What are your jeans doing today?

[Dr_Heech]

@LazyS Many thanks for sharing all your Stay brave photos.

Edited December 3 by Dr_Heech

[mlwdp]

I’m in NC-Winston Salem on leave visiting family rn and dropped by this new store called Fancy Groceries.  It’s on Trade St. and they stock Tellason, Dehen, Wonder Looper, Rail Car, and more.  I bought a pair of socks (I’ll post the brand later).  The owner Max was cool and the store recently opened this year.  Told him about the board.
 

https://www.instagram.com/fancygroceries/?hl=en

Stop by when in NC!

I also dropped by Heff’s Burger Club and got the Fiona Apple burger on 4th St.

Later got an eggnog latte and oatmeal cream pie cookie at Camino bakery on 4th st.

https://www.instagram.com/heffsburgerclub/?hl=en

Edited Monday at 08:23 PM by mlwdp

[Mr Black]

I moved away from London recently. Wife and I cashed in,  jacked in our jobs and moved down to the Kent coast. 

The kids joined us today for xmas so we gave them a short walking tour.

 

We're near a lot of military land. This is one of their shooting ranges. It's in pretty regular use but I've not heard any shots fired for the last few days

We have a miniature steam train that starts near us l, runs for about 13 miles and ends in a place called Dungeness which is unofficially Britains only desert and is beautifully bleak and desolate. It's shadowed by a nuclear power station that is being dismantled (we're heading there tomorrow so will take some pics).

We get to hear the whistle and see the steam from our house which is lovely to hear and see.

We find it much more exciting than our kids do.

 

 

Edited Monday at 07:08 PM by Mr Black

[Maynard Friedman]

That looks good @mlwdp - both the shop and the food!

@Mr Black - nice one! Where in Kent are you? I assume that’s the Romney, Hythe and Dungeness railway.

[Mr Black]

3 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

That looks good @mlwdp - both the shop and the food!

@Mr Black - nice one! Where in Kent are you? I assume that’s the Romney, Hughes and Dungeness railway.

We're in Hythe. 

And yeah, Romney , Hythe and dymchurch railway.

Not been on it yet. We'll save that for a warmer day.

Edited Monday at 06:59 PM by Mr Black

[smoothsailor]

Cashed in, sounds good Martin. Enjoy.

must be Nice to live by the coast

[Mr Black]

3 hours ago, smoothsailor said:

Cashed in, sounds good Martin. Enjoy.

must be Nice to live by the coast

Yeah. It is. Very different vibe to London.

We can even see France from our balcony.

[Dr_Heech]

Nice move @Mr Black and hope your new surroundings suit you and your family well. Nice to have met you and to still have the two pairs of conners you hemmed for me as a reminder of our brief meeting(s).

Are you fully or semi retired now? 

[Mr Black]

Semi retired.

I'm in the process of setting up my workshop which I hope to have up and running in the next couple of weeks.

Once that's done I intend to get back to making things to try and sell (bags, leatherwork, try my hand at making a jacket or two), and be in a position to take on denim repairs and alterations.

Sadly I can't afford a 43200g so no chainstitching 🥺

[Josh'N'Roll]

Waiting for the “generous” one hour early release from work on Xmas eve. Only 6.5 hours to go!
 

On to the important stuff. These are the Warehouse 1001xx Aizumi Festival jeans that ace mod and all around good guy, @Broark, sold me last month. Details on the denim are scarce, but they have the Duck Digger arcs, an offset back belt loop, and are neppier than the Banner Denim. I’m stoked that Austin was willing to part with them. 

[Mr Black]

Today's adventures took us to the Romney marsh sound mirrors. These big and rather beautiful concrete structures were built in the inter-war years along the south coast. They were designed to act as an early warning system for approaching aircraft but were effectively made redundant by the introduction of Radar. The area is now a nature reserve. You can only get right up close to them on certain days. 

This wasn't one of those days 😀

 

Next up, a bit Further along the coast to Dungeness which is a strangely bleak place. There seem to be quite a few artists in residence living in various shacks. Many other dwellings look to be airb&b's

Derek Jarman famously lived there.

 

[julian-wolf]

Good lighting for a few photos on Sunday’s afternoon walk in the local park

[indigoeagle]

21 hours ago, Mr Black said:

Sadly I can't afford a 43200g so no chainstitching 🥺

What is the going rate?

[OutSider]

2 hours ago, indigoeagle said:

What is the going rate?

$5500 and up on eBay 

[smoothsailor]

We went thru a box of pictures, like you do with Christmas 

in Kopenhagen cut off Levi’s, white t shirt, leather chuck Taylor’s . Probably 1991 could be ‘92

 

and 1999 or 2000 to tight Levi’s 714 if I remember correctly, thrifted 70’s polyester polo shirt

 

 

[Double 0 Soul]

Rode around Derwent & Ladybower to burn off some xmas calories..

Millpond flat.. it's hard to see where the water ends

Iphone4 pano.. this is where The Dambusters practiced their run

..around t'other side

Shooting Lodge where one could arrange straightforward... straight forward shooting weekends

Check the sign on the gate

In my quest for better coffee, i got a Velo Canteen for xmas.. it fits in your bottle cage

Crossed over the Snake to Ladybower

Overflow

Looking back to the bridge i rode over earlier

Ate a Fudge from my selction box.. featuring JMC sweat

..and home

[smoothsailor]

Nice Neal, do you hammer on the pedals? Cause it’s nice to do

[julian-wolf]

Same park different day

Ladybugs going strong, mushrooms too