Maxwells

The day starts off cloudy.  Alexander and I go downtown, but first make a stop at Dana’s, my favorite muffin and pie place.  When I’m at the Cape, I put healthy-eating on hold. 

I love driving on the Cape, something I never get to do at home.  We go to my favorite Cape store:  Maxwells.  It’s a small store that sells high-end men’s and women’s clothes, with labels that I see no where else.  Two of my favorites are Transit Par Such and Paraboot, a maker of men’s shoes.  I know the store owners, as I have been going to Maxwell’s for years.  Whenever I go in, I’m greeted as if I’m part family.

What is particularly nice today is that I have a big credit from a return made earlier this year, and they are having a summer sale.

I buy two pair of Transit fall pants at 60% off, a gorgeous white blouse for 40% off, and a white ¾ length white T at 20% off (by 88 Orange, another designer I see only here).   I buy Alexander a shirt he loves (green gingham) and a pair of brown Paraboot loafers, both at 20% off, as well as some Vineyard Vines boxers.

Shopping with Alexander is like shopping with a young child.  How much longer?  Can we go now?  Are we almost done?  Do I have to try that on?  These are questions he never tires of asking.  He likes the result of our shopping spree, but not the effort.