Samoan Print Summer Shirt

Among the many articles of clothing my email penpal from New Zealand has sent me is my favorite summer shirt. It is light tan, collarless, with short sleeves and a short row of black buttons at the neckline. It is from Samoa and the fabric is printed with black markings from that culture. I wear it with jeans or a skirt and it is a great conversation starter. Sometimes I wear it with a black stone necklace from the island nation of Vanuatu, also a gift. The shirt is a light cotton and very comfortable on a hot summer day.

Old-Fashioned Cut Off Shorts

I could stand to lose a few pounds so shorts are not my favorite garment. I do however, have two favorite pairs, and they are exactly alike. They are old-fashioned, home made cut offs, made from recycled relaxed fit Route 66 jeans purchased at KMart. They are not Daisy Dukes. I wear them anywhere I would put on a pair of jeans, which for me is just about anywhere. I dress them up by pairing them with a shirt that has a metallic gold thread running through the fabric. These shorts are extremely comfortable. The worn jeans I couldn’t stand to throw away have gotten a new life.

Theres Something About a Baseball Cap on a Summer Day

My favorite hat for the summer hat got to be my Miami Hurricanes baseball cap. I got it from the store Lids in the mall for about $15. Now I’m not a big hat girl, but there’s something about a baseball cap on a summer day that just works. It can be paired with anything from jeans and a t-shirt to more feminine capris and a cardigan. I normally wear mine hanging outside on a nice sunny day or spending a couple hours out on the farm. As baseball is a spring/summer sport I imagine most people agree when I say that a baseball cap is the best summer hat. It’s even better if its your team on the front.