Today was the last folk club for this season, it is held only in the winter.
The afternoon was fairly warm and sunny so I decided to delve into the wardrobe and test out some garments other than my woollen winter coat.
A full length cloak of deep blue velvet lined with red satin was just about adequate - fine before the sun set but it needed to be drawn close after dark.
I do miss the days of less conventional dressing.
Much of the impact of the opening minutes of 'The Muppet's Christmas Carol' is, I feel, down to Scrooge's cloak viewed from just above ankle level swirling around his feet as he strides along the cobbled streets.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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