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I don’t know how many Patrice’s I’ve known over the years…..

*****(What’s A Patrice?~Swamp Hag Blog~A Glossary Of Terms)*****

From the time of their purchase…to the point where they sigh & die…I’ve gotten to know each and every one of them very well…one could say intimately…..

Each Patrice has been unique…one-of-a-kind…with individualized quirks & idiosyncrasies…..

From the moment I first take her out of the bag…and crack the folds out of a crisp new pair of denim overalls…..

…..to when Patrice’s denim material becomes so old & decrepit…that it’s literally unraveling & falling off my body…..

Each Patrice has grown…and molded…and fermented into its own individualized self…..

This post is a salute to the retirement of my most recent friend and comrade in arms………….Patrice Number # ???…..

Honestly I think I waited a little too long this time…..

Because the denim material was literally disintegrating while I was wearing it………….body parts were escaping…..

When a Patrice dies…I usually run a salvage mission…and I dissect what’s left of my old Patrice…..

I take off the more recent patches (the ones I’d sewn and darned onto the holes in the knees or pockets or where-evers)……

…..and then I cut off any new (fairly reusable) pieces of quasi good denim for future holes in future Patrice’s…..

Is it sad when a Patrice is retired?…..maybe a little…..

But keep in mind…by the time that retirement occurs…..

…..those overalls have been worn through multiple terrains and environmental variants in sunny Sub-Tropical Florida…..

…..quite often under a great deal of strain and/or duress…..

I’ve come to find out that there’s only so much you can expect from laundry detergent…..

…..Kopertox…axle grease…pine tar…various stress excrements…hair dye…those things have a clinging permanence…..

…..battle scars…so to speak…..

Taking a laundered pair of Patrices out of the closet…and stepping into them………….it usually comes with a waft of its own unique aroma…..

So by the time an old Patrice is retired…its “ambiance” precedes it……

When you start to dissect the old pieces…you’re going to want to pick an appropriate day…that’s cooler and not very humid…..

You know…while I’m writing this post…I had wondered if I would have enough to say about a pair of ratty old denim overalls…..

*****(The Tradition of the Overalls)*****

*****(The Metamorphosis of Patrice)*****

*****(Ants And Pants)*****

But now I’m realizing…(and I’m moderately embarrassed to say)…..

I have way too much to write about a smelly denim piece of clothing history…..

I really should be embarrassed…..

And I really think I need to get out more…..

…..(but first I need to categorize and file away the residual pieces of my recently ex-Patrice)…..