It’s suddenly wintry-cold here: night-time lows in the low 40s F, day-time highs only flirting with 70 F, and then just briefly for a moment in the afternoon. It’s time to sleep warm — break out the quilts — and dress warm — it’s flannel-shirt weather — and abandon going barefoot, in favor of (if you are me) savoring the warmth of shearling-lined moccasins (which are also kind to my huge and painful bunions). Yes, there will be pictures.
But I will be brief. Like my previous two postings, this is a Posting Through Pain; the middle finger on my right hand is no longer visibly inflamed, but the first joint is still hugely swollen and painful — and, now, so are almost all of the joints on both of my hands, so typing is harrowing, and I can manage only brief bursts of writing at the keyboard.
Quilt time. Yesterday I pulled out one of my quilts — the university quilt, made from t-shirts from a few of the universities I talked at (many years ago):
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(#1) On this entertaining creation, see my 12/10/19 posting “The university quilt”
The institutions represented here:
Northwestern U, U of New Mexco, Brigham Young U., Georgetown U, U of Kentucky, American U, Harvard U, U of California at Santa Cruz athletic teams, U of Pennsylvania, U of California at Davis, U of California at Santa Cruz, U of North Dakota
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(#2) L.L. Bean flannel shirt, in the color / pattern Admiral Navy
Sheepish moccasin time. As here:
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(#3) The L.L. Bean indoor / outdoor shearling-lined suede moccasin
They’re warm and wonderful, very kind to hallux valgus, and surprisingly sturdy. I have a pair on my feet as I write this. Since I got a long and attentive pedicure yesterday (I’m incapable of cutting my toenails, need professional care), I’m sporting happy feet.
