Hello, my name is mathanxiety and I am an old lady.
Tea from a teapot, in my case Blue Willow pattern. Blue and white china in general, and tea (Tetley please).
Tea brack with butter.
Bakewell slice.
Marzipan.
Liquorice.
Ginger ale.
Ginger snaps.
Sardines on toast.
Proper home made gravy.
Cake forks and plates.
Playtex cross your heart bra, and I believe I will be looking into Triumph's offerings.
Granny knickers; what can I say that hasn't already been said...
Cashmere.
Cardigans. I have an extensive collection of both short cotton, fine wool or cashmere buttoned-style ones and long coat style ones with deep pockets, many of them very chunky and ideal for wearing while reading Agatha Christie, Evelyn Waugh, P.G. Wodehouse, or John LeCarre, or watching Father Brown, Antiques Roadshow, GBBO/S, and anything that involves decorating or redoing houses.
Twin sets. You can't go wrong with a twin set and pearls and a nice tween skirt.
I hate it when my neck feels cold in winter, so I have several scarves.
Traveling blankets in the car.
Leather handbags, leather gloves, suede or leather shoes.
Shopping basket on wheels. I have had one for two years and use it all the time. They are getting quite hip where I live. Some people have fancy ones with an insulated section. My DCs laughed so hard when I bought it but I was unrepentant.
House plants, including spider plants.
Jigsaw puzzles.
Cats - cats and jigsaw puzzles don't always co-exist happily, but I persevere anyway.
A little bottle of brandy in my handbag. You never know when a snifter might be necessary.
A tipple of sherry before dinner.
G&T, vodka and lime.
(I see a trend developing here.)
Embroidery and crocheting, and woven pot holders in the kitchen. I darn holes and mend things.
Rubber gloves for washing up and cleaning the bathroom because they save your hands.
An apron for cooking always, and a short housecoat too.
String bags which I crocheted myself for shopping with (along with my little trolley). I took up macrame recently.
Imperial Leather soap, with a magnet stuck into it and a magnet holder doodley dad on the bathroom wall above the washbasin to stick the soap to.
Badedas.
Soap instead of shower gel.
Lavender all the way. I love lily of the valley too, and roses and peonies, and for a floral centerpiece on the table, dried hydrangeas. Also Monty Don's gardening and garden programmes and Monty Don .
Yardley lavender soap in all my drawers.
Pot pourri with a little grated lavender soap thrown in.
Sensible Heels, and sandals that verge on the clunky.
If I've been out walking around all day I soak my feet when I get home before putting on the kettle.
Jumble sales, garage sales, estate sales.
Fountain pens.
Sudoku.
Books. I have a kindle but I never really warmed to it.
Also pedantry.