I was afraid of this. My dang rotator cuff is in such a dire state this afternoon that I am unable to tie my ties. Apparently, my shoulder has also aggravated the arthritis in my right hand. And even though all of my bow ties are pre-tied at the factory (as per my request), I am unable to lift my right arm into a position that allows me to clasp their bands together around my neck. What’s a girl to do?
And there’s one more thing, and it’s a bigly thing. This afternoon my shoulder kept me from raising my arm high enough to take my tie-and-face selfie. (I can’t snap a pic with just one hand.) In case you’re sad about seeing no selfie of my visage, Ties o’ the Day give you a selfie o’ elves and a selfie o’ Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Excuse my extreme pessimism, but what if my sorry, can’t-raise-my-arm situation continues? I’m sure you’d enjoy looking at my neckwear collection without my selfie face ruining the photos, but that would probably get boring after a few days– no matter how interesting the ties and their adventures might be. I’ve done faceless posts before, although not regularly. But no face for two tie posts per day, for who-knows-how-long? Or no face in a post photo forever? I ask it again: What’s a girl to do?
I’m sure Suzanne would do the tie tying for me, but she has a real job. Where would she find the time to dress my neck AND still go to the office AND still sew? Well, she couldn’t. Hours in a day are finite. Nor would I let her give up any of her valuable sewing time, even if she offered. She deserves her crafty/sewy play time. Also, the hours it would take Suzanne to tie ties on my neck, or hook the clasps of my bow ties, would cut into the hours she spends sewing me capes. We can’t have that.
As long as my arm remains painfully near-dead, I suppose I will end up using Skitter frequently as a model. I can drape untied and unclasped neckwear all over her, and she is fun to look at. She’s also patient when I stage her and the neckwear for photos. I guess I could drape untied ties on me too. I’ve done that on occasion, but it doesn’t have the same jazzy effect. A photograph of neckwear without a face above it is neither dramatic nor dynamic enough to grab the attention my neckwear is due.
I will now go to The Tie Room to meditate about this predicament. I’m sure I’ll be inspired to figure out a workable plan. The Tie Room has speshul powers o’ enlightenment, and I treat it with the respect I would give any other chapel or shrine.
HOLIDAY TIE TALLY: 55 Bow ties. 111 Neckties.
