Witty & Wise Ties, Trivia & Lies
Suzanne wanted chicken chowder crock potted. I threw in the ingredients and started it cooking, and double-checked the recipe. Everything was in the pot, including the half-and-half the recipe said not to add until the chowder is done. We might be eating chicken clabber instead of chicken chowder for dinner. I figured I should get some chore done right today, so I threw on Tie o’ the Day and have been organizing books and culling files. I ran out of paperclips and considered using my ‘Links. 🍲
Tie o’ the Day both clashes and matches Shirt o’ the Day. ‘Links are keeping us on the V-Day trail. Here’s a secret Suzanne will disown me for telling: One year, she forgot Valentine’s Day. And then the next month, she forgot my birthday. She wishes I’d forget those things happened. Suzanne is normally thoughtful, but she had been extremely busy at work. But still,….. She felt guilty down to the toes of her soul. So she bought me a car. Guilt is good! 😏 🚗
Tie o’ the Day is the first Valentine’s tie of this month. Don’t fret: I don’t have as many V-Day ties as X-mas ties. The red hearts and lips on these bears’ “clothing” make my day. I’ll even use the word CUTE to describe the loving beasts. And I abhor the word CUTE. But I gotta call ’em as I see ’em. And I’m decked out in Cufflinks o’ the Day for Fish Friday. Fishsticks were my fave school lunch entrée. I outgrew them, thanks. 🍣
Gorgeous Bow Tie o’ the Day was created with authentic peacock feathers; therefore, it is the most expensive tie in my collection. Suzanne must never find out its price. In fact, my tie collection is the sole reason we have separate bank accounts. If she only knew. I’m sure she knows, but all couples do that thing where you know what your spouse is up to, but you both agree to pretend you don’t. (Cufflinks are a bottle opener and a bottle cap.) 🍼 🎓
Tie o’ the Day is another tie Suzanne got me for X-mas this year. Shirt o’ the Day is a X-mas present from her also. This photo shows I woke up from my nap on the paisley side o’ the bed. If I had to choose only one print design for any type of clothing or accessory, it would undoubtedly be paisley. Paisles (as I refer to them) look like commas/quotation marks/apostrophes on LSD. Paisles also resemble caterpillars, but that comparison is not as edgy. 😸
Tie o’ the Day is a X-mas gift from Suzanne. I always wear at least one thing she’s gifted me, so she knows I’m thinking about her in my day. We’re going to lunch, and I decided I should go black-tie. Tie and Shirt sort of match, which Suzanne likes me to do occasionally. And a splash o’ color is always a lively choice. Thus, Lake Tahoe Hat o’ the Day is the blue cherry on top. No cufflinks, cuz Shirt is short-sleeved. It’s warm outside. 😃
Tie o’ the Day reminds me to fill up the gas tank in Vonnegut Grace Vibe before we drive Mom to meet Ron. One thing a person should consider when chauffeuring the elderly is the effect of your fashion choices on their elderly minds. For example, if I didn’t wear a tie on the trip, Mom would worry something was wrong with me. And orange is one of Mom’s fave colors, so she feels cheery to see me in this shirt. PLEASE YOUR MOTHERS, FOLKS!
Bow Tie o’ the Day errands in Provo with me today. I’m lucky my mutts and ties have all enjoyed drives. I don’t know what I would’ve done if they had been prone to carsickness. Tonight, we get Mom again. Mom says this is her last trip up north. She’s said that for the last three years, every time she’s visited here. We’ve never believed her. Unfortunately, I think she’s right this time. It takes too much out of her. She can’t catch her breath. ☹️
Check out my bigly blinged-out cufflinks. Tie o’ the Day and I are heading south to pick up Mom. We get to entertain her for a few days. I doubt she and her healing hip will be dancing like Tie’s hula girls, cuz she doesn’t wanna break her other hip. Mom has been known to dance what she calls “a jig” to make us laugh. She has no rhythm, and that has always made for hilarity. But it’s never kept her from dancing her joy. 💃
Love me my Bow Tie o’ the Day! The solid purple of the back bow frames the front bow perfectly. My rubber ducky cufflinks are enamored of Bow Tie as well. If it weren’t for y’all, I wouldn’t even have gotten dressed today. I haven’t had to set foot outside the house. The weather’s gucky. The cupboards are full. I might as well have declared a Pajama Day for myself. But then you wouldn’t have gotten to see Bow Tie and Rubber Duckies o’ the Day. 👻