I kind of liked this composition, with the late daffodils in containers, the mossy pecan knot, the overwrought little child statue marveling at the weather. It's still warm here, despite yesterday's torrential rains and a tornado watch last night -- though by the time I took Dora out, the sky had cleared a lot, just rags of cloud being rushed across it, and in the breaks between them, stars.
Solomon's Seal in delicate bloom by the back door:
Various work things today: a Zoom meeting this morning, some emails to write this afternoon, some poems to bang into the calendar for the Sun. I'm continuing, painstakingly, to reassemble my current poetry manuscript, copying each poem in and going over it meticulously, as well as pegging away at my Lenten sonnets. I've also been for a walk with Dora, who is now stretched at my feet, not pestering me for attention, which is a relief. I've been crating her while I work, because otherwise she makes a serious nuisance of herself, but I think getting a substantial walk in earlier rather than later was a wise move.
Wearing today:
This gray cotton t-shirt dress was a $10 Walmart impulse buy, probably seven or eight years ago at least. I can't really remember how long I've had it. I've been sleeping in it a lot, because it's so soft and comfortable -- in fact, to be as cheap and unethically made as I'm sure it is, it is a very nice basic dress and easy to wear. Anyway, like my other Walmart impulse-buy cotton dress, I've decided to rescue it from the nightgown drawer for the time being and actually wear it.
It is really like a basic t-shirt: short sleeves, scoop neck, straight cut. Sometimes I don't like that it's as relatively body-hugging as it is, but sometimes I do like that. I thought it would pair nicely with my thrifted Eddie Bauer grape cardigan, with its textured feminine details -- and then I wore my Xero Colorado sandals because they're good to walk in, and also because for once they are actually providing a non-matchy darker frame. I like the comfort, coolness, and soft colors of the whole outfit, which makes me feel uncomplicated but put together.
I really feel as though I could go just about anywhere -- as with some of my other dresses, maybe not church, though if I were wearing heavy tights and boots I'd probably think it was okay. Funny how the bare leg thing feels substantially different and more exposed than the same amount of leg in tights or leggings. Though as always I try very hard not to let my brain go down the modesty/purity-culture path, still . . . it's not like I don't think about how I present. Anway, I'd wear this outfit pretty much anywhere, even though I'd probably feel too self-conscious to turn up in it in church without some modifications. But then it's kind of too casual for a Sunday anyway, so I don't even know why I've brought that up.
Still pondering what to pack and wear for my high-school reunion next weekend. There's a "girls' night" on the Friday, a slightly dressier but probably not too dressy dinner on the Saturday. And then my mother wants me to stay to go with her to her book club on the Monday, so I had better prepare to be presentable on terms that will not make my mother feel that she has to apologize for me. Not that that's really a me problem, but you know. Why create a situation when there doesn't have to be one? Overall, I wish I could predict what the weather's going to be like. It could be just like this, in the 70s. Or it could be freezing. The first weekend in April could go either way, which is what's kind of anxious-making when I think about what to pack. It probably won't be a tiny little efficient capsule this time, because I just don't know.