Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I'm down and I can't get up...

How long does the average umbrella last? I'm not sure, but mine don't seem to last long....on second thought, perhaps they do, since I don't hardly ever carry the ones I have. I prefer hats.

There is still an umbrella repair shop here; I remember it from when I first moved here, so some people care about their umbrellas, but not the owner of this pretty red one.

"SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED...."

 "...and easy on the draw."  This was a slogan for Lucky Strike cigarettes in 1944.  Today this slogan would never pass....not eve...