RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN (October 26, 2014)
I dreamt that peppers became the rage in fashion. Women wore a single pepper as a skirt, either short or long, or as a blouse. For ease of getting it on and off, it usually had a slit either in front or on the back. Red, yellow, and green, they were amazing to see everywhere around. Between dreams, I would castigate myself for the impossibility of wearing a single pepper as a skirt or blouse, but I would reassure myself again and again during the night that farmers could surely produce peppers big enough for the purpose. And so I kept dreaming about peppers worn by the most fashionable women. When I told about it to my beloved upon waking in the morning, she assumed there would be many peppers held together in a piece of garment, but it took me a while to explain that single peppers were involved. And they were of the simplest kind used in cooking. Sweet peppers, that is. But their colors soon became a part of the fashion, and unusual shades of red, yellow, and green were highly praised. Funny shapes were also highly praised. Of course, a pepper could be worn only once or twice, but that only added to their appeal. The world of fashion is past compare, anyhow.