Three beautiful things from the past week:
1. Last night as I walked from a chocolate shop to the grocery store, I passed by two couples, still dressed in their business attire. The men strode ahead, but the women lagged a bit behind. Suddenly their arms went around each other’s shoulders and they began skipping. Their giggles and the clickety-clacking of their heels against the sidewalk carried over the night’s blustery wind.
2. Macy’s window displays have changed to spring outfits. One mannequin wears a flouncy, floral skirt over piles of crinolines. I want a crinoline and wonder where I could wear it to justify the purchase. (I think this revelation may surprise everyone who knows me in real life.)
3. Two unexceptional-looking people, probably close to my mother’s age, stand against the wall outside Metro Center. The man leans in close to zip up the woman’s coat a bit more and give her a gentle kiss.
Awwwwwww – that third one is so sweet. I love gestures like that.
I think you can wear a crinoline anywhere you want! If you get one, I will get one too and wear it in solidarity up here! 🙂
Comment by Jenn 03.12.09 @ 5:44 pmI still have the last crinoline I ever wore – I was probably 10 and it would have been bought for Easter! Too bad it was for a 10 year old, or you could take it!!!
Comment by Mum 03.12.09 @ 11:36 pmMum, I’m pretty sure anything you had when you were 10 wouldn’t have fit me when I was 10, let alone 25 years past that point. Although 50-year-old elastic might stretch enough to permit it…
Comment by soe 03.13.09 @ 11:19 amJenn, sometimes it’s the big moments that get noticed, but it’s the small ones that tend to matter, y’know?
Comment by soe 03.13.09 @ 11:20 am