A dear friend gave me one of those gifts that keep on giving...and giving... AND GIVING—a beautiful hand-knit scarf. I was thrilled with it, THRILLED! ...until suddenly I wasn't. So what happened? Well, I sent her a note about the mess she got us ALL into. I wanted to be gentle.True story (pretty much).December 28, 2014
Dear Sue,
You ruined my life.
There was a time I could jump out of bed and make it downstairs in an easy 10, get my coffee, and get to WORK.
But NOW, Sue...I jump out of bed and my eyes land on The Scarf. YOUR scarf. And here's what happens...
OOH...I think, that would look good with my new sky-blue blouse (The Limited, 50% off...down to $24.95). So I try it on. No...WAIT...how about the other blouse, the BLUE-GREEN-GRAY one (same 50% off sale). Oh, yes!!! But no. The collar's wrong.
WHOA! Lookie here...!!! I try on this smart blue (fleecy) vest. But the neck's too high. Okay maybe the beige crew-neck SWEATER: the scarf could dress it up a bit.
So, um...how should I wear this thing? Drape it in front and let it DANGLE? How 'bout a little tie in front? I COULD loop it first and then bring one end up over the shoulder. Or let's see...I could...
But wait, wait...look at this NECKLACE! It picks up the scarf's teal color! Hey, I should try that new turquoise jacket I got from CHICOS (online close-out for only $8.89 with FREE shipping). Yessss!
Nope—right color, wrong fabric. Okay, back to the beige sweater.
You see what's happening, Sue.
So I finally go downstairs to get to work. I've got 3 ponderous book reviews to get out this week.
But, Sue, I CAN'T CONCENTRATE. I'm having troub....
Oh, wait, I've got it! Back upstairs to try on that blue vest again (see above). Actually, it looks pretty good...with the NECKLACE (also above). OKAY...the vest and the necklace and the SCARF.
Back downstairs, Sue. Now to work.
Oops....... UPSTAIRS again. Just noticed there's red in the scarf—a smidgen—and I've got that new Macy's vest in a QUILTED RED pattern ... $17.69 because of a 40% sale, plus another 20% off with my new Macy's charge card, which I opened for that express purpose. Yep. the red vest looks good.
HOLD ON...! Just thought of something else. This time it's a black micro-knit top I keep folded in my dresser (center drawer, 2nd row down). Well, damn...that looks good. Oh, and look at this bracelet (top row, 3rd drawer from the left)...the way it picks up the scarf's teal. Ooh, NICE!
Back downstairs. And on it goes.
Sue. Your scarf has put MILLIONS OF LIVES at risk. Three, four MILLION lives around the globe.
I think you know, Sue, that I own and operate LitLovers—a Massively Important website...for Book Lovers. ♥ They depend on our guidance. They look to US for their literary fulfillment...and we CANNOT allow distractions.
But speaking of SCARVES, Sue...think you could you whip me up something...in, say, a taupe? You know, start with a soft GRAY, work it into some BEIGE and then (avoiding brown) bleed it gradually into a lovely tan (but NOT a TAWNY tan...that doesn't do much for me—too much yellow. I'm thinking a sort of mushroomy tan)? That would be lovely. Those colors would go well with a few THINGS I've got...?
It would fun to see what you could do.
Well, gotta get back to work...for now.
Love and kisses,
Molly