the gloved one

we spent a long weekend traversing through yosemite, and somewhere between a waterfall and the village store, i lost one glove. i'm bummed--these cool weather-protectors have saved my fingers from frigid nights and cool, breezy mornings, all while giving me the finger freedom to answer my phone and hold on to the overhead bar on the bus, hoping to make it to my destination in one all-limbs-attached piece.
after filing a report with yosemite lost and found, i acknowledge that i may never see my missing glitten again. wait, a glitten??? you're probably wondering what that is.

this is dexter, the half-golden retriever, half-poodle mix. don't tell him this, but his golden genes are slightly recessive.

similar to a goldendoodle, glittens are part glove, part mitten. glittens may also be known as pop-top mittens or convertible mittens. all of those, though, seem way too modern age for me. i still call my glove(s), well, gloves, even with the mitten tops that can be opened at a moment's notice.

so while i'm using a back-up pair of gloves, i'm still itching for my old pair. but j.crew is out of them until next fall (as proven after a peppy phone call with customer service this morning. had i wanted five different kinds of button-down linen-blend shirts, well, i would have been in luck). several google searches later, i acknowledge that my quest may be futile, but when futility riles its ugly head, what's better than to look at etsy.com's offering and then laugh at said futility?


gloves for your ghostly blanket hands.
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argh there, sexy! these gloves were made for sexy pirates. gotta keep those wrists corseted on those humid caribbean nights.
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for when your hands constantly fart lilacs.
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zombies are always cold. now at least a part of them can feel human.
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for those who live in alaska and are standing in line waiting for the midnight opening of the next twilight movie.
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for giants fans. or lovers of frosted flakes.
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for the colorblind.
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for those committed to purgatory.
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camo works with any season.
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only for this woman.
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