The morning weather forecast said 50 degrees, so I popped on a dress, imagining myself twinkling around in balmy spring-like sprinkles.
Unfortunately my exultant brain parried the detail about wind-driven rain with gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
Nothing snuffs aspiring femininity like a storm-force wind coming off of the Boston Harbor, determined to upend one’s skirt. My right hand clutched an ineffectual umbrella, while my left hand gripped the hem of the skirt, cinching its fabric into a secure fit over my bottom. Like some kind of body sock.
Saving me from total discomfort was my new REI Madrano Jacket, acquired at last month’s REI Garage Sale for a cool $19.83 (retail $129). The jacket certainly lived up to its billing as combining casual good looks and weather-ready performance for city dwellers and urban adventures. I’ve never felt so sophisticated and flirty while sustaining such voracious windspeeds. And who knew a hood could be so sleek and flattering? I have a winter coat, I have an autumn coat, I have a spring coat. And now, I have a March coat.
