Astroboy!

 I remember when I was young, Astroboy was a big thing on my television screen; and the merchandise was massive too!  However, little by little, the craze diminished as I grew and the next generation of children enjoyed his antics on the small screen as the re-runs had them watching on.

On Wednesday, I was amazed to find an Astroboy vinyl wallet in the glass case at Life Line.  There's a few magic marker lines on it, but I've been unable to get them off.  This doesn't matter, though, as the magic of this wallet still goes on with this smiling face in black,white and red.  It was something I just couldn't pass up.

Handbag Exchange

Every now and then - about once a year or so - I change over my handbag.  It's something I do just for something different; it's a little like changing over your wardrobe every few years.  It's a nice thing to do for yourself.

And on Wednesday, I found a new bag at Life Line (who says you have to buy something brand new?).  The bag was something I could adjust the strap on, it had zips on all the compartments and those said compartments were roomy and deep too; so they could hold everything from a notebook, a book to my keys, phone, purse and - well - anything else I need in a day out.  I used it while I was out shopping and for once I didn't feel as though I was wading through a new bag.  I actually felt as though I had a bag which I was made for me.  This bag could be slung either across me or over one shoulder - depending on the length of the strap - and it felt very comfortable too.  So, once I emptied out the old bag, transferred my gear into the new one, I handed it straight into Life Line.  The lady smiled and took it from me, checking it to make sure I had everything, and then thanked me for it before taking it out the back to be cleaned.  So, where do you get your new handbags?  Do you do what I do and claim second-hand ones and do a type of exchange, or is it brand new or nothing?

Two Gorgeous Beauties!

First off, I must say that I have finished my clean out and didn't come across anything that was worthy of a give away... sorry about that. But I didn't wish to part with any of my good purses; but I didn't want to give you guys anything that was horrible not worthwhile either.

Well, I went out today to do my fortnightly shop and was looking at changing over my handbag again. I'm just not comfortable with it; that's all. It bugs me all the time and doesn't seem very easily accessible so I thought to find another one. However, instead, I found two lovely bags and nothing to replace my handbag. Bummer, but I guess that's how it happens sometimes.
It was the Glo-Mesh evening bag I saw in the window I spotted first; and grabbed it straight away. It's brand new, made in Hong Kong and has never been used. And if it has, it's only got a few little marks on the tiles. I looked inside and - instead of being white - the inside was brown; a colour I've never seen before. I looked at the tag and it saying Hong Kong explained why. This bag looked new because it was a recent make and the colours inside had changed from the vintage white/creme colours to a chocolate brown instead, very nice and clean too. I'm impressed with my purchase and happy with it.

The next one I spotted was hiding in amongst the other handbags on the shelves. It's a Burberry Bag, made in London; something we don't get here often, and if we do, it usually costs a lot of money to import. It's been used, and loved, however I love the simplicity and complexity of it in the same bag. The checkered pattern on the outside is continued on the inside where it's nice and neat and very well-taken care of. On the bottom, there's little feet and the handles are in very good condition too - with no frays to speak of. This impressive little bag is something I love to collect now as it's very cute and is easy to cart places; and with the feet on the bottom, it keeps the dirt at bay. So, these two bags were my impressive scores at Life Line today... it's amazing what you find when you go into an Op Shop!