Daily Notes- April 7th

 Because I feel like I need a hug today.

Well, I went to bed at 9 pm yesterday and woke up at 8 am today.  Eleven hours of sleep.  So tired.  My main meal of the day was Chinese dumplings and G had dumplings and a bowl of hot and sour soup.  Then DQ.  I had a vanilla cone.  No chewing and nothing "sticky" which rules out the small Blizzard.

Today was Goodwill Sunday and I looked at a VERY expensive grey green lightweight wool pantsuit.  Pockets never cut open-still basted shut.  Twelve dollars.  I carried it around for awhile and realized--I'm never going to wear a wool pantsuit--anywhere-- in Maine.  Also carried around a very saturated color plaid cotton dress.  I had looked at it last week for Summer!  But decided, realistically, I would look like I was wearing a tablecloth.  Then as I was hanging the three items on the rack --there it was-- a vintage pink linen LLBean camp shirt. No DARTS.   One size too big.  But too big is an easier fix than too small.  It looked like it had never even been washed. Not soft like my white ones. I was so happy.

I told G I was going to wear the pink shirt with the pink (rose) LLBean pants and he made his gagging face (which I hate)....... a face that often makes me wonder why I even married him. He shuffles around looking like an 80 year old bum--but that's okay.  And his squashed up hat perched on his head like ???..... That's okay as well.  I guess all the pink would "call attention to myself" which he doesn't think is a good idea.  So, I'll wear the outfit HERE in the house.  Where he is. Every day. HA!

I also found a one dollar men's shirt with a very old fashioned pattern for my old fashioned fabric box.  Instead of picking the seams I just cut next to the seams.  It was a size small so maybe a half yard.  It's a creamy white with well spaced grey/brown dots.  It will play well with the dark patterned things in the box.  Soft, well worn cotton.  Not depressing.  Not calling attention to itself.

I have southern pulled pork in the oven --we'll eat around 3:30 or 4.  I need to slice up some onions and peel some potatoes for the side dishes.

I conceded defeat and returned the incomplete puzzle to the library.  I was never going to actually work on it...week four is long gone.