An issue that seems to crop up many times either talking with other girls or reading their story in various magazine articles (and indeed this happened to me during my early years), I had many times of purging my collection of clothing, only to turn around and spend even more money, starting the whole process all over again! Since the ongoing acceptance by my wonderful wife, the need or desire to do this has changed, along with the fact that we have spent much time dressing and going out, and this has led to a new unusual situation. I am having Shoes, Clothing and Handbags actually wearing out - so a New excuse for going shopping. On our main Cruise Holiday I was lucky enough to purchase some jewellery items, one of which, a bracelet, was actually made-to-measure for me. We also found a very nice bag shop in Portugal where I purchased a Salmon-Pink handbag, big enough to take a pair of flat shoes, so it will be making appearances on Party-Nights. As part of my girly shopping experiences at Eastbourne we found a large Brantano outlet. How nice it was to try shoes on properly in-store, walk around, and try different sizes and styles before making purchases.
Photos by Alison Essex
The summer break in Party-Nights this year was taken up mostly by our main family holiday so little time was available for ‘alternative’ nights out. I still can’t understand therefore why on one of the best chances I had; I opted to go Motor Racing for the day!!