Saturday, 18 April 2026

I Brought My Own Bag...

Usually when I go out to do a proper supermarket trip, it is planned in advance so I have the bags. But sometimes I am out, and buy something unexpectedly. More than 30 years ago, my SIL went to Oz to visit her family, and brought me back a nylon folding tote bag.

It packs up very small [credit card size] and so I carry it around in my handbag. But last week I realised it is really wearing out - all the seams are on the point of giving way. I have a couple of other folding bags, but they are nowhere near as compact as this one.
Barbara's son and his family are now living in Australia. She sent me this birthday gift

This cheerful kookaburra print bag is a few inches square when folded into itself, but opens up into a full size tote bag.

What perfect timing! I can discard the dodgy old one, and tuck the new one in my handbag for my Manchester trip today

And that means fewer plastic bags or bags-for-life being purchased. Good for my wallet, good for the planet. Thank you Barbara!
When you were at school, did you sing the song "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree" as a round in your music lessons? We did, but I don't think I had the faintest notion as to what a kookaburra looked like
SORRY ABOUT LATE PUBLISHING. Just realised it didn't post.  currently catching up whilst sat on a train which is held up outside Grantham!


19 comments:

  1. What a lovely bag! Hope you are not delayed too long. Catriona

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    1. We got going again then they cut out some stops to make up the time!

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  2. So very useful. I have one in most of my coat pockets, as well as the cool bag and shopping bags in the car. Dog walkers have pockets full of useful little bags, perfect for foraging blackberries on walks.

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  3. Those fold up nylon bags are so useful. Hope you’re having a good day trip.
    Alison in Devon x

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  4. RannedomThoughts18 April 2026 at 13:20

    My Always-On-Me bag came from Primark - at least fifteen years ago - and cost a humongous £1.

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  5. We sang Kookaburra when i was a Girl Guide!

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  6. That's a pretty bag. I have two small ones in my handbag all the time, they are so useful, even when I bring bags but find I still need another for the bag of potatoes or 4 litre bag of milk.

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    1. It's always the milk and potatoes ..

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    2. It's always the milk and potatoes ..

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  7. My keep in my handbag bag came from Denby Pottery factory shop. They are in such trouble at the moment and 100’s of people depend on them for their jobs. Xx

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    1. Denby makes such lovely stuff. I am sorry they are in trouble

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  8. What good timing! You got a new bag just as the old one needed replacing! I don't remember singing the kookaburra song at school, but, I learned it somewhere along the way; I used to sing it to my daughter when she was little and to Dancer, from time to time! LOL.

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  9. I still teach Kookaburra to my year 3 children. In fact, we were singing and playing it on the recorder last week!

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