This a waist coat or vest the I received for Christmas and I paired it with a tan two piece suit .

With a 35 degree day I grabbed a Pendleton light wool Board shirt I picked up on sale in the spring of this year. Had to cut the tags. Layered it over a CT linen blue shirt and an orange tartan tie I picked up in Italy over 25 years ago. Picked up the weathered navy in the shirt with some deep navy RL cords. Donned a new for Christmas pair of Pendleton socks and to fit the 80 plus year old shirt design grabbed my 1940s Ernest Burrell watch, 1982 Cole Haan Waxhides, a wool raglan shoulder car coat and my Dobbs wool fedora. Now if I can just get those geese outta my yard.

You ever notice that the finish line almost always is the same spot as the Starting line??? While 2025 is nearing a close, that finish line is immediately greeted but the Starting line of 2026! While most think of the end of the year as something to be sad about, I look at it as a time to reflect on my goals and how I met them. I never worry about getting older because another year went by. I worry more about not being able to see another year. All of my wrinkles, aches and pains have come from a life that has been lived. and a LOT of lessons learned along the way and a desire to keep living and learning. I have always lived my life to make sure that if today is my last on earth, I didn't waste a single minute. and everyone in my life knows how I feel about them. It would make me sad to think that I didn't do my very best everyday! So as 2025 is coming tomorrow and end. I am grateful for all of it. The good, the bad and the lessons learned. I look at 2026 full of wonder and amazement like a little kid looking at all the gifts under the tree. The opportunity that is front of me (and ALL OF US) is truly wondrous and exciting! I cherish all of you in these communities and want nothing but the best for you all! Finish 2025 like you started it. Full of energy and excitement. and Start 2026 even more energized for the future!! Today's outfit puts me in exactly that frame of mind!! Happy New Year!!