Whatever happened to "home clothes"

Ever watched those sitcoms on TV and ever wondered if these people wake up and put on nice clothes and makeup and do up their hair and ting???
I did.
I used to wonder whatever happened to "home clothes"? ... surely these people can't expect us to believe that they wake up and look fabulous for the "unsuspecting camera" ???

Alas, I think that I have gathered that it must be true.

Since I have been here ... I have not worn ONE of my "home clothes" .... it just seems too ... well ... old ?... its more to be thrown away... turned into rags, burnt at the stake rather than something that you are happy and comfortable in. 
I mean, it is almost a guarantee that you have to go out and do something like shopping or pay a visit to a neighbour ... and you dont want to be looking like a lamo.
So all my summer dresses and "good clothes" have been turned into "home clothes".  So technically, they ARE still home clothes .. .things that I could be seen outside in ...

And then there is home jeans  (lol) ... oh lors ... but this is not the bussup poom poom shorts you used to wear in Trini ... this is proper jeans.  After all .. it needs to keep you warm!.
Its hard to tell my husband's home sweaters from his "going out" sweaters .. because they all seem good to me ... I mean I know the new ones but the ones that have been around for a while .. they are the tough ones...

So, I'm seriously considering that wonderful world of wake up like yuh going to work ... when yuh really staying home .. and yuh MIGHT hadda go to de super market to get ... oh bread and milk (which we seem to buy EVERY DAY because , according to my husband, de bread ole).
Cleaning house looking WELL dandy with makeup (at least mascara  and blush for me - I won't leave home without it!) So if someone comes knocking on your door .... JUST like in the sitcoms ... yuh doh have to run inside and put on something decent!

Whey yuh say?

Just the Simple life.... on the Islands

Just to be clear .... this has not been a big ole jolly life (well in some respects it has)... but it is also filled with missing home, missing friends and missing people I love like family.....
But the Life here on the Islands (They call them Islanders .. funny that!) is actually quiet simple.
A long time ago, the islanders were not joined to the main land. Their main economy was fishing and agriculture, there were many many farms.  In fact, where we lived right now, used to be part of the land that my husband's family had their farm. Yes, the hubby was a "farm boy"... which only added to his charm for me.... because it is such a genuine person.... no pretences and knows what it means to work hard for something.  His father worked really hard and created quite a name for himself on the island and the area.
Some of the things that are very endearing about the Islands now is that there is never any clutter; the houses, the cars, the groceries etc.  There is space for everyone and most people have a fair amount of space around them.
Once the island was connected to the main land via ferries. There were ferries to and from everywhere, row boats (in place of the little speed ones now). And most of the houses that were not part of a farm, were actually vacation or summer cabins.  These cabins, unlike in Trinidad (where u can find a beach house as larger or even larger than a normal house) were usually tiny.. and when I say tiny .. I mean tiny!!!. It was amazing that people can be comfortable in them... much less have a vacation!
Something that I find very endearing about the island Holsnøy are their Postboxes! ...
Many people have artistic talent or try to and have some beautifully painted boxes.

Now you must be thinking painting a mailbox would be like sculpture on the inside of a needle ... which by the way is amazing, but their mailboxes are not like ours back home in Trinidad.  They are usually bigger.

Not only are they bigger, but they are also usually all together.  You won't find a postbox  on your gate.... the post man (or lady) will not drive or walk all the way to your very deserted house out here in the "wilderness" called the islands. 

They would have a little house of their own and the postperson can put all the post in one place.  It makes for very effecient post collecting and post putting ... I mean imagine that the post people would be sooo happy! ... No dogs scratching ... cats barking at them ... it would be a blissful job ... at last!

But that is nothing new to the world of post boxes .... There are apparantly many different ways you can have a post box in this world.. if only we could have more interesting ones in Trinidad! ..

In our little road, we have darling post boxes as well.  The pictures are of Dogs, Norway Scenery, Norwegian Trolls.

We thought that we wanted something to remind us of home :) ...

So we got Astrid to do something extra special for us and she did an amazing job!!! .. Thanks Astrid!! We love ya!

Holsnøy Postboxes