Mrs. Teabody Schlepps
“Let your boat of life be light, - - packed only with what you need." ― Jerome K. Jerome I recently stumbled across a photograph taken of me when I was in my 20's walking the sandy beaches of Ocean City, MD clad in denim cutoffs and a long-sleeved tee shirt. My friend and I had decided on a spur of the moment weekend trip to the "shore" and we'd stopped by my flat for everything I needed for the trip. All of it -- change of underwear, a clean tee shirt and a swimsuit along with all the cosmetics one needs at that youthful stage in life (lip gloss and eyeliner and a tube of Coppertone) - - are in the nifty burlap bag slung on my shoulder. "Packing" (as it were) had taken less than five minutes. Ah, youth! Ah, simplicity! Flash forward twenty years to my first trip to Europe -- a doozy as I'd be staying for six weeks needing clothing for classes, theatre and sightseeing. I packed as most women making their first pond-crossing packed -- t