Field Notes- Thursday, October 13th. Dark, Wet. Cold Outside Today. Good thing we did outside work YESTERDAY

 We have a few of these in the yard.  The wind and rain is scattering leaves over the lawn and driveway.

I did two loads of work pants etc yesterday--I think EVERY pair my husband owns.  I even washed my own pants.  Then had to find another pair of pants in the closet that....fit.  Eventually I did.  They all have the same size label.  They just AREN'T the same size.  The JOY of shopping at LL Bean's "something's wrong" employee discount store.. Pants are sometime 2 dollars a pair. So many sewn/sized wrong.....

I have size 20W pants that needed two very deep tucks in the waistband to stay up and on.  Another pair of 20W (the W is for woman- don't ask...) fits perfectly.  The third pair of 20W doesn't even begin to fit- way too small.  They are all the same color.  Same pants.  So, occasionally I get the wrong one when I reach into the closet.  There was a time when I worked at the garden place when the too small pair was too big.

The one pair -with the two tucks- is in very poor condition.  I had to add replacement fabric- inside- to keep the seat of the pants in wearable condition.  I LOVE these pants and the mossy green color.  And of course- as is the way of LLBEAN.  They don't make this color or this style of pant anymore.  Goodwill is actually my only hope of EVER getting another pair of these.  And that hasn't happened.

I love the Bean "vintage" white linen Camp Shirt.  It has a square shape.  Two short sleeves added on like two squares at the top. Nice collar. One pocket that I remove.   The "new" camp shirt has DARTS, fits weirdly, and the short sleeves dig into your arms. And they come in colors.  White is actually all you need.

I could die happily wearing the mossy green cords in cold months and the daily white linen camp shirt in warm months.  So I mend and repair as needed.

I went into the aTTic and found the quilted red patchwork fabric.  Darker than I remember.  Bigger than I remember.  I might use some of it to make up a few placemats for the dining room table. Not that we eat there much...anymore.  Well, other than breakfast.  But new would be nice. Red would be nice.

I used to buy placemats at Goodwill for one dollar each. When I used to go shopping there- it feels like years ago.  Pandemic Years. I have plenty.  I don't need any more.  When they get old- I just make them into potholders.  Which I also have plenty of.......and I no longer cook.