The Usual Shop

Normal life has now resumed, and I am falling back into my bad old ways. Last week’s trip to the Brighton Marina car boot sale: striped jumper (yes, another striped top) with wide neck and nice big turn-ups on its wide bracelet-length sleeves, £1; wicker picnic basket, £5; three most excellent large scarves/shawls, £5. The basket is for storing such things in, by the way. And the jumble sales are kicking off again, too: battered but characterful tan work-boots (50p) and long T-shirt dress (30p),  Lewes. Not pictured; two pairs of penny loafers (tan Bass Weejuns, oxblood from Next, 50p each at the Lewes jumble) and  pair of proper beige riding jodphurs (£2, Brighton Marina), already passed on. The Usual Shop year starts here.