Cordings of Piccadilly House Check Cartridge Bag, Made in England

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Obviously this is a cartridge bag and is designed for shooting.   But it also serves as an excellent field bag, particularly good for birding as it can comfortably holds binoculars and field guide for fast access.  Made in England of Scottish tweed, it is offered in the wonderful Cordings House Check.

• Cartridge Bag House Check <https://www.cordings.co.uk/cartridge-bag-house-check.html>

Shown here with a Cordings Tattersall Shirt and a Cordings Tweed Shooting Waistcoat:

• Blue Pink Large Overcheck Tattersall Shirt <https://www.cordings.co.uk/blue-pink-large-overcheck-tattersall-shirt.html>

• Men's Shooting Waistcoats <https://www.cordings.co.uk/menswear/field-clothing/shooting-waistcoats>

The bag, or its bridle leather counterpart, are perfect for the Glorious Twelfth, just around the corner.

• <https://www.cordings.co.uk/bridle-leather-75-cartridge-bag.html>

The Greeter

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Question for the Community: What is Your Favorite Shirting Fabric?

Based on this comment from the last post:

Those of us who have discovered broadcloth will never wear Oxford Cloth again. (Anonymous)

A question for the community is:

What is your favorite shirting fabric?

• Some Shirt Entries on SWNE <https://www.saltwaternewengland.com/search/label/Shirts>

Cool Shirt / Hot Days

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On hot and humid days around town, the whisper thin, almost ethereal Mercer's Pink Bankers 1/16" Cotton Broadcloth Stripe is perfectly suited.

• <http://www.mercerandsons.com/swatches_and_pricing-stripes.htm>

Shown here with:

• York River Traders Mariner Rope Belt in Navy <https://yorkrivertraders.com/collections/sailing-rope-mariner-belts/products/the-mariner-rope-belt-navy>

• 9" Patagonia Stand Up Shorts (No longer available)

Fine Pima Cotton Broadcloth

Around Town

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Tweed Pangs

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Autumn cannot come soon enough - tweed pangs.

On the Coast...

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I would really rather feel bad in Maine than feel good anywhere else. 

- E.B. White.

A Little Swedish

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My pajamas for over 30 years, Hanna Andersson Adult Long John Pant in Organic Cotton, Made in Peru:

• Baltic Blue/Hanna White  <https://www.hannaandersson.com/pajamas-adult-long-johns/30071-NW2.html>
• Power Pink/Hanna White <https://www.hannaandersson.com/pajamas-adult-long-johns/30071-QE5.html>

Clogs (2004) made in Sweden; So were Great-Grandparents Hilda and Sven.

BLACK WATCH Snippet

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Lilly + Lilly + Pearls

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Around the Streets of New Haven Today

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Reader Question: Winter Coat for the Commuter Rail?

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A Reader Question for the Community:

Dear Muffy, 

First of all, thank you for all the beautiful photos and good advice over the years. I have found brands I had never tried before and become a devotee of many recommendations from the community. 

I do have a question regarding winter coats. I am planning my winter wardrobe and commute via light rail. I live in the Rockies and the temperatures vary in winter from 35F down to -6F at the very lowest. It snows but doesn't rain too often, and we don't have too much of a wind chill. Rather than a Patagonia, I was contemplating a Robert W. Stolz Silvia coat. As it is made for the Austrian climate, I assume it will work on most cold days except the truly unbearable. I commute to the university where our dress code is extremely casual. I like to be snug, but I also don't want to take up too much space on a shared seat on the light rail with a bulky coat. I need to be warm at the station and not overheat when I am walking uphill for 10 minutes to my office. 

Many thanks!

Winter Coat Wardrobe Suggestions:

• Robert W. Stolz's Silvia for Women <https://www.robertwstolz.com/collections/women/products/silvia-womens-long-loden-wool-coat-with-removable-hood-charcoal> 

• Robert W. Stolz's Tirol for Men <https://www.robertwstolz.com/collections/men/products/traditional-hunting-loden-wool-overcoat-tirol>

• The Cordings Worthing Cotswold Field Coat for Women <https://www.cordings.co.uk/worthing-cotswold-field-coat.html>

• The Cordings House Check Tweed Field Coat  for Men <https://www.cordings.co.uk/field-coat-house-check.html>

• The Cordings Jarrow Cotswold Field Coat for Women <https://www.cordings.co.uk/jarrow-cotswold-field-coat.html>

• The Cordings 21oz Windowpane Tweed Check Field Coat for Men <https://www.cordings.co.uk/field-coat-bold-overcheck.html>

• The Dubarry of Ireland Marlfield Ladies Tweed Coat <https://www.dubarry.us/womens-clothing/tweed-jackets/marlfield-ladies-tweed-jacket>

• The Dubarry of Ireland Ballyfin Tweed Shoot Coat for Men <https://www.dubarry.us/ballyfin-men-s-tweed-jacket>

Tennis Courts + Water

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A Bit of Mad Scientist

Many favorite houses over the years have had a bit of a "mad scientist" feel to them.

The structures have traditional bones; the interiors contain many of the familiar artifacts and touchstones.  But any visitor quickly gets the feeling that significant experimentations are being conducted.

Houses with mad scientist cooks are the easiest to identify, of course.  But the engineers, the botanists, the authors, the cartographers, the scientists, the mystery solvers, imbue the quarters almost as palpably, even if just out of sight behind some closed door, up the staircase, or out back in the workshop.

And with friends, there is always that tension. "Normal" conversations in the sitting room inevitably give way to showing the newest work or galleys, and on more than a few occasions, taking spontaneous field trips.  (On one such occasion, we found ourselves deep in the woods at midnight calling in barred owls.  On another, examining prototypes that used lasers to provide equine acupuncture. Or testing vintage cars rebuilt using 3D printing for missing parts.)

Across all of the examples, there are perhaps two constants.

The first is that the houses are never inert, but always evolving.  Even in their incompleteness is an excitement of what might come next.

Second, spending time with such people makes guests leave with an inspiration that can be measured in months, years, and often lifetimes.

Question: How and from Where Is Your Favorite Way to Watch Races and Regattas?

Question: How and from Where Is Your Favorite Way to Watch Races and Regattas? 

A favorite mark (above) or a favorite bridge (below)?  Favorite club? 

Summer Days

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A Little Fife and Drum... Happy Fourth!

July Third

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"Bale Like You Sail" and Other Stuff From the Farm

Photos by Salt Water New England

Reader Question: Favorite Outfit When the Temperature Reaches 90+?

From a Reader:

I have a question for this intelligent community. When the temperature reaches 90++++ what is your favorite outfit? I prefer white and creme linen and cotton with flip flops and a straw hat. I'm wondering if both males and females have other useful suggestions. Hats and foot gear suggestions appreciated! Love the warmth but enjoy being comfortable

Reader Question: Reader Question: Favorite New England Presidents' House/Museum?

A Reader Question:

I am an historic house groupy and would love to hear from my friends in this community.  Favorite New England  presidents' house/museum?  How about we stretch the boundaries just a touch and include those in the state of New York for consideration?  

Reader Question: Where to Purchase Women’s White Blouses?

From a Reader:

Would anyone know where to purchase women’s feminine  white blouses, not shirts, with pearl buttons?  The Irelands, Scotland, and England may still make them.  

Where does GORSCH find the wonderful blouses it showcases in their catalogue?

Snippets

Sun Tag

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Even with precautions such as UV blocking museum glass, a goal is to keep old photographs, such as my father's of Louis Leakey, out of the direct sunlight.  However, each season brings different paths of light in the house, and once safe spots sometimes need to be vacated for more protected corners.

A Reader Question: What is the best source of emergency back-up heat for the winter?

A Reader Question for the Community:

Even though it’s summer we’re trying to figure out the best source of emergency back-up heat for a New England winter. 

We have an oil burning furnace and a back-up generator in case the electricity goes out (which it does during ice storms). A couple of years ago when there was a cold snap; oil dealers were weeks behind with deliveries. Fortunately we were able to get a delivery in time but we bought a few space heaters as a safety backup to keep the pipes from freezing if it came to that. 

However, we just had our electrician come by and we learned that to run multiple electrical space heaters to keep the pipes and house warm enough (we don’t mind bundling up)  it would create a dangerous load on our current system without significant upgrades. We have a fireplace upstairs but it needs a new liner and insert which would run at least $5,000, and that wouldn’t address heating the basement pipes. We’re now considering buying a wood stove for our basement OR using Kerosene space heaters, but the latter would require we keep a window open on each floor during a time when it could be sub-zero outside with fierce winds.  

I’d like to know what readers recommend.