Feeling out of step?

Who wants to follow the crowd. Not me.

Just do what makes you happy......as long as you don't scare the horses. 😉

I agree DSL, you do you Maw; whatever makes you happy.

You’re not alone Maw! I doubt we agree on everything, but I’m with you on most of that!
Must be the Scottish genes.😂

I could have written this word for word. As well as the writers you name I also consult Prue Leith and Mary Berry.

I'm still not sure where I fit, but I'm still here

As long as you do exactly what Delia tells you, everything will be fine😬

I gave up on Tesco forever when they introduced that This price with your Clubcard, but extortionate without.

And I was sitting in my nice woolly Joules cardigan when the news broke☹️

I’m out of step because I like to be. Who wants to follow the herd ?

What is wrong with feeling, or being out of step? I have been out of step all my life and I have never wasted a second on being concerned about it.

I do understand being irritated by those who take the high moral tone and condemn other peoples taste. Is there any insult more potent than being told you look frumpy or your taste in shops is frumpy?

Can we have a discussion about what frumpy is?

Or shall I start a different thread about it?

I would hate to fit in.
What I do find tricky as a grandparent is listening other doting gp’s. I love my family, but am not as embroiled in their lives as others seem to be. We have our own lives and interests and meet up every few months when we are all free.

It's being different that makes the world interesting. Imagine if we were all just clones of each other.
I've always felt out of sync with everyone else anyway. We should all do/wear what we want as long as it doesn't hurt others.

No Christmas decorations here until a week before Christmas. I've never been interested in 'things'. Material things I mean - bigger houses, posher cars etc. I'm not competitive or ambitious in any way.
We get ribbed by family for loving Wetherspoons. Lunch and a large glass of wine for two people about £14. What's not to like?
I do love Bisto gravy granules though. Only since the lovely James Martin said his mum makes great gravy with them on the hob. He showed us how and it's great.

Maw I don’t think you’re at all frumpy and I’m grateful for you introducing me to the wonderful eBay Seasalt outlet!

Christmas decorations only come out on the Sunday before Christmas.

I too agree with everything you do Maw except I am a great believer in Gravy granules. I love being able to make gravy with my boiler tap at the last minute after serving up the dinner and washing up the pans!

After all how are they different from Lazy garlic etc which btw I do not use!

Oh Lathyrus please start that thread!

I'm been out of step all my life, so nothing new there! You do you, Maw!

I agree with most of what you say Maw though I had gone off Joules. I do use lazy garlic but not Bisto. I love the ritual of making gravy by deglazing the pan with wine and then gently reducing it with stock to the right consistency.

i am very out of step, probably have been my whole life....i hate christmas, arguing with my son to go to his for christmas day, have not put a tree or decorations up for years, never use bisto as i very seldom have hot food, christmas dinner will be sandwiches and salad sitting in my pjs, i will not be doing a "christmas shop", will give christmas cards to neighbours who give me one and they will sit in a pile on the unit, please understand i am not an unhappy old scrooge, i just don't see the point in all the fuss.....so to all the gn....bah humbug..lol

I’m happy to be ‘out of step’. I’m with you on likes maw. I’m sorry about Hotter and Ecco - limits my choices

Does it bother you MawTheMerrier ?
So what if more people don’t like Joules clothes than you thought, you likely as not don’t like the ones they do.
Make your mantra ‘I don’t care what other people think’ makes life a whole lot easier.

I love Christmas and will put the decs up on 1st Dec but understand other people have different views.

No, of course I’m not bovvered!
(If I was I’d duck down and keep quiet.)
Just pleased that others have felt able to agree and disagree on choices, sometimes a thread can be too much a case of everybody appearing to be on the same bandwagon

I think it would be a bit weird if there was a big majority on GN who liked a particular clothing brand or type of food or whatever. There seems to be a fairly wide age range on GN (? 45-90) with people from different countries, different backgrounds, different ideas.

I'm with you Maw on most of your opinions! I do still like HOTTER! Comfort is all. Christmas decs I can leave unless I am hosting! Live and let live, I say! Just enjoy yourself your way.