By: Blonde One
I am in the very lucky position to have some Christmas present money to spend. It is very important when having a surprise extra amount of cash to spend it on the right thing. Of course, there are many shops that contain a plethora of goodies that I could purchase, but I like to ponder this situation to ensure that the money is spent on the ‘right’ thing. It is making me very happy trawling through shop websites looking for inspiration and I have been tempted many times. My biggest temptation was at the lovely Cotswolds. There was a beautiful red Paramo jacket that positively screamed at me “buy me, buy me” in a very Alice in Wonderland way. As we know, Paramo isn’t cheap and in fact the price tag was double the amount of money that I had! This necessitated enlisting the opinions of Mr Blonde One and daughter in the hope that they would give the seal of approval at spending such a ridiculous amount of money after an expensive Christmas. They misheard the type of jacket and thought I said “Haribo jacket” which I think is an excellent new name! From now onwards Paramo will be known in Blonde One circles as Haribo.
The dilemma of what to do with the money is now redundant as the hoover broke last night. Typical!
What a wonderful thought! I am dreaming about a jacket that in its many pockets you would find Wine gums jelly babies and all sorts of chewy delicacies. As you walked across Dartmoor you would hand out sweets to all passing walkers. People would bring their children to walk on Dartmoor to try and find the lady wearing the Haribo jacket! A sort of walking Willy Wonka!
Shame the Hoover had to shatter the illusion!
Blonde One would certainly be the most popular person to walk with on Dartmoor in her “Haribo” jacket. No more arguments about Wine Gums or Jelly Babies – we would have as many of each as we liked!
Your post really made me laugh ‘raydavieswalks’. Thank you for cheering up my boring Sunday with a shopping for a hoover trip planned!
If you like Paramo (apart from the price!) have a look at: http://www.furtech.co.uk/scripts/default.asp
Their kit works the same way but seems rather cheaper. They’re a small company and although they don’t have the product range of Paramo, I think it’s worth a look.
JJ
Tbanks for that, I’ll have a look.
Or even have a look here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ParamoSeconds
JJ
You’re so full of useful information. Thanks again.