I have a scarf problem.

This is this season's scarf of choice for me.

In the course of 1 minute today, 2 separate 

strangers approached me to tell me how 

beautiful my scarf was and wanting to know

where I got it...

There's the problem, I don't know.

I was just having this conversation with

my girlfriends recently.  They loved the scarf

and wanted to know in what part of the world I

picked it up.  I had to tell them, you know you

have a scarf addiction when you have a scarf this

beautiful and you have no idea where it came from.

I buy scarves like other people buy postcards.

I have never liked typical souvenirs, I always

buy things I will use all the time.  Scarves. dishes

shoes and a great purse I bought years ago in

Madrid and I use it more than any other purse I

own and it still looks great.

I have shelves filled with scarves in all my closets,

they are stuffed into boxes and drawers...

On the hanger of every jacket or coat I own, 

there are probably 4 to 5 scarves wrapped 

about the top.

See that white silk floral in the photo above?

While staying in Istanbul our hotel room had a

 little table that Mr. Wonderful & I wanted to sit 

at in the evenings to look out at the view of the

Hagia Sophia.  Unfortunately the table had a 

faux wood formica top that I couldn't stand.  

So, I went to the little shop on the corner and

bought this little silk scarf and it was our 

tablecloth during our stay ~ now I wear it.

Scarves are the traveler's friend, they are 

small and easy to carry and have so many uses.

I have dressed up black jeans and a plain black tee

with a scarf and dined at very elegant restaurants.

They have become tablecloths for a picnic, they

can become a blanket or pillow on planes or they

can make a plain hotel room look a bit more like home.