COLD DARK ROOM

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
Blind as a mole .... LOL !
Here is another lovely rain picture. Hope you can see the pouring rain on it.
regen_0045.gif
I saw it! I saw it!
 

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
Good afternoon all. Flying visit.

We have a decorator in to paint son's bedroom so I had to sort that out this morning. Then it was yoga. Which is always followed by coffee with 'the girls' and then I had governor paperwork...

One of those days. I have a couple of other "must do" chores to do now, so I will try to pop back later.
Good luck. Sounds like a really busy day.
 

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
My husband and I went to Tijuana, Mexico way, I mean WAY, back a long time ago, and you really can actually buy handbags like that. Little gators too.

505a4d6b229bdbcd37a8fa27259d050e.jpg


s-l300.jpg


I really doubt I'd be able to ever use something like that. Leather items made from cow hide is ok far as I'm concerned because the cow gave his life to be meat for food, but just to take an animal like an armadillo or small gator to make a novelty product, that seems wrong to me.
Hmmmm. I don't think I could use them either. I would rather see the live animal.
 

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
There’s been a huge fuss in the UK when it’s been discovered that “fake fur” on some clothing has turned out to be real.

While real fur does at least biodegrade unlike fake fur which will end up as micro plastics polluting the environment, the fur concerned is farmed very unethically in China.

Vendors that won’t sell real fur have discovered that their Chinese manufacturers are using real fur because it’s cheaper to them and not making things to the requested specification. As a result the vendors are selling real fur trimmed items labelled as fake fur...

It’s only gone out of the news due to a rather bigger story concerning a former spy and a nerve agent (Won’t discuss that - it will be deemed political and break TFO rules)
Oh my word. Real fur instead of fake. It used to be that people could only afford fake fur and the real fur was the desirable one. Who would have thought that someday it would be the other way round.
 

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
I only want to add that real fur from China is taken from cats and dogs that are slaughtered very, very cruel. Often the skin is removed from their bodies alive ! The trade and handling with these poor cats and dogs are very brutal and cruel too.
The chinese call this fur often "Gay wolf" or something like that, thet the customers don`t get to know that they wear cat or dog fur. Only to buy nothing, even not a little toy that can be made with real fur is the way to stop this cruel trade with China.
I would never, never ever buy something that could be made with real fur.
That is a horrible story.
 

CarolM

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2017
Messages
19,492
Location (City and/or State)
South Africa - Cape Town
Hi guys!!
Just stopping in to say hello from chilly California.
My husband just left for a charity dirt bike ride in Mexico and my 6th grader is at camp all week. My 14 yr keeps to himself so it’s going to be quiet around here.
Ooohhh lucky you. Some peace and quiet. Perfect time for some me time.
 
Top