Chapter 12Barbara has told Emma to dress casually for their quilt-collecting trip Monday, but she doesn’t know what casual means around here. Saturday morning, she stands in front of her closet wondering what on earth a person wears to ride around the countryside with an Episcopal priest. She doesn’t want to overdress — she’s afraid the people they visit might think she’s snobby, or, as Aunt Nora would have put it, hoity-toity — but she doesn’t want to look like she doesn’t care, either.
Her real problem is that none of her casual work clothes fit her anymore. The dress code at the hospital had been fairly relaxed, a lot of the employees showing up in jeans, and while Emma dressed more professionally, she almost never wore anything tailored. Yet she has to tug at the zipper of her black s
