I'm Taking a Vacation Day! What am I Wearing?

January 27, 2019

I'm Taking a Vacation Day! What am I Wearing?

OKAY! ENOUGH, I HAVE TO TAKE A VACAY DAY, A DAY TO NOURISH MY SOUL, CALM DOWN, NURTURE MYSELF. WHAT SHALL I DO WITH THIS FULL GLORIOUS DAY? 

WILL I GO TO THE BEACH AND WADE AS FAR OUT AS I CAN WITH MY PANTS ROLLED UP? SHALL I READ THAT BOOK I  HAVE BEEN PUTTING OFF? MAYBE I WILL GO TO THAT PARK I LOVE, WHERE I CAN WALK BACK IN THE WOODS SAFELY WITH THE OUTDOOR HIKERS ALL AROUND? 

PHOTO OF RUTH HALE 

Ruth Hale was a freelance writer who worked for women's rights in New York City during the era before and after World War I. She was married to journalist Heywood Broun and was an associate of the Algonquin Round Table. 






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