Indian Summer??

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:06 pm

Had to come back in and get a short sleeved t-shirt and my "light" jeans - it's freaking 80 degrees out there!! The trusty LLBean flannel lined's are all damp inside. What a weird year. It was cold in August.

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:55 pm

no joke. Was in a wool jacket yesterday at keeneland. Now it's teeshirt weather at 8pm!

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:18 pm

This won't last long. Midweek you two will be trying to remember where you placed your fleece and woolies to dry out.

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:54 am

no joke.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:57 am

I looked at the 10 day forecast and for the sale at Fasig Tipton it's going to be cuddle duds till noon. Need to pack lots of layers and options. Ugh.

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:15 pm

I'll bet there are going to be a lot of "cool" horses for sale at F-T, pardon the pun.

pfrsue · Postby **pfrsue** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:42 pm

"Cuddle duds" I am SO going to steal that phrase!!! It's hilarious, yet totally on target!

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:15 pm

Cuddle duds exist. It is a brand of microfiber cotton supersoft lightweight long underwear.

Lei Owen · Postby **Lei Owen** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:14 pm

madelyn wrote:Cuddle duds exist. It is a brand of microfiber cotton supersoft lightweight long underwear.

And you can buy them at Pennys!

Morning's, I'm in jean's and long sleeves, by afternoon, it's short's and short sleeves. Then, as soon as the sun goes down, back to jean's and long sleeves! We're all gonna come down with some kind of creeping crud!

I refuse to turn on the AC or furnace. Just keep changing cloths! :lol:

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:05 am

I think the town of Lexington came down with a bug after the Sept sale.. with the rain, then humidity, then cold, we all had some sort of flu by the end.. I think we may give out mini hand sanitizer at the barn..or cuddle duds..

Pan Zareta · Postby **Pan Zareta** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:30 am

Lei Owen wrote:I refuse to turn on the AC or furnace. Just keep changing cloths!

Ditto that, at least as far as the furnace is concerned!

Cuddl Duds & Carhartt are my favorite 'designer labels'.

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:21 pm

My wife turned the AC on today, but I'm not fooled. I've been watching the weather channel and it appears VA is going to have cold nights dropping into the 40's starting very early Thursday morning. I've got my "cuddle duds" ready to go. That is what you guys are calling insulated bib overalls isn't it?

I don't think I'll be asking anyone at the feed store tommorrow if they've gotten out their "cuddle duds." I don't think some of the guys that chew RED MAN and wear blaze orange year around will understand the term.

There are just times, I find it prudent to keep my views on winter fashions to myself.

Tonight, I'm getting out my "puddle duds" as rain is in the forecast.

Shergar · Postby **Shergar** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:18 pm

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:50 pm

Shergar. Glad I could make your day. Don't get me started talking farm fashion. It's one of my favorite subjects, particularly when blaze orange comes into fashion around Thanksgiving. Besides my "puddle duds and cuddle duds," I just love my "poop boots." I wear them year around. They are a mid-calf high rich black composite rubber with short heels, rounded toe, and look very fashionable on a tractor, inside or outside the barn, or just standing in a muddy paddock. There is nothing that they don't go with and they look particularly nice with anyone of my identical faded and patched denim bib overalls and my filthy baseball cap that should have been washed a year ago but my wife refuses to let me wear it beyond the basement. I'm definitely a 'fashion statement" when I'm shoveling up manure or being "head butted" by a crazed mare trying to get over me for the bale of hay I'm (stupid enough to be) holding at feeding time.

Best wishes.

Shammy Davis · Postby **Shammy Davis** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:51 am

After a hefty chill and flash flood rains here in VA, it appears Indian Summer is back again. Forcasts say it might linger through Xmas.

With Christmas approaching, I know everyone is thinking about the perfect gift for that special horseperson.

It's Hoodie Footies!

Toss out your cuddle and puddle duds. This is the perfect item. It comes in 12 styles including Leopard print. Wherever you are on the farm, at home asleep, or taking it easy in the livingroom infront of the TV Hoodie Footies are the perfect outfit. You'll be stylish and amongst all the blaze orange, camoflage, and muddy attire, in public you'll stand out as "different." Wearing the Hoodie Footie you can be the Hugh Hefner of Farmer Magazine or the Christie Brinkley of Country Life. When the weather is cold outside you can sip it up for warmth. There is no need for thick socks and knit caps, you just pull your rubber boots on and pull the hoodie over your head and you ready for the most extreme weather. When Indian Summer appears, you zip it down to your waist (not below), toss the hoodie back, and let the cool breezes break your sweat and the sun tan your chest. After a long day, just flip the boots off at the mud room and spend the evening infront of the TV in your favorite recliner. Hoodie Footies reduce fatigue. If you are so inclined you'll never have to take them off. Think about never struggling to remove layered clothing again. Whether asleep on your "number" bed or mucking the barn, Hoodie Footies are perfect for you. Tough and elegant are terms synomous with the Hoodie Footie. When you are working with your spouse or partner, he or she will be eye catching, particularly in the Leopard print or pink, and amongst all the manure and dirt, you will agree it will be a positive work distraction. You can even swap Hoodie Footies with them and possibly your neighbors. Hoodie Footies fit everyone. BO is never a problem. Hoodie Footies sipped tightly to the neck not only to maintain warmth and but they reduce unfortunate smells and disquieting bowel sounds. A quick once over spray with Lysol and you are ready for that special date or night on the town.

No doubt about it, Hoodie Footies are perfect for Xmas and your special horseperson.