Maynard Friedman

Yes I know. A gecko is a small lizard.

Some extra info for anyone interested. We’re in Kefalonia, one of the Ionian islands, which became better known via Louis de Bernières’ novel ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ and the subsequent film starring Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz. I won’t give you the potted history of the island as I’m sure Wikipedia can do that much better than me. We’re staying in Lourdas on the south coast, just below the village of Vlachata and about a mile walk along a meandering road to the sea (it must be very salty here as it’s the only place I’ve ever been able to float in - I’ve never been to the Dead Sea). It’s at the foot of Mt Aenos, which stands at 1628m, almost 300m higher than Ben Nevis, and the peak is often shrouded in cloud. You can see the neighbouring island of Zakynthos very clearly from here. I’m just with the teenagers as Mrs F is currently working (on series 2 of CIA thriller ‘The Agency’ starring Michael Fassbender). We’re having a very low-key week as my daughter just got back from a week at surf camp in Galicia and my son is due to do his DofE Gold expedition in Snowdonia (Eryri) next week having done the practice expedition in the Brecon Beacons (Bandai Brycheiniog) earlier this month and then working at a Forest Camp in Ireland. Consequently we’re all happy to do very little! Here’s a selection of the wildlife we’ve encountered so far (lizard, dead eel, praying mantis) and also my holiday reading. We were visited by a big Labrador type dog last night that tried to get into our pool! That’s all folks!

I bought these shades in a half price sale at Clutch Café a few years back.

I don’t think there really is such a thing as the ultimate result. Embrace the wabi sabi.

Kefalonia

Texas tux is alliterative too so sounds better.

^^ Augustus Gloop!

Hi @buler, sorry to hear about your diagnosis but it sounds like the medical intervention went well. Here’s to a thorough recovery and I hope the next time you mention PSA, it’s in this context

Most things I no longer want, or fit as I’d like, rather than try to sell, I just give them to my 17 yr old son!

Would you feel slightly deceived if you discovered your Mexican huaraches were made in Bangladesh, your Persian rug in Botswana, your Colombian congas in China? It doesn’t make them lesser products but displays a lack of transparency and possibly authenticity. You’re right that modern production supply chains are complex but some consumers simply want to have a bit more information about what they’re buying, particularly if they believe they’re paying a premium and that includes higher cost labour (with potentially better working conditions) to justify that price. Unfortunately, laws/rules around the provenance of goods seem to enable a broad interpretation and allow companies to deliberately confuse/mislead their customers.

^^ But being transparent likely means lower prices, as seen in Broark’s post above, and therefore impacts the bottom line.

I must’ve had this t-shirt for about 12 years now, it was originally a dark shade of indigo. Unfortunately, Sufu is displaying the bottom 2 photos with some kind of pattern/effect to the fabric that isn’t present on the originals.

Agreed, I don’t think it works very well with ‘Genus’, if that is the intention.

From the outside, a lock stitch will look identical (as well as being stronger) and a chainstitched jacket cuff isn’t going to create roping like a hem on a pair of jeans anyway. Obviously it’s your choice but if that were me, I’d take the pragmatic approach and go to a local tailor. Good luck whatever you choose.