Neat Stuff

While I was in Roanoke today, I stopped by the city market building where my buddy Susan Alkadhra has a really neat shop, Gone Coco. She was having a half-price sale, so I couldn't resist this all-cotton jacket. I really like its patchwork look.

And, the best part—it's reversible.

Susan, who is an accomplished spinner and knitter (as well as the inspiration for my book Ferradiddledumday), gave me a woolen pillow that she'd knitted from scraps. It has all my favorite colors and is wonderfully soft.

Here's the other side.

I love it when I come home with neat stuff. Dylan, the senior male cat, had to inspect what I'd brought in. He found something he thought was pretty neat, too—the bag:

To each his—or her—own when it comes to neat stuff.

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