Cashmere

One of my very favorite sensations is that of cashmere against my skin.  To me it is the tactile equivalent of Creme Brulée.  Elegant and comforting.  And yea!  It’s on sale right now.

I really don’t like clothes shopping.  For one I’m not exactly lithe and I think most clothes look better on lithe people.   But, on the other hand, my wardrobe pretty much sucks and I find myself wearing the same  black velour yoga pants and old white hooded sweatshirt.  Lucky for me most days I don’t actually have to leave the house but I’m betting the UPS man would probably like to see me in something else once in a while.

I ventured out with the idea that I would find more upscale looking comfy clothes.   One of my favorite things is a periwinkle blue cashmere cardigan that I inherited from my sister (she joined Weight Watchers and is now in the ranks of the lithe people).  I love that sweater.  I love how it feels and I love how it looks.  My goal was to find more of the same.  So I ended up at the Stanford Shopping Center (which is a lovely place – I could spend an entire post or two discussing their planter boxes and what a cush job the woman that designs them has) and, what do you know, Macy’s is practically giving away their cashmere sweaters.  50% off.  So I bought two of them.  A pretty ballet pink and a classic black.   Granted they aren’t the thickest cashmere but they are the perfect transition sweater for when a heavy sweater is too much but it’s too chilly to go with out. 

The best deal I ever got on cashmere was a throw I bought last year from Wal-Mart of all places.  First let it be known that I despise Wal-Mart.  I can’t exactly pin point what it is but I get all twitchy and annoyed the minute I walk into one.  So I don’t.  I ordered the throws online and actually found them by doing a Google search on cashmere throws.  Up pops Wal-Mart in the search results.  Standard size throw in a very serviceable ivory color for something like $40.  Before you go off looking for one they don’t list them on their site any more.  I wish I had bought a dozen of them.

All of this cashmere is coming in handy since there is a thermostat war going on at our house.  One of us is freezing all the time and the other, who actually knows things like how to program the thermostat, likes it much cooler in the house.  Fortunately ballet pink cashmere looks lovely paired with black velour.