The Dad Hatter Had a Great Fall.....

(...he is alrighty Dad Hatter followers! But a scare nonetheless...)




Unlike Humpty Dumpty, all the kings ambulance men couldn't convince Dad to climb into the ambulance to have his vitals checked...Once upright and outwardly mobile, his one demand was to be left alone to go to Peter Jones to have his latte and scone....Peter Jones needs to award Dad with a medal of honouring them through thick or thin.

"Dad!" I cried teary eyed and worried sick." What happened? Are you alright?"
" Ya baba I appreciate your worry...I am fine!... I am getting used to this falling down business..." he replies chomping on a mouthful of watermelon.
" What did the doctor say when he came to check you?" I persevere fearing that I am rapidly getting nowhere.
" They sent a very nice chap.."
" Dad! He's your GP!"
" Aah...Oh yes yes...he checked me and gave me a prescription for antibiotics".
" Antibiotics for what?" I ask confused.
" For something or another" was his reply.


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Now That' SWATCH I'm Talking About...

Regarding my last post on Frockanrolla: " You say Ice-Watch,I say Rust Watch..."
Consider this:

...If".. imitation is the best form of flattery...."
what if, in this case: "imitation is the better quality"!!!

This in response to the comment left yesterday by " Anonymous".

Moving on, my partner bought me a gift yesterday, as I still haven't gotten over the bitter pill I had to swallow at Ice-Watch:

The latest SWATCH SCUBA.... the newest addition for the summer : a skeleton /transparent watch face with fluorescent green accents and a white silicon watch band....
Can you hear me say " Yeah!"

As for the bracelets:
Fragonard x3 for 12€

You say "Ice Watch"...I say "Rust Watch"....

I bought an "Ice-Watch" Pure watch about 3 months ago...a transparent one for summer and sports and so forth.

I kept the receipt...luckily. 

Last week I had my first dip of the season...the weather has been foul and I was literally only waist deep in the pool enjoying life,the sun and "my light as a feather, no need to worry about it..." Ice-Watch.

Fast forward following morning, when I reach for my watch only to see that it had started to rust!!!

Yes rust,I say!!

Completely flabbergasted, I take the receipt and the whole paraphernalia that comes with the watch: the impossible to open cube of a watch box,the 2 year warranty and the notice that specifically says that the watch can be worn up to 10meters under water.

Here is the conversation:

" Hello...I bought this watch end of March and after my first dip...my watch has rusted!!!" I hand the watch to the salesgirl shaking with suppressed rage.

"Oh yes...I can see that...Pity you didn't bring it in sooner..."

" This happened yesterday!! Obviously the watch was perfectly alright until my dip in the pool!!!"

Dumbo checks the receipt and the warranty and says:

" I will have to send it to be verified..."

"Are you kidding me? What is there to verify? You can see the rust from a mile away!! Why don't you just exchange the watch for me!"

"Oh no!! I can't do that" she replies loftily.

"How long will it take?" I ask .

" A month"...

"ONE MONTH FOR A PLASTIC , 79€ WATCH!!" I yell beside myself with anger." I bought this to wear over the summer,not come Christmas...get me your manager!"

The manageress barely a notch better than her salesgirl...proceeds to tell me that I had:

"....exaggerated the amount of time allowed for it in the water"....

"You must mistake me for Jacques Cousteau! I don't scuba dive, I splash about... The watch is allowed under 10 meters of water..." and there I pull out the leaflet in the stupid box I had to get the salesgirl to open!!!

"So what it says here is a lie....???" she didn't know which way to shake her head: a negative no...a positive yes.....

" You are lucky that Ice-Watch will take it in to look at it and analyse it...."

"I am honoured but seriously this isn't a Blancpain...so be a good girl and replace this one from the massive amount of stock you have here and I will be on my way..."

"I can't justify the missing watch from the stock"...

I was livid and made it perfectly clear that I would talk about this,write about this to all willing to listen and that I will never buy this junk again! 

I now have a coupon  with a claim number and an access code number so that " I can follow the progress of my watch via Internet...."

BIG WHOOP.

Stay clear of the Ice-Watch shop on the rue d'Antibes in Cannes...it is run by a couple of unprofessional bozos who would rather pass the buck and blame you for the faulty watch then try and save face,keep the customer happy and bloody exchange it.

"The Eyes Have it"...Aaron Basha's Evil Eye bracelet & more....

My sister and I saw an advertisement for Aaron Basha's Evil Eye bracelets in the Harrods magazine and decided to check them out...we all need a little "gri gri" protection.

The fact that Aaron Basha was in the Fine Jewellery department should have been indication enough that we were not  going to be purchasing a bracelet each.

We find the display that is riddled with Evil Eye bracelets galore and skimming through them while eliminating the obvious " Bada bling's"... my eye settles on the one that is simple yet effective:

I ask the gentleman behind the counter if we can :
a) See it....and 
b) How much it costs.

"Of course Madam" he replies as he bends down and locates the red cord with the enamel eye surrounded by a fine band of 18k gold.
"Now...I can't seem to be sure of the price here...is it? Why yes it is..£600 Madam" and he places it on the velvet tray before me.
" What! That piece of string and barely enough gold for a filling?..." I gasp.
"Hard to believe I know Madam" replied the kindly gentleman.

Gaia Repossi's Ear Cuff:

"Wow!" I exclaimed when I saw the Repossi counter with the minimalistic ear cuffs and rings:
"How interesting, they must look great on" I ask the gentleman.
"Oh they are rather interesting Madam.... but awfully painful! Once it is on,the customer can't wait to get it off!"

Repossi ear cuff in pink gold without diamonds:€ 3800

Frockin' Fluo

I got my Frock 'on today 'cos my tan is finally making itself known ....so I went for my fluorescent pink Gap chinos,my Vince white cotton shirt and then to really make things POP!
I threw on my Nike Free pink neon sneakers and...
BAM!!
I got my frock'in groove on.

Now let's frock..this summer!
Deal?

Father's Gift to you from mine: The Dad Hatter

Two days ago:
"Dad, do you have a cold? you sound bunged up.."
"Ya Allahhhhh...NO! I don't have a cold! What is the matter with you an your sister??"

Today:
"Dad, how is your ankle? We heard from K. that it is swollen..."
"What!!! Who told you that???" cussing and mumbling.
"NO! I don't have a swollen ankle or a swollen aunt!"

For more and then some, do check out The Dad Hatter Chronicles....on the left hand side of the page.

Let's Twist Again...Like we did last Summer...

We all love messed up toes/squished feet...as Frockanrolla has posted previously...well, this now joins Kim K's  and Julianna Moore's.... as possibly THE WORST:

...are you sitting down? Well stand up you may need to run!!!

See what I mean?

So on the list of 1 to hideous...what is the worst?
The nail polish...the sandals that are one size too big...the flame print jeans or.... lest we forget...
The twisted toes???

One question though...how on earth does he wear shoes?