Minor adjustment needed

I might be able to wear shorts next week when I am out and about. You never know, there may be a bit more sun coming along after this rain which is falling at the moment, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some good weather. The blue baggy shorts are getting a tad scruffy now, the stains won't wash out of them so I think they will be relegated to garden and pottering around use.

I bought a pair of grey shorts back in April for £2 from the Hospice Charity Shop. How do I remember that? Because it says so on my post for Friday 6th of April, ha ha. Anyway, the shorts were too big so I put some darts into the waistband and moved the hook and eye fastener a bit further along so now they fit to my 28inch waist.

However, the side pockets were too small to fit a map into so another minor adjustment was needed. As I didn't have any suitable spare grey fabric I thought black would be a good choice. Then I had second thoughts. Why settle for dull and boring grey and black, I wear black all the time. Why not jazz them up a bit with some colour. I removed the original pockets and made some new and bigger ones from a piece of fabric I got from the Scrapstore. The flaps have velcro fastening. Wadya think? Cool eh.

And here is our model with her nobbly knees, posing in the kitchen of Tightwad Towers. She has teamed the shorts up with a pale grey sweatshirt embellished with two white fluffy kitties surrounded with pink flowers, which she found in the loft, left behind by the previous owners of the house.

I think you will agree that this exclusive outfit would not look out of place on the catwalk amongst some of Victoria Beckham's exclusive designs. I am quite willing to negotiate a deal with her should she wish to contact me. We could make a lot of money together, ha ha.