Color in the Fall and Winter

I couldn't do it. I just couldn't switch to a dark color for the fall and winter months.

It started some years ago– probably the early 2000s– when I only bought a hand bag every few years. My first one was a yellow rubber Tommy Hilfiger bag I bought on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. And from there I found myself at Foley's at the end of each season, when seasonal items went to clearance, and I'd pick up a Nine West bag or another Tommy. One year I bought a blue and red Tommy nautical looking bag that my neighbor across the street commented on.

It was fall and I told her I was still going to use it even though it wasn't black. She agreed with me, however, the funny part is that the blue and red were very muted and now look like winter colors. 

Even so, I find I don't want to do winter colors in the winter. While the sun shines nearly every day here in New Mexico, I'm not giving in to the color choices just because someone says I should and that's what available in the stores.

Instead, I'll just make my own bag.