The Chattering Crow: Out of my league

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Out of my league

Yesterday, I found a spot to keep all my jewelry which was kept helter skelter in various drawers. It sounds as if I am daily bedecked with jewels, but the truth is I wear very little of it, especially the necklaces. I like them, but they end up making me too hot and I tear them off after an hour.

It's all worthless except for a couple of bracelets and rings.

I had leftovers, so when we went to Sam and Sarah's for dinner, I took two bracelets with me and offered them to the three-year-old Sally.

She said: "I don't want them. I have my own." She strutted away.

Someone's been reading too much OLIVIA.

If I had an extra iPad to offer her, she'd take it hands down. That babe is way out of my league.

3 comments:

Megan GoatesJune 10, 2015 at 11:50 AM
I am incapable of wearing earrings. They make me crazy. I do admire a girl who knows her mind, though. That Sally.
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heatherJune 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Same here. I can't wear necklaces that are too tight and although I have a pile of pretty ones, scarves give me hot flashes.
Sally sounds like a 3 year old worth knowing.
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SarahJune 10, 2015 at 1:35 PM
She made sure Sam and I wore the bracelets all morning.
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