Puzzle Description:

This is my current favorite shirt. It's actually a gray and burgundy striped turtleneck, but I didn't want to ask people to solve stripes, so I drew it with solid colors. Years ago, my friends Diana, Carol, and I used to co-lead a Girl Scout troop for our kids. Puzzle #38171 shows Carol leading the troop in a t-shirt-painting project. I wore this shirt that day because I loved this shirt then, too, because I feel like the inside of my mind is made of gray and burgundy stripes. That day, I lifted up one of the kids' freshly painted shirts and got a splotch of pink paint on my shirt. Years later, the pink paint is still there. Carol passed away in January, so I wear this shirt in memory of her. The shirt is tattered now, at the edge of wearability. But I'm not ready to let go of it yet.

#1: valerie o..travis (bigblue) on May 5, 2024

nice tribute, never let go of your memories, sorry to hear about your friend

Very nice tribute!

You could frame the shirt in a shadowbox when you can no longer wear it. <3

Thank you for a beautiful story. And a sweet puzzle.

Hugs, Valerie....

Ditto Gary

Lovely tribute. Thank you for the puzzle and the story.

The splotch looks like a heart

That is so sweet. Melts my heart. Thank you for sharing.

A very nice tribute. It's odd what small things wind up being memorable like a splotch of paint.

That's lovely <3

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