I spent some time away by myself today. My purpose in getting out was to get Tom a gift; his birthday is in two days. Since he occasionally looks in on this blog, I can't comment on my success or lack thereof. I can make a couple of observations, though.

One was that, while I went into a knitting store wearing a lovely handmade sweater, none of the knitters in the shop commented. The clerk at another shop remarked that it was lovely, but none of the knitters.

The other is that I am now officially old. The clerk at another store asked whether I'd like the senior discount. I told her I was too young, but she gave it to me anyway. Oh, well. Six bucks is six bucks.