In case
someone really does take this as a gift idea, I’ll – yes, I know it's being commercial – give you
the link for the web site: www.fashionablecanes.com. They’ll cut this to size free if you send
them Grandmother’s floor-to-wrist measurement.
I suppose, though, that if it’s to be a surprise, you’d have stand next
to her in some sneaky fashion, noting where her wrist comes in relation to your
own arm.
This blog is
supposed to be for octogenarians, of course, but I’m finding there aren’t that
many old folks reading blogs – most of the responses come from what I regard as
kids. You’re all kids to me. But if someone who uses a cane – or should do
so – is reading this: trust me, there’s
a real lift in trying out different ones and matching them to your outfit.
Having just typed that, I looked at the word “outfit” and can’t believe it’s really a word. Weird word. Out. Fit. Could I have just made it up? But you know what I mean.
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Having just typed that, I looked at the word “outfit” and can’t believe it’s really a word. Weird word. Out. Fit. Could I have just made it up? But you know what I mean.
No, "outfit" is a word. But I know the feeling of having a word just look weird. (Believe me, my Guilford authors present me with this on a daily basis.)
ReplyDeleteAnd as a cane user of the next generation (I still take one on long hauls, although my partial knee replacement of two years ago has been a great success), I appreciate your advice. My own collection of canes is a rather motley assortment gleaned from various thrift stores, although my in-house carpenter can readily shorten the wooden ones to size on his table saw.