Monday Has Gone to the Dogs. . .

Well, not really. But I did enjoy wearing this poodle necktie from Chipp, which has been in the rotation for five or six years. When I was a child and adolescent at home, the two kinds of dogs we had were either Poodles, or West Highland White Terriers. [Three breeds actually. A pair of black Labrador Retrievers when I was very small].

As a 20-something, I also house-sat my parents' four Poodles for several summers while in graduate school while Mom and Step-Dad traveled the Ring of Fire and Central Asia among other points on the globe. Two standards, and two toys. Wonderful dogs, funny, and full of personality without that oily funk that some other breeds suffer from. You know it when it hits you.

Otherwise, the usual suspects for a day that was more like mid-May than early March. Temperatures in the 70s Fahrenheit, and truthfully the flannel was almost too warm. This being Michigan, however, I am sure we will have some chilly wet weather before the latter half of June when things typically dry out for a couple of months around here.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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"If you see something you want. . ."

The above photograph has been "borrowed" from the J. Press website. "I f you see something you want," advised my late mother, "buy it. It won't be there when you go back later." A favorite (and wise) adage hers that I still follow whenever possible. So when this item appeared on clearance at J. Press, I mulled it over for a couple of days, and then clicked the requisite boxes to make the online purchase. Should be here within the week. Once upon a time, I had a similar jacket by Corbin that I foolishly purged before we left Central Illinois ('Illi-noir' anyone?) for Michigan almost 10 years ago. Not sure what I was thinking at the time since I did like the item and wore it routinely. This one will be a bit nicer and help me make sartorial amends. At least to myself. -- Heinz-Ulrich

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