Comfort Yarn

We all know about
comfort food:

mashed potatoes and gravy
baking powder biscuits
mac and cheese
chocolate chip cookies

And I'm sure there are
others on your list.

But do you buy "comfort yarn?"

Yesterday I set off
to purchase red yarn...
something perky.

A yarn to start
the fall season...

No kidding,
it was 103
on the deck.

I had in mind
my school days:
tartan skirt,
red lamb's wool vest
and penny loafers.

With three shades
of red to choose from...
I just couldn't get there.

And would you believe
I bought a soft pearl gray
wool-ease (blend of
lamb's wool and acrylic)?

The actual non de plume
is Gray Heather.

Yarn to:
caress
cherish
admire

It reminded me of
a sleek cat named
Dusty... back arched
purring.

He lived at
Aunt Mae's house.
He'd hide
under the satin comforter
when she wasn't home.

Mae actually pretended
to leave the house once
and sneaked upstairs
to confirm her suspicion
that he napped on her bed
when she wasn't home.

Horrors...
a lump under the comforter
and Mae
the housekeeper
extraordinarie...

Anyway.

Lovely stroke worthy yarn
and humorous memory
always comforts me.