Posting as I get a chance so this will include a couple of days ago 8/17. OOTD: Barbour jacket Peter James and Levi’s again. Orvis light weight cotton flannel. (Remember, I only packed a single carry on😉) After a few ferry rides from Oban to the island of Iona we walked the Abby which is the venerated site of St Columba who brought the Christian faith from Ireland to Scotland in the 6th century. His bones were buried in a small wooden structure that was later rebuilt in stone that now is attached to the large Church structure. This small chapel is purported to be the first stone church in Scotland. On the ride back across Mull we stopped at a weaving shop. I was fascinated by the fact all wool colors were natural sheep colors and the only dyes used were flowered and root matter. This inner Hebrides owner explained to me the process of shrinking the wool then “shaving the wool. The difference between their tweeds and Harris Tweeds is 100% of her materials (sheep [see las pic with large grid pattern blanket] and flowers) came from the Isle of Mull (Harris Tweeds, while woven in the Outer Hebrides, are not natural dyes and the sheep can be outsourced from Australia and New Zealand). The natural colors are more authentic to ancient tweeds this way. The loom was a 1956 machine. I’ll do a subsequent post about my birthday 8/18 where we travelled from Oban to Glencoe. Now we are on isle of Skye

Off to have some routine lab work done this morning before I go to work. Navy Criquet polo with pocket and white piping Rust Tommy Hilfiger linen-blend trousers and chocolate Anson belt with silver buckle Chocolate Cole Haan suede derbies and khaki Boardroom socks with orange and blue rectangles Navy linen flat cap Tissot Carson stainless steel and rose gold watch

My mostly thifted outift today are some grey lucky pants (bought from Sierra for $15 or $20), Alfani shirt (estate sale - $4), Florsheim cap toe shoes (just got these last weekend for $5 - haven't even polished them yet). The watch is a Rado Xeramo that I bought years ago on ebay. All ceramic which is nice because the black doesn't wear off like an anodized case - I believe I paid about $250 for this if I remember correctly - it was a while ago. I need a haircut but the rest of it looks decent. Hahaha.

When the heat index is in the triple digits, linen is my go-to. I built this outfit around my newest watch from Monterey...