Saturday, March 12, 2011

Camp Style: Walden 1845

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I only live a couple towns over from Concord, but I've only been to Walden Pond once. I was surprised at how clear the water was, but was mostly enamored of the little Thoreau replica cabin. It had so few things in it, but I wanted to stay. He famously noted in Walden, "I had three pieces of limestone on my desk, but I was terrified to find that they required to be dusted daily, when the furniture of my mind was all undusted still, and threw them out the window in disgust." So if I went to visit Thoreau in March, I wouldn't bring him anything but food and company. But here's what I'd be wearing:

-Brown wool pants and boots to navigate the muddy dirt roads
-Soft striped shirt, earrings and printed scarf to blend in with the pre-leaf forest
-Cozy wool sweater