I hope everyone is as excited to celebrate the Fourth as we are here at the Fort.  It’s always a very special weekend, as my mother’s birthday is the 3rd.  Known as ‘Grammie’ to our boys, she gets a day.  Then the fourth, which is always a great day at…

  Please enjoy this video from Davidsons Shoe Repair.  I get into these rabbit holes watching stuff like this, and when I find good ones, I want to share.  So this is a pair of WELL-worn Crockett & Jones Chelsea Boots that need a total restoration.  And by ‘total’ restoration,…

Shoes in the Summer.  That almost sounds like an oxymoron. Since I’ve been out of the office over the last couple of years, I’ve been wearing out Rainbows.  Literally a pair of year.  But don’t despair – there are so many great footwear options that work in these hot months. …

When I was a kid our garage was where Dad smoked cigarettes, hung out with the neighborhood men, and tinkered around. There was no drywall – just exposed beams with shelves full of wooden-handled tools, mason jars filled with nuts and screws, and fishing reels in various stages of repair.…