I know you’re dying to know the end of ‘My old purple jacket…’ story. Sean, the young man who was willing to buy it called. Originally I wasn’t ready to let it go because I don’t go to stores during this pandemic. He’d found a jacket of his own to trade with me so I agreed to let him have mine.
You can’t give a DIRTY jacket to someone, so I decided to wash it. I’d carelessly tossed it into the washing machine again and again through the years where it was mercilessly tossed about without mercy. After serving me so well, the poor thing deserved a proper goodbye.
I felt guilty about that mistreatment so I soaked it in soapy water. It gurgled with pleasure as I gently massaged its sleeves and neck, careful not to remove any more of its words printed in white. When it had had enough of a relaxing bath, I transferred it to my tub filled with almost enough lukewarm water to bathe in. Then I hung it carefully above to drip-dry. Only after drying was it ready to go on to explore a new world.
We were meeting at 10 a.m. on Sunday. I carefully folded my old friend with tissue paper and slipped it into a sleek-looking blue bag to pass it on to its third owner. Yes, that’s true. I never bought the old jacket. A friend in L.A. purchased it, decided she didn’t like it, and gave it to me. I have a feeling my old purple jacket will be treated with more respect with its new owner than I ever gave it.
Not only did Sean give me a jacket of his own, (Frankly in much better shape than my old purple one.) he also brought another gift — a lovely round loaf of bread he’d made himself! (Forget it. I’m not sharing.)
Sean is a well-known, respected athlete and Volleyball coach who has some teams playing at a beach right near where I live. Perhaps my friend Garth is right and I WILL show up to watch some games in the future. He is also a nice enough guy to have gone along with my wanting all these silly photos about our meeting so I could share them with you on this post.
Will we get together again? I hope so!
View from Over the Hill 
That’s very nice 😊. So are you missing the jacket or it’s gone for good 😀
I’m fine and convinced I got the better part of the deal. (Chuckle.) Sean is a lovely young man and I am very pleased about passing the old jacket on to him.
Niceee 😍🤗🤗🤗🤗
Glad you enjoyed it. Stay well….
You too 💖
Nice ending! I think you each got exactly what you deserved, which is how it should be. Enjoy your new jacket and the delicious looking bread!
I totally agree with you. I also hope it is NOT the end of the story.
It has been great. Sean is a lovely young man and it has been a delight to get together with him again. He was so cooperative with my request for all the silly photos for this post too. And the bread? Great with my coffee in the morning,
Glad you liked it. The bread is, indeed, delicious with morning coffee.
I have a hunch it won’t be the end of the story. Just wait until the sun warms up the beach. You’re going to be a rockstar😉
I, too, have that hunch and am looking forward to spring and seeing games at the beach. Hope to see you there too. Plus, I’ve always wanted to be a star. Giggle.
Happy ending! He’s very nice to bring you a bread! The bread looks yummy! 😍
The bread is great toasted with my morning coffee. Yummy indeed. Overall a great experience. Life is, indeed, an adventure.
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I hope the story doesn’t end here but I think it’s a lovely story so far with both of you getting to give something each!
This technology is beyond me. I want to be sure you get a reply because you deserve one. I agree that the story may not end here. Stay well….
You’ve made a new friend. And he gave you a huge loaf of delicious bread. Muriel, you’re something else!
Yes indeed: I hope I HAVE made a new friend. He’s a lovely and kind young man and I would be lucky to have him in my life. I plan to get down to the beach come spring and watch his teams play.
I am so glad 🙂 he is very tall 🙂 And the bread looks delicious. Thank you for sharing.
Yes, he IS very tall and I am VERY short. I think, therefore, the photos of us together are just hilarious. I had a lot of fun.
Muriel, I should have guessed that eventually you would run out of ideas for your blog as you have written so many of them. This is a new low for you. Forcing a total stranger to switch clothing with you is so unfair to your readers. It’s obvious that even the loaf of bread is from Terras. I have heard rumors that you are being nominated for a tony, oscar and a nobel prize. What will you think of next?
You got it right Brian: It is, indeed, FAKE NEWS. I’ve been caught red-handed. I confess I made it all up. Since I confessed, will I still get the death sentence???? Chuckle. Love you and miss you. Love to Rebecca too.
Well, Muriel, you have a whole raft of people reading your blog thanks to you surrendering your purple volleyball jacket. So far, 262 people have read about your adventures on Sean’s Facebook post, with 85 comments that are all so heart warming. Keep up the good work😉
I know. You guys have really kept me busy today. I’ve had hundreds of viewers and many of them came via Facebook. It has been a wonderful experience. Of course, I don’t know who they are, but it is ever so much fun.
I wonder if we will see the purple jacket ‘trending’ on social media!! Great ending to a wonderful story.
Take care
Glad you enjoyed it Johnny: I’ve had more fun with it than anyone could believe. It was certainly worth giving away my old purple jacket.
What a lovely experience! But then, not surprising, with your talent for making friends. ❤
Ah Jaya:
You’re already back on line! I’m impressed and thrilled you chose to read my blog. Love, Muriel
Thoughtful 😊
Thank you for your long-neglected comment and for reading my blog. Had hand surgery and was unable to type. But I’m getting better…