Today is my birthday and this is what 54 looks like.
Even though there are those who fear we have sacrificed interpersonal relationships for an impersonal wireless connectivity, I have to admit that the happy little gurgles and chirps of my phone as friends and acquaintances near and far send birthday wishes brings a smile to my face and makes my feet skip with joy. Thank you all.
I am wearing my favorite tunic top, purchased this summer even though it is too bright and not really my colors. It is, however, happy and summery and wearing it makes me smile. It also goes with my old red espadrilles, which are also not the right shade of red,
and my red patent Coach tote which must be at least 8 years old by now. It too is the wrong shade of red and it doesn't really go with anything else unless I wear black, which isn't my best color either.
The red bag does "pop" against some of the dusty lavenders in my wardrobe, and although I take consolation in that fact, I find that I am increasingly interested avoiding sharp contrast. Well, perhaps with the exception of today's outfit.
I recently stumbled across this newer version of the Coach tote however and am now considering replacing the red bag with this new one. The color looks good on my monitor, but it may be something completely different in person. Hoping to see the actual bag, I called a local store that sells Coach, and after a difficult conversation concerning the model and the color (Madison in aubergine), I was told "no purple purse".
At first I quibbled, telling myself I don't really need a new purse and that the red isn't really that bad. But I managed to convince myself only until I took the photo shown above. As so often happens with me, I can see in a photograph what I cannot see in real life, namely the thing stripped of my personal associations and baggage. It really is the wrong shade of red. I might be buying a new purple handbag after all.
I hope the rest of your day is as lovely as mine!
purple Coach handbag at coach.com.
Comments
23 responses to “Hello 54”
Happy Birthday, youngster! We should all have such wonderfully festive options in our closet, even if only for one summery celebration a year. Have a lovely, lovely day!
Happy Birthday, Mardel! I think the aubergine bag is lovely.
Happy birthday! I wish you a wonderful year – and a great new bag.
Happy Birthday, Mardel!! So glad you’re having a fun day!
Happy, happy birthday! Birthdays are good days to throw caution to the wind. I say purchase the purple bag!
Happy birthday! And why not a purple purse, I say! *says one who is 55, and has a purse that’s something like aubergine in color*
One should always wear what brings one joy, even if it is not one’s best look–it is the joy which is what the rest of the world will see. And absolutely, you should have the new bag to reflect the current you. Happy birthday! I don’t know if I’ve ever commented here before, but I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now and I’ve always appreciated your perspective on life (both your own life and life in general), your sense of humor, your intelligence, and your deft handling of daily life in your world. Your strength of being is amazing. Thank you for sharing with us.
Let me add another “impersonal wireless” birthday wish and a vote for the aubergine bag.
Happy birthday! You look radiant. MarcyF echoed everything I was thinking. I really appreciate you, though we’ve never met and rarely corresponded.
Happy Birthday!
I followed you here from Mette’s a few months ago. I’m de-lurking to wish you a happy belated birthday! And I’m with MarcyF, Go for the joy whenever possible!
Happy Birthday Mardel! I wished you Happy Birthday on facebook yesterday too, hope you got those greetings.
Your tunic looks great and I vote for the purple purse.
Happy happy birthday.. I like the tunic but I LOVE the aubergine purse. Let us know when you see it in person. have a wonderful day!!!!
A rather belated “Happy Birthday” Mardel!
Of course you should have purple purse, and purple anything else that your heart desires…
Thank you all for the birthday wishes, and the encouragement for the purse. I have ordered it and it should be arriving next week.
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Thank you Joan for de-lurking.
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Thank you Marcy for your lovely thoughtful comment. It means a lot to me.
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Ah yes, Lisa. I thought of your bag.
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Happy Belated Birthday, Mardel!
Wow! Was it really 4 or 5 year ago that we shared gin and tonics at knitting circle for your birthday?
OMG Gina, that long ago!?!
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