Brother Friend

We’re still in the earliest days of this. Year 4–a season when the main goal is to keep going.

The shout out from readers of serves to keep some oxygen on the flame that powers our little engine, so thanks for that.

Whether you’ve been by the store, come by a pop-up where we played records, grabbed somewhere in town, or stopped to get a cappuccino at the coffee truck in , we hope we were good to you when we met.

Making a brand like ours is really built on the experience. The product really isn’t shirts, pants, or coffee. It’s the time we spend together. Thanks for hanging out with us. Please tell a friend.

The barber on our block asked me to wear one of her hats to our pop up this weekend. I seldom wear brand merch, not even our own, but I believe if you want fans, be a fan. The rest of the outfit was built around the cap. Funny thing happened. People noticed. They shopped the ability to put a unique vibe into the universe and bought some of our summer pieces. Be a fan. Not because you might make some, but it doesn’t hurt to start somewhere 🙂 Brother Friend

Get your lode.

Take Care is a service of Brother Friend. Barista Friend is a friend :)

Sunny and I headed out for a walk on this first Friday of the year.

The sun was shining, and a light breeze blew from the west/northwest.

"Hey, buddy," I said to the dog. "Should I grab a jacket?"

I know it looks nice out, but hold that thought for just a moment.

My brother had just sent a text from our hometown. It included a picture. In it, the sky was full of flurries, and his lawn was pulling a nice snowy blanket up to the curb.

Okay, back to our walk.

Should I grab a jacket? Depends.

In my mind's eye, Sunny and I were in my brother's text. In reality, we were in Austin, where winter is a couple of ugly days sometime in February.

Jacket? Maybe. Coat? Nah. We opted for neither.

He loved the walk. Me, too.

We stock things to layer. Shirt jackets, cozy sweatshirts, lightweight sweaters. But coats? We're not living in my brother's text.

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