Shorts (A Summer Solstice Repost)

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Questions for the Community:

Where do you get your shorts?  Do you have a favorite source or do you treat them more as a commodity?  For colors and styles, what are the "must haves" and deal breakers?

 

Outdoor Cooking and Eating (r)

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A question for the community: 

Which foods do you prefer for outdoor cooking and eating? And what are favorite techniques or occasions?

80s Preppy Winter Weekend Wear

 

What a D-Ring Belt Resupply Looks Like

Photo by Muffy Aldrich

 

Summer Sailor Bracelets

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Summer means it is time for new rope bracelets from Mystic Knotwork.  Made in Connecticut.

• Stripe Sailor Bracelet in White and Royal Blue <https://mysticknotwork.com/products/striped-sailor-bracelet-custom-colors-choose-your-own>

• Adjustable Woven Bracelet in White <https://mysticknotwork.com/products/adjustable-woven-bracelets-choose-from-18-colors>

Preppy Rules:

 

Not Pilgrims But Puritans

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Not Black But Navy

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Not Bach But Telemann

New England Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder is a quintessential New England food, along with (to quote Judd Hale) baked beans, codfish, lobsters, maple syrup, jonnycake, and apple pie.

Who makes the best clam chowder?   Traditional clam chowder tastes best using fresh, local ingredients.  It can be served on the dock or at a wedding.  Or, at a wedding on the dock.  This question can elicit not only the digging up of old recipes, but a weekend-long road trip to taste samples first hand.

New Englanders are always arguing with each other and with outsiders as to the proper ingredients and/or correct preparation techniques. 

- Judd Hale

Boat Shoes

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Preppy Rule: Old Girls, Hot Pink

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Preppy Rule: If you can't cycle to tennis, move.

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Preppy Rule: Geraniums can be any color, as long as it is pink.

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Preppy Rule: Pink and Green belong together. It's just science.

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Preppy Rules: Towns are only as good as their cemeteries.

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Preppy Rule: The first vehicle you learn to drive should not be a car.

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Preppy Rule: You should be practical in most things, but not all things.

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Preppy Rule: Golf can be practiced (almost) anywhere

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Preppy Rule: Drive out of your way to drive by the water.

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Preppy Notecards and Mugs! From Maine's The Muddy Dog

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Maine's The Muddy Dog has a wide array of jaunty, bright, and fun offerings, from notecards to mugs to napkins to wrapping paper.  While they cover the range of seasons and holidays, I have selected a handful of items particularly well suited to those with summer interests.

Patsy's (New!) Preppy Fun Earrings

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Want some fun?  Patsy has you covered with her brilliant new colors (above), adding to her already joyful collection of her preppy Monkey Fist earrings (below).

• Monkey Fist Earrings <https://www.patsykane.com/yachting-collection-earrings>

Oxfords from the 80s

Maine Coast - Photos by Salt Water New England