Day: December 14, 2020

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Swimming In Snow. Not.

I mix-matched my old-timey striped swimming suits for this post photo, to add more red-and-green Christmas effect. It was kinda cold in the house though, so I added my Halloween stockings—for equal parts warmth and garish clash. Note that I make the obligatory dive pose in one of the pix. It’s required to do that if you are wearing a swimming suit in a dry-land snapshot. My five Ties o’ the Day and the one Bow Tie o’ the Day have a bubbly drinking theme. Even Face Mask o’ the Day has a sandy Santa ready to imbibe some boat drinks while going over his list. Two of the ties are almost alike, but I can still count them both in my tie tally because one has a blinking red nose. Thus, they are lightyears (pun intended) different.

People, my swimming suit and I are in dire need of a beach right now! Every time I drag it out, I secretly hope someone will take pity on me and buy me a ticket to warm sand and surf.

Holiday Tie Tally: 134 Neckties. 56 Bow Ties.

Holiday Face Mask Tally: 8.

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One Purse Is More Than Enough

Y’all probably know I’ve only ever owned one purse, and I didn’t own it until two years ago when I found the Saddle Purse calling to me from a shelf in an airport shop. I rarely use it—except when we go out on the town, and we haven’t really done that since the pandemic started almost a year ago. I guess I should have known the Saddle Purse would start to feel neglected.

It usually sits in the loft underneath my writing desk, but this morning it greeted me from our dining table downstairs. I approached it slowly, since it doesn’t usually travel throughout the house by itself. I noticed a Hanukkah Bow Tie o’ the Day atop it. I noticed the neckband of a brass band Bow Tie o’ the Day dribbling out from inside. I felt comfortable enough to open the Saddle Purse, and —SURPRISE!—out popped ten more Bow Ties o’ the Day. I felt kinda bad to think the Saddle Purse felt like it had to fill itself with neckwear in order to get my attention. But I guess it did. I’ll do better about paying attention to ALL of my stewardships.

And there’s more! When I opened up the Saddle Purse’s teeny saddlebag, I discovered my purse knows me so well. To feel useful, a saddlebag needs to hold something. Nestled in the saddlebag was a pepperminty Bow Tie o’ the Day lapel pin.

Holiday Tie Tally: 129 Neckties. 55 Bow Ties. And a lapel pin on a pear tree—er, in a saddlebag.