Amy Currioman

I’ve been interested in warm winter clothing ever since about 1971.  That’s when I first experienced the thrill of alpine skiing.  I can remember my parents buying me a great Columbia jacket to wear on the slopes.  It was stylish and kept me warmer than I thought possible!  I guess before I got that Columbia jacket my parents just bought me stuff that looked warm but really wasn’t warm at all.  I’ve gotten a lot pickier now when picking out my winter wear!

When my niece came to live with me a few years ago I was trying to find her a warm jacket to wear and was surprised to find I still had that old jacket – still in great shape – and it fit her just fine! And I was pleased to learn that the Columbia jacket that I work back in the ’70s on the ski slopes was still as warm as ever (although too small for me now!) and that the fashion was still perfectly acceptable.  It’s good to know that some things really DO last a long time!

I woke up at 2:30 am this morning and could not get back to sleep.  Does that ever happen to you?  It happens way too much for me!  I stayed in bed until about 4 and then gave up and got out of bed.  I decided to go to the grocery store about 7am and get my shopping done, but I think that was a mistake because there was only one cash register open.  I really thought there would be more registers open by the time I got to them – it was 8:30am by then.  And it was Wal-Mart for Pete’s sake!  Just doesn’t make much sense that there would only be one register open that time of day!