In a way, house robes were not conceived
primarily for men...
Only the fairer sex can do them justice.
They seem to be just the thing for women---
with their striking, flattering colors...
Blue robes, pink robes, red ones!
Turquoise, yellow, green!
Fluffy ones, silky ones, good old chenille!
Yes, a woman wears them well, and makes
'em look amazing!
Now a guy, in the nature of things
may just sit around, early or late,
in Levis and a T-shirt, or
cargo pants and a Henley.
If it gets cold, he may throw on his old
red-and-black plaid Alaska flannel shirt---
the one that's soft and warm and faded---
with a hole in the right elbow.
Ah, but that freezing-February of 2012---
That awful time...when a terrible cold
laid me low for days...seemed like forever...
Well, not being a robe guy---I didn't
have one...
And I needed all the tender loving care...
and. warmth and caressing
a big old soft fuzzy robe would bring!
My beloved wife felt real bad for me...
She came out dressed spiffy, her purse
over her shoulder and said:
"I'm headed done to see Walter at the
BIG-and-TALL Men's Store. I'll be back."
She was gone...just like that.
Off she went, 'bout five miles down...
on Menaul, a nice friendly store.
The boys knew her there.
"What in the world is SHE UP TO?" I thought.
Why she went in there (I found out) and said:
"Give me the softest, thickest, warmest
robe in the house in 3XT---It's for my man---"
"He's sick!"
They looked. "Ma'am, we've got only one in
that size---a BLACK STRIPED ONE."
"Wrap it up, I'll take it."
And she came in the door, and up to me,
smiling, and proud of herself,
handed me a big box...and said:"Git this on!"
It was the softest, warmest robe one could
ever imagine!
A marvelous, ugly (?) robe. And it is already
in use, this year, now that it's cold these
mornings.
It has become a BEST FRIEND
just like HER.
(I catch her wearin' it, sometimes.)
************************
BY MIL
October 16, 2015
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