 23/09/2023 10:32

Marriage.

BlueRidgeMountain · 23/09/2023 10:35

Reading this thread has just added to my long list of stuff I’d love that’s totally unnecessary!

i’m hopefully getting a tank driving day for my next big birthday (god knows I’ve dropped enough hints!)
I’d love to have a library of my own. Then I’d keep a globe bar and a proper suit of armour in it, as well as all my books. I’d also have a couple of those fake books to hide stuff in and keep my chocolate there.

ScottBakula · 23/09/2023 11:44

@AnneKipankitoo to be fair my monster cat has damaged one but this is probably due to the fact he was allowed to sit on the open windowsill for about 3 years so when I put it up he was just a bit miffed and shredded it !

I am surprised and impressed that there are so may people would like their own library, we would all read all the books wouldn't ? and not just use it as a dust collection point

LadyEloise1 · 23/09/2023 12:12

A camel or taupe coloured alpaca cape from Lacorine.
I've lusted after one looked at them for years but sadly out of my budget.

Sweetpea1532 · 23/09/2023 12:43

@ScottBakula that Dominic is a cat-loving genuis😺 thanks for the tip!

ThreeBearsPorridge · 23/09/2023 13:07

I wanted an Egg chair. I bought one. I now wish I hadn’t as it takes up so much space and I can’t sell it.

Alltheyearround · 23/09/2023 15:25

Fake books holding chocolate is a stroke of genius!

A drawer full of washi tape in all the most beautiful colours and patterns (I love writing letters). I did treat myself to a few as was my birthday in mid Sept.

A professional de-clutterer, but I am a bit scared I may hide in a cupboard if they are strict. Possibly I need to go on 'Sort Your Life Out' where Dilly can talk some sense into me in a large warehouse where the floor is awash with books and papers.

A harp.

mellongoose · 23/09/2023 17:27

A horse. There will never be enough money!!! 🐴

LittleBrownJug · 23/09/2023 22:14

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 23/09/2023 09:34

Ha! I have a black cat … & it’s not the same 😐.

If you stare at them long enough you can convince yourself there's a hint of Siamese in there . Our two ( jet black M/F) try to tell us they've got 'genes'
(He's vocal , got a chiseled face and bony hindquarters . She's .....well she just Rules)

Their Mum might've walked past an Oriental Cat in a garden, that's as close as they got Grin

Fair point now I think about it! My beautiful old boy who had to be pts a few months ago was very Siamese - chiseled face and v skinny tail … and the yowl. His lovely yowling was very Siamese-like.

But my girl, nope, she’s just a very cute black cat.

Toomanycaketins · 23/09/2023 22:26

handmade wooden kitchen with a big smeg fridge

bluebeardswife7 · 23/09/2023 22:55

22 inch waist

ThreeBearsPorridge · 23/09/2023 23:14

Toomanycaketins · 23/09/2023 22:26

handmade wooden kitchen with a big smeg fridge

Me too!

FairylightsandHygge · 24/09/2023 03:20

I want a room at the top of the house with a domed ceiling painted royal blue with gold stars and round stained glass windows (saw one similar at Cardiff castle many years ago). There would be a stand alone bath with a built in jacuzzi placed before a crackling fire in a large hearth. A glass cabinet would contain all the potions and lotions and essential oils to make one feel wonderful. I would step straight from the bath into a fluffy dressing gown and turban and into a huge zero gravity massage chair with built in blue tooth and various levels of warmth. I tried one of these in the ideal home show many years ago and have never stopped thinking about it. I often feel achy and would love a massage but am too squeamish to get one. There would be a screen to watch old movies and surround sound to listen to music / audio books. Plus tea and cake on tap. Bliss.

FairylightsandHygge · 24/09/2023 03:31

Installed a jacuzzi bath in my first house and really miss it. You can fill your jacuzzi bath with water and add some bleach. Then leave it running for 15 to 30 minutes. It should clean it all out. You can then drain it, give it a good clean and it should be fine to use.
I used to love the bubbles it made after you added the tiniest bit of bubble bath. Miss my jacuzzi (sob).

MrsHughesPinny · 24/09/2023 04:09

A house with a circular gravel driveway.

Debini · 24/09/2023 04:13

I would have a mint green trike with a lovely cream coloured basket at the back to pop all my bits and bobs in and a lovely tinkly bell to let people know I’m coming 😂 I would take it everywhere!

sashh · 24/09/2023 05:38

wildwestpioneer · 19/09/2023 16:02

A ball gown, proper princess, massive meringue type affair. I've never worn one, but would love to flounce about the house in one. And for some reason sit on the floor with it all puffed up around me Blush

I had one that would be perfect, but I loaned it to someone who didn't return it.

It was lemon watered silk, hand made, fitted me perfectly and I got it in a charity shop for £10.

Sorry I don't have a photo it was a fairly full skirt but not at the front so it was very flattering and it had cap sleeves so covered the bingo wings. Like the blue one but with the sleeves from the yellow one and the sleeves being around the upper arm not on the shoulders.

It was the early 1990s and yes I wore it to go to a ball.

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ScottBakula · 24/09/2023 12:01

Ver glamorous @sashh , I would be mightily pissed of for someone not returning that.

Catsmere · 30/09/2023 07:06

New lounge chairs. I could keep the ugly, not very comfortable ones I have. But I’ve been thinking about what would be more comfortable and brighten up the room for weeks ... and finally tried one yesterday that was soo comfortable. Smaller, too, I think. I have to see what colours they make it in - and cough up far more money than I’d like!

charabang · 30/09/2023 07:25

a sari because I have never worn one and a ferret because they look cute and sleep in hammocks

SomethingBlues · 30/09/2023 16:49

Some new beautiful glass Christmas decorations even though I have plenty… they’re just beautiful…. They’re not even that expensive at the moment! But I’m being boring and sensible….

Timeturnerplease · 30/09/2023 16:59

exLtEveDallas · 19/09/2023 17:50

I have a tiara @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius - I used to wear it to Glastonbury (with my combat trousers and a glittery bra). I then reused it for my wedding. Haven't been to Glastonbury for about 15 years now, and it's been in a box ever since - maybe I should dust it off.

I want a stoop/veranda / whatever they are called, that wraps around the house and has rocking chairs and a swing (I live in a semi, but a girl can dream).

This veranda thing is exactly what I want!

And a weekly cleaner. Or to only work four days a week so I have a day to clean.

Cant afford either, but a girl can dream.

bluebeardswife7 · 30/09/2023 22:59

A pair of black gem baby boots, black size 7.5. Also, you can't have an alpaca, you have to have 3. That's what they told me on the alpaca farm anyway.

bluebeardswife7 · 30/09/2023 23:00

I want all these things

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