Visual Writing Prompts: A Favorite Item of Clothing

Kikuyu on Paisley

The August Break 2014 prompt for August 2nd was “Pattern.” Two of the things I love and use a lot are my paisley wool challis shawl and my Kenya bag.

This is the second such bag I’ve owned, the previous one purchased about thirty years ago. Both times I had difficulty selecting one from a batch of many appealing colors and stripe patterns. The bag is mostly black and rusty brown stripes, colors that go well with 90% of my wardrobe. My previous Kenya bag was in watery colors, g...