BUTTON UP!

  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH., 2018
               BUTTON UP!

    Today's title has nothing to do with
the winter storm that hit Thursday, though
the suggestion to "button up" would be
in order. Nor is it an admonition to keep
quiet. I picked it as a salute to "National
Button Day." That's today!
     Years ago many or our Moms or
Grandmas collected buttons. The
tradition continues at our house where
my wife seems to have an infinite
supply. I wouldn't usually give it a
second thought/ But the other day when
I noticed one small  white button missing
from one of my dress shirts and happen to
mention it my wife immediately went
into her stash and came up with a match!
You can just never tell when you're going
to need a button.
        You may recall a game we used to
play as kids before electronic games
came into their own. Buttony Button.
You'd get a bunch of kids standing in
a circle with one holding a small
button. You'd pass it from one person
to the next. But someone might fake
the pass (and you usually passed behind
your back). Then everybody would
guess who actually had the button in
their hand. Simple game for simpler
times.
          If you're snowed in and the
power goes out at least you'll have a
game to play. Of course if you don't
have a button collection you may have
to borrow one of Dad's shirts!
           Hope you enjoy this unusual
"holiday" and that all your NEWS is
good.