Thrift Shop Tyrolean

You really do find the damnedest things in the chaos of the thrift shop sometimes...

...such as a Tyrolean cape coat, made of real loden wool, dark green on one side, reversible to red plaid on the other...

...complete with antler buttons...

...and big wide cape sleeves. It's a beautiful, rare and wonderful thing, but I fear it may be too much, even for me. I'd like to think I could make this work, but sometimes you just gotta be realistic. I'm not an old man from the Alps, or even David Niven for that matter.

If anybody needs me, I'll be in the mountains looking for Pinocchio. If I I'm not home by supper, send out a St. Bernard with a cask of brandy on his neck, I prefer Bas Armagnac, but Cognac will do as well.