When I wrote this, I was sitting in the first-class lounge in Union Station, Washington DC. And a man in his 50's sitting a few seats away from me was wearing a huge southwestern style turquoise ring (an inch oval, with gold finish) on the ring finger of his right hand. Very outstanding...very pretty. But mo other feminine cues were visible. And from a phone call he made, he had a very male voice, with male telephone mannerisms.
I wish I could have summoned up the courage to compliment him on his ring...and maybe get an insight into his motivation for wearing it. Alas, with my wife sitting there, it wasn't to be... And here I thought I was being bold, wearing ballet flats and pantyhose, with one of Mom's necklaces and occasionally the matching bracelet!
Speaking of snow, below is a picture taken from the train, outside Harper's Ferry, WV. This was the most snow we saw on the way home, and remember, it was several days after the blizzard left town. Everyone looks like they were working hard.
As for Washington DC, we arrived there on our way home, after the blizzard caused a 4 day outage in train service from the west. Below is a picture taken outside of Washington Union Station, showing the remains of the snow...
If you didn't get any snow from this storm, hang in there - you may be next!
Cheers,
Mandy
I cannot comment on the ring. It is not odd for folks out west to wear such rings.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that there are a good number of guys like us who stretch the envelop when and however they can with a taste of the feminine.
I am glad you made it home. Amtrak cancelled 4 days of the Auto train and we ended up driving back north.
Pat
The ring certainly wasn't odd...but definitely something I hadn't seen before. Now I'll look at Mom's costume jewelry again, but this time with a different "eye."
DeleteSorry to hear about the A-T cancellations. At least you had the option to drive. Glad you made the trip safely.
We had to wait it out (thank heaven for my wife's sister)...or come home thru NYC in coach, and hope that we didn't get stuck overnighting in Penn Station due to a late Lake Shore and missed connection in the city. Not a very appealing option.
That's the risk associated with wintertime travel...and the first time we've been affected.
Mandy