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July 3rd Style. . .

 


Out for our usual thrice weekly math tutoring for the Young Master this morning.  Fortunately, there is a small cafe just three doors away where yours truly can kill some time with laptop and a cup of fresh dark roast.  Otherwise, it is wonderfully quiet in our neck of the woods, where many are away, or relaxing at home for the long holiday weekend

We're following a quiet 4th of July Week here at home with a week on Michigan's Upper Peninsula where we have rented a cottage on Lake Superior outside of Marquette.  

Looking very forward to that since I haven't been up there since before the Young Master was born.  The Grand Duchess and I used to ski and camp in the UP during the early years of our marriage almost 20 years ago before he came along. 

Clothing-wise, more of the usual summertime attire with a navy and green ribbon belt and shirt tucked in.  But of course.  The shorts are actually a very faded sagey green, which does not show up well in this particular photograph.  Soft, old, and starting to fray in places, these are one of my favorite pairs of shorts.

On that note, I've ordered a pair of orange chino shorts with a 9" inseam from Duck's Head.  Eager to try these out when they arrive.  

-- Heinz-Ulrich




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