A basket of scarves. Yes, they're mostly mine! And no, they aren't ornamental, they are to keep me warm. I rarely wear scarves as an accessory because it is so nice to be free of them after having to use these for so many months.
A couple of baskets with other bits and pieces of winter gear, including earmuffs for riding. And no, this isn't mostly mine.
A cupboard of jackets. Half of these are mine.
I was an innocent Queensland-girl when I came to Japan 16 years ago. Since then I've learned about all sorts of winter gear that I barely knew existed before! I've learned that being able to walk out the door without "kitting up" is such a luxury! In Tokyo I use at least some of this gear for almost half the year (in that cupboard are varying weights of jackets).
Spring is being shy. A little slow in coming this year. I'm hoping we'll be able to put a lot of this away soon.
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We once had some Americans staying with us in Sydney. They were from the northern states. They couldn't believe that I would just walk out of the house to go on a whole day picnic wearing just track daks and a t shirt, without checking on the weather.
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