It hasn't been a week since we had a run of months of days where it got into the 90's during the day and only into the 70's at night. We've had a couple of milder days, and this morning it has plunged down to 39 degrees. I was cleaning out the top of my closet and ran across Pop's old Korean War army blanket. I hauled it down for a bit of a nostalgic huddle. That's the green thing wrapped around my shoulders. It's in fairly good shape for fabric over 70 years old; a little tattered, of course, but still firm, not friable. It's weird to think of Pop sitting huddled in it so long ago. Talk about a life-witness. It's certainly been around since I was born, a constant presence in the blanket pile or on camping trips. Probably one of the oldest things in the house. I sometimes have the fancy of bringing together all of the 'relics' from our old days together. It would make an interesting collection. At this time of the turning of the year the Nostalgia Mood can be particularly strong.
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