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Today we shopped for tour, and visited with friends. The friend visiting was good. The shopping, not so good. I’ve bought this lovely black skirt (what else) with a small spray of blue flowers around the side slit. Great, right. Well, not exactly. The flowers are a beautiful shade of blue. A beautiful but hard, nay impossible, shade to match. The shirt that came with it is all I’ve found, so far. When you’re packing for a month long business trip, you don’t really want to take something that has only one shirt that matches it. Nearly everything that goes with you, must serve at least a dual purpose, if not more. I love the skirt, but if I can’t match it up a little more, it may have to stay home.

My friend Karen has this uncanny ability to find sales on odd clothing. Never business clothing. Nothing practical. No, she’s the one to take with you if you’re hunting lingerie, or leather, or boots. Anything that could be worn clubbing, or worn in the bedroom; not only will she help you find it, but she’ll find it on sale, a really good sale. She’s one of the few people I can shop with that doesn’t make me hate the process. Of course, it could be the fact that I usually buy lingerie and leather when I’m out with her. Hmmm, well maybe. I hadn’t really thought of that. She’s helped me pick out outfits that my husband owes her thank you letters for. Maybe that’s why it’s more fun to shop with her. But, sadly, yesterday, I was concentrating on tour, but took Karen with us. She and her hubby, Bear. Maybe that explains why I found almost nothing businessy but came home with two leather skirts and a leather shirt. Damn. That does explain it. The long leather skirt you’ll be seeing somewhere on tour. The other outfit, well, none of you have been that good.

Important safety rule; never take Karen shopping for tour clothes. Okay. I’ll remember that next time.