A Boat 'n Tote note

Seriously, one of the things I absolutely cannot do without when I make the trek to the house is my worn-in L.L.Bean canvas Boat 'n Tote bag. Actually, I have several of them in different sizes. My everyday go-to is the medium sized one. I favor the dark blue long handles so that I can throw it over my shoulder. I also order it with the zipper top so that if it's full or raining, nothing will fall out or get wet. I use it constantly, not just on weekends. You can see the handles are very worn. After a few years I just wear them out and have to get a new one, but because they're not that expensive it's okay.
I don't have a car right now (long story) so I also use it to walk into town to schlep my groceries. My grocery store did away with plastic bags reverting back to brown paper bags. That's great but you can't carry them six blocks back to your house! So my canvas bag to the rescue. It's easy to carry AND green at the same time.

A few years back I was lucky enough to have a shoot in Maine where the L.L.Bean headquarters is located. It's a HUGE store, several stories. If you ever have the opportunity to go don't pass up the chance. Not only did I get a classic pair of Bean duck boots but I found this too-cute-for-words keychain...a mini Boat 'n tote. It fits right in the side pocket of the big one. Now I never lose my keys, I know just where they are.