Baseball Baby Blanket

So if you have heard work stories from Tony, you have invariably heard of "Don the Sea Captain." Don, whose real name is Don Topham, is a public defender as a second career (after the sea captain thing). Aside from being a fantastic trial lawyer, Don is a master woodworker, built his own house by hand in Utah, and probably the most practical dude I know. Example: all of his button down shirts are monogrammed, but none of the monograms are the same. He gets the shirts from super premium brands, but as seconds because they were unwanted and monogrammed, so they tip the scales at like $3 each. He turned me on the Klingspor for sandpaper and the like and again it is a great value.

Aside from being a very wise and interestin' dude, Don is a super nice guy. And his mom is also super nice. Don had his elderly mother make Peanut a baby blanket and it is truly beautiful. It uses a quilt pattern and baseball-themed fabric. The little details, like tiny bows, are really well done. Apparently Don's mom is as good a seamstress as Don is a woodworker and trial lawyer.

Here is the simply stunning baby blanket:



So thanks to Don and his mom. Both Bianca and I love it and I am sure it will keep little Peanut warm and thinking about the right things as the Equipment Truck leaves Fenway for Spring Training.

Fun fact: Don's brother Lee was my first boss, serving the Managing Attorney in the Concord Office of the New Hampshire Public Defender.