The Great Sweater Migration

The biannual (or is it biennial ) Great Sweater Migration has begun. Twice a year, in spring and fall, my sweaters migrate from both the hall closet and my bedroom closet to the shop. Each cool morning I grab a sweater to wear to work, take it off and hang it on the back of the shop door, and leave it there. By the time I head home, it's 10 to 20 degrees warmer and I don't need a sweater.

Currently, I have white, tan, grey, and red sweaters hanging on the door. Not to worry, I still have many at home to make the journey. For some reason, cardigan sweaters often are a gift of choice from my family. Hanging in the closet are two more tans, one white, and at least three black sweaters waiting for their migration to the shop.

Occasionally, a lightweight jacket joins the migration but it is usually less receptive to being left behind at the shop and may migrate to the backseat of the van and simply ride back and forth each day. The two most receptive to this are my jean jacket and my green OU hooded jacket. Both of which work well at football games later in the fall. My heavier jackets and coats usually don't join the journeys until early in Spring when I start leaving them in the car.

Periodically of course, I take all the sweaters off the back of the shop door and all the coats out of my car and take them into the house. But they continue to seem restless until full winter or summer has arrived.