Independence Day 2023 Style. . .

A sunny, breezy summer's day for July 4th here in Totleigh. Very warm, but not oppressively so. Mid to upper 80s F. The Grand Duchess and Young Master took a bike ride mid-afternoon, while yours truly remained at home and worked on the latest episode of my ongoing podcast.

Late in the day, I fired up the Weber grill and prepared hamburgers with grilled vegetables for everyone. We finished with patriotic cupcakes for father and son with a wedge of watermelon for the Grand Duchess before some small fireworks in the driveway.

Sonja and Paul attended a large area fireworks display last weekend, which seems to be a growing trend, at least here in Michigan. Or maybe it's because the holiday falls on a Tuesday this year?

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More of the usual gear today although I broke out my red, white, and blue seersucker shirt to get in the spirit of things. This time, I decided to include a shot of today's ribbon belt.

You could say this kind of thing is my warm weather uniform, but as you might surmise, a uniform makes it very easy to dress without much thought to the process. Open the drawer, pull out, unfold, and put it on. Easy! Especially when you can mix and match most things without difficulty.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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Mid-June Thursday Style. . .

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