Oh, Vanity! in Postcards 4

On a clear day, you can see the mountains. Today will not be a clear day as the off shore winds will be blowing dust and desert detritus our way. Santa Ana winds will win this weekend through Tuesday. The mountains will be in the 70’s at the height of the day, but we here on the coast will be 91F. Did I mention that I was heat sensitive.

In 1955, very proud of my one year old matching pencil skirt and sweater set, I wore them to school on one of these hot and miserable days. At some point, I had washed the wool sweaters in the Bendix, and they had compressed themselves as hot washed wool is prone to do. So there I was, vanity fast losing to the heat.

Now in 2015, I own little wool, no pencil skirts, and I own no sweater sets though a couple of cardigans lurk in the recesses of my closet. I’m going to wear shorts today to help wax my truck, Grumpy, even though my right leg is thoroughly scarred. There are times to let your vanity go.

G has turned the air conditioner on.

• Himself:He had a good day yesterday. Today, dodging the St. Paddy’s day parade, he’s going to wear Geezer shorts to work at the museum.
• Me: It’s supposed to be in the 60’s F here, but yesterday was 83F at the store. I will have the time to catch up with you all later while I am trying to stay quiet and cool. Dinner and errands at Costco tonight.
• Reading: Still Sue Grafton’s “D…”
• Balance: Staying still.