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Dear Reader,
Suzanne's on holiday, so today we're running "The Best Of."
It's in my genes. No doubt I could trace it back through our family tree. A hand-me-down, mother-to-daughter bad habit. Instead of hanging up my clothes when I take them off, I set them on the ottoman in front of my dressing table.
When I bought my antique ottoman, (which by the way is gorgeous) I had visions of sitting on it in front of the mirror: brushing my hair, trying on earrings and hats, a scene right out of a Greta Garbo movie. But this is real life. I rarely sit on my ottoman. Instead, I've discovered it's a handy place to put my clothes.
"When are you going to hang up those clothes?" my father used to complain daily to my mother. Her pile of yesterday's outfits would continue to grow on the corner of her dresser, until her closet was thread-barren. Then she'd spend an evening sorting and hanging things up.
Yes, it's a bad habit, but I always look for the positive side of things. I realized the other night when I was watching a "who-dun-it" show, that if a detective ever questioned me--"Suzanne, where were you three weeks ago on Tuesday at 8 p.m.?"--all I'd have to do to jog my memory is peel off the outfits I'd stacked on my ottoman, digging down until I reached the day in question. Because I can always look at an outfit and remember where I was and what I was doing when I wore it.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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