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Ode to Flannel Pajamas

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Blogging is fun, but it’s even better in flannel pajamas.

If cleaning must be done, why not do it in flannel pajamas?

Reading is essential, but oh so much more satisfying in flannel pajamas.

Crafting? Creativity flows in flannel pajamas.

Crocheting? The hook just works better in flannel pajamas.

Cooking, Baking? Absolutely must be done in flannel pajamas.

Gardening is heaven, and I’ve been known to do it in my flannel pajamas.

Decoratingand DIY: pajamas.

Painting? In an old pair of flannel pajamas.

Late afternoon hot chocolate: much more satisfying in flannel pajamas.

I’ve driven my husband to work in my pajamas.

I haven’t coached in my pajamas yet, but I would if I could. Wait a minute, I coached a former student on the phone yesterday – in my flannel pajamas!

Rest assured, I do get dressed. But only under protest. In a perfect world, I would wear my flannel pajamas all day long. I’d have a different pair for each day of the week. Even in the heat of summer, I’d wear my flannel pajamas and I wouldn’t sweat. Airline travel would be done while wearing my pajamas.  Ditto train and bus travel.

Flannel PJ’s = My favorite piece of clothing.

I love you, pink squirrel flannel pajamas.

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Rainy Days

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Yesterday was rainy. Cold. Dreary. Lazy. Today looks to be the same.

I managed to amass a day’s worth of mugs and glasses on my little side table. I didn’t even get up to get my camera – I used the iPhone.

We ate dinner and lunch on trays in the den. That’s Don’s slipper to the right.

My new copy of Where Women Create arrived in the mail. I won a year’s subscription in a giveaway. I’m very grateful, because at $15 per issue, I would not be buying it in these frugal times.

Thank goodness for the flowers – they help to brighten up the day. We need to schedule another trip to Trader Joe’s. Next week.

(photos from the hipstamatic app on the iPhone.)

Thank you for all the wonderful hanging lamp suggestions. I knew you’d have some great ideas. Now, of course, I’m more confused than ever. So there it sits, on the kitchen table, calling to me.

My response? I don’t know what to do with you yet! But I will.

I hope your Friday is cheery, despite gray skies. Or maybe you’re blessed with beautiful weather today. Either way, enjoy!

Made in…

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Good morning on this wintry Friday. We got a little snow last night, about half an inch or so, with a bit more to come tonight. No big storm yesterday – just a quiet, pretty snowfall in the evening.

So far, so good.

We’re a sleepy bunch this morning. Riley has yet to get up to attend to business. I’m in my flannel pajamas, wrapped in a shawl, drinking my morning Peet’s. Scout’s in the ‘tunnel.’

Note pink flannel pajamas on the left.

I wore those pajamas all day yesterday, except for when I returned the rental car. I figured it might not be a good idea to arrive at the rental counter in pink flannel.

The trip to New Haven went well, but oh, was I exhausted! Not enough sleep the night before, lots of driving and a very late arrival back home at the cottage. I arrived in New Haven about an hour and a half before curtain, so I went to IKEA. It’s right next door and I needed some dinner and the food is good, but more importantly, it’s cheap. I called Don to say I arrived safely, played around with my iPhone and, after dinner, took a quick walk through the store.

I bought these:

The cost was about a dollar per glass. The pale colors drew me in and they’re nice and tall. We’ve managed to break every tall glass around here, leaving us with something close to a juice-style glass in size (also from IKEA) and some plastic crap. I figured these were a good investment. Why only 3?

I don’t know. I truly don’t know what I was thinking.

But here’s an interesting discovery:

IKEA of Sweden.

Made in China.

Is everything being made in China now? It sure seems that way.

Call me crazy, but perhaps the lack of jobs in this country and other countries might be greatly improved if we started manufacturing our products at home. It’s not rocket science. It’s just common sense. Why aren’t we taking care of our own?

You can’t walk through Target or the dreaded Walmart or any other store without seeing ‘Made in China’ on most everything.

By the way, this sweet little Nisse from the Danish company, Maileg?

Made in China.

Just think what a difference it would mean to the economic picture of every country if jobs and manufacturing were brought back home. The lines of eager job applicants would stretch for miles. We could get our citizens back to work, help them become independent again. Unemployment payments would greatly decrease.

Why aren’t we doing this? Perhaps the need for cheap labor should be trumped by the needs of our country’s citizens.

I could write a treatise on this, but I won’t. At least for the moment.

I’ll leave you with this shot of the sun rising over our back forty.

Happy Friday!

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