Scarf at the dinner table
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pegkerrI eyed Rob at dinner tonight. "Is that a Delia scarf?"
He had draped around his neck a multicolored knitted scarf. Most of it was rainbow yarn, and it had a black border on just one end. Even more odd, it had . . . three tassels, in a yarn that did NOT match, two on one end, and one (in one corner) on the other.
"It is indeed. I'm wearing it proudly."
"It's ugly," Delia said, giving the scarf a critical look, as if she had nothing whatsoever to do with its creation.
"It's not ugly," Fiona said stoutly. "It's just not in accordance with the social norms."
I cracked up.
"This is Minnesota," Rob said, "where people wear orange hats with duck flaps. A scarf like this is entirely within the social norms."
"Well, it IS a little odd to wear it at the dinner table," I pointed out.
Rob smiled. "I'm sitting here at the dinner table wearing a knitted scarf, and there's another person wearing a hoodie, and another person wearing a bathrobe, and another wearing jewelry, dressed to go out."
"And as the person wearing the bathrobe," Fiona said, "let me just say that I'm really enjoying it. This is the first day I haven't had to go anywhere for the past several weeks."
I snickered. "This is SO going on Livejournal."
He had draped around his neck a multicolored knitted scarf. Most of it was rainbow yarn, and it had a black border on just one end. Even more odd, it had . . . three tassels, in a yarn that did NOT match, two on one end, and one (in one corner) on the other.
"It is indeed. I'm wearing it proudly."
"It's ugly," Delia said, giving the scarf a critical look, as if she had nothing whatsoever to do with its creation.
"It's not ugly," Fiona said stoutly. "It's just not in accordance with the social norms."
I cracked up.
"This is Minnesota," Rob said, "where people wear orange hats with duck flaps. A scarf like this is entirely within the social norms."
"Well, it IS a little odd to wear it at the dinner table," I pointed out.
Rob smiled. "I'm sitting here at the dinner table wearing a knitted scarf, and there's another person wearing a hoodie, and another person wearing a bathrobe, and another wearing jewelry, dressed to go out."
"And as the person wearing the bathrobe," Fiona said, "let me just say that I'm really enjoying it. This is the first day I haven't had to go anywhere for the past several weeks."
I snickered. "This is SO going on Livejournal."
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Date: 2008-12-22 04:36 am (UTC)Also, what a great dad.