Auntie Fashion

Adrienne Butikofer

I was just reading finalfashion.ca where I discovered that Adrienne Butifkofer has a blog.  Adrienne has worn a lot of hats over the years.  She’s been a muse to Peter Nygård, a Macarena enthusiast, a casserole fan, a fashion designer, and in a few weeks she will become a mother.  There’s a rumor going around town that she’s going to name the baby after me.  I can’t wait for little Prunella to arrive!

Anyway, she’s going to skip a season while she concentrates on motherhood.  Apparently, she would like to become a better gardener in the meantime.  I guess it’s time that I proposed a trade.

I’m a gardening expert.  I’m not kidding!  I have the sort of garden that simultaneously impresses and embarrasses my neighbors.  I possess encyclopedic knowledge of what grows in most Canadian climate zones and I’ve even written features for gardening magazines.  Marjorie Harris and I are practically best friends, but instead of friendship bracelets we share a rare Euphorbia.

Now I want to become a fashion designer, and Adrienne wants to become a gardener.  We’ve got to be able to work something out.  I’ll be her apprentice and she can be mine.  My only concern in this situation is how our relationship will affect Adrienne’s friend and my protege Danielle Meder.  I hope Danielle’s not the jealous type — or the stabby type, for that matter.