The Pillow Book of Prudence . . . Part Nine

In this last week of July, with only 9 weeks and three days to daylight saving and 36 days to the first day of Spring, one learns that it is a week of observations, inanities and vanities.

One learns that by placing a completely inane statement on a social network about what one should do with one’s day, that one invites the Fates to decide for one.  In the case of myself, the Fates decided I should wear my most favourite shoes.  They are pale turquoise JP Tod’s moccasins with rubber stops on the soles.  Vanity of course, because on that day I liked turquoise.  Today I think it is a heartless colour although better than black.

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