A Snowy Bow Tie Monday. . .

Light accumulating snow all day here, hence the orange SWIMS overshoes, which received a compliment from a couple of underdressed male students. Otherwise, another variation of the standard colder weather attire.

Sadly, home tomorrow since the Young Master has yet another day off from school (parent-teacher conferences), and the Grand Duchess has a couple of early meetings on campus. Sigh.

What with snow days, his winter school trip, a few days off for illness, Presidents' Day weekend, and everything else the last five weeks or so, we are beginning to wonder if he actually has school anymore. Everytime you turn around, the Young Master is home for a day or two. So, the next installment of relatively pulled together, professional male dress will need to wait until Wednesday.

Given domestic needs, I see corduroy jeans and either a flannel shirt, a Rugby jersey, or a Norwegian fisherman's sweater in my future for tomorrow. Not a bad way to go either of course. And it is supposed to be cold overnight, so I might be able to squeeze in an hour of early morning skiing just up the road before fixing breakfast for our son and online office hours at 10am.

I suppose that I shouldn't complain too loudly.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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