tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post6540504866339637980..comments2024-01-02T10:16:13.926+00:00Comments on The Thoughtful Dresser: I am not having a nice timeLinda Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126115924247248057noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-52058472251893413832008-05-07T05:34:00.000+01:002008-05-07T05:34:00.000+01:00Earlier I mentioned about a hole in my cashmere kn...Earlier I mentioned about a hole in my cashmere knit. There has been a LOT of writing about moths lately. I´m not sure I have a moth problem, but atleast all this discussion motivated me to go through my closets once again. Luckily we have very little storage room in our house. I regularly go through my stuff and only save the essentials. Does the humid climate you have in UK favor moths, or is it the plentiful use of rugs,drapes and the tradition of stocking and saving everything?mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-71716436973333964092008-05-06T23:08:00.000+01:002008-05-06T23:08:00.000+01:00Oh Linda, I'm so sorry you have flu on top of the ...Oh Linda, I'm so sorry you have flu on top of the moths crap. <BR/><BR/>Alas I'm not in London, so I can't take over a thermos of the proverbial chicken soup, if you wish adorned with some fresh ginger (settles the stomach). <BR/><BR/>Here we have a very strong medicinal yoghourt that really helps with such upsets, but you probably have the equivalent at a natural foods shop. Get your inner Hitler or Stalin to force a friend to go on that mission. <BR/><BR/>I agree that cocktail dresses are more or less knee-length (depending on fashion), not floor-length, though of course your friend has to follow Royal protocol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-62903581278566567892008-05-06T17:51:00.000+01:002008-05-06T17:51:00.000+01:00I remember in the 1960s watching my Italian mother...I remember in the 1960s watching my Italian mother get ready to go out to functions with my father and she definitely always wore short for cocktail parties. One dress I recall was a shell pink silk knee length sheath with a chiffon flared coat over with pink, blue and green ostrich feathers around hem. I would give anything to have that dress now!<BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better soon Linda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-59596245822813184322008-05-06T15:29:00.000+01:002008-05-06T15:29:00.000+01:00Please accept my deepest sympathies regarding your...Please accept my deepest sympathies regarding your moth infestation, and your illness. <BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry! I hope you get well soon, and that the moths DON'T.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-58508385711204110752008-05-06T13:10:00.000+01:002008-05-06T13:10:00.000+01:00Oh, Linda - you seem to be in a "if it doesn't rai...Oh, Linda - you seem to be in a "if it doesn't rain, it pours" period. Take care of yourself; viral flu is just nasty stuff. Drink plenty so that you don't get dehydrated. As for cocktail - I've seen events here where that word seems to mean everything from short to long plus backless and everything in between(no Crocs, however), but then again, where I live, we have so few opportunities to dress up that people just go a little bit crazy when the chance arrives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-15493038399212873222008-05-06T11:24:00.000+01:002008-05-06T11:24:00.000+01:00This is just miserable for you. The note you quot...This is just miserable for you. The note you quote is probably right, but I am so allergic to the fumes I have never been able to go so far. I am seasonally infested here in Italy and have caught them laying their eggs at times. Here is what worked for me that didn't kill me. <BR/>I bought those vacuum bags used for storage. I loaded CLEAN woolens, silks and cashmeres, carefully folded into them. I added moth killing cubes. I used my vacuum cleaner to suck out the air. Because my Italian house is short on storage, these lived under beds until November. ZERO damages.<BR/><BR/>Once the valuables were out of the cupboards I scrubbed them thoroughly-- myself because it's the only way you can be sure it's done exactly as you want-- making sure to get every crack and sliver. I tossed in several herbal anti-moth packets that don't smell too strongly.<BR/><BR/>I have put various recommended herbs under Oriental carpets that were being nibbled because rug cleaners simply don't like to come and get big rugs here, but since they get vacuumed a lot, eggs don't usually hatch on carpets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com