Today, I wore a purple hat and no socks.

Hi. Today, here in this corner of England it was cold. V cold. So cold I wore my winter hat. 

My Winter hat is....

Woolly.....

Purple....

Knitted.....

Warm...

I think it is fab! 

However, LSP thinks I look like a

 Tellytubby !

A friend at work said I reminded her of being a like a real life

Gnome . 

(how lovely are the people in my life) 

This hat was bought in Scotland, not in a winter sports shop but in the north east in a pretty fishing village 

By a Smiling man from Nepal.

All that colour, all that lovely knitted lovelyness.

Hand knitted in Nepal

To a little fishing village in Scotland.  

To my head. 

Anyway, Today it was cold enough to wear it. 

However not cold enough for socks. 

I have very hot feet and so seldom wear sock's. its one of the way's I know I am unwell If I get cold feet. 

Tonight the bus stops were cold.

(don't be fooled by the evening sun) 

I am glad to get home, to get changed, 

To sit on the sofa with the dogs, Dog 2 is curled up on his bed, he is seeming better. 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

Hooray. 

This weekend is a weekend at home. We have a very long to do list for this weekend. 

Putting on the Ritz....

Wow what a birthday!

My LSP (long suffering partner) had bought me a voucher for tea at the Ritz for Valentines last year. However we had not been able to book it in until now.

So on the eve of my birthday, we took the train to London.

I had needed to do a quick change in the work loo's (how glam), I had a lovely vintage style dress in blue velvet, with a proper vintage black hat resplendent with hatpin!

This was worn under my black woollen cape and blue clutch bag!!

I had been so excited everyone knew where we were going.

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It was everything I was expecting and more, the food was lovely, the service impeccable and the surroundings exquisite. I hope I looked the part.

It was one of the most amazing experiences I have had. ..........I will cherish the memory forever, Thank you LSP.

Hats On!!

Hats are wonderful things, I love them in summer and winter and would love to wear one all of the time.

I always wear a hat to church.

I wished it was still commonplace for people to wear hats all the time.

However the choice now is very limited, there are a very limited amount of styles. All formal hats and facinators are very showy ( I should know I have worn some outrageous ones).

I have a stock rotation of 3 winter baker boy hats with some good old wolly ones for out on walks.

In the summer I have trilby hats, fishing hats and straw hats.

However following a trip to a recent antiques market I discovered a liking for 40's and 50's styles, especially the small half bonnets and caplets.

So for my next hats I have decided to look back. I am off to a wedding in the spring and so looked to eBay.

I had forgotten how addictive it is, just the urge to go a little bit higher and another little bit and before you know it the budget has gone....

I missed out on a few nice one's but am now the proud owner of a vintage green hat!

I just need to add the dress, bag, shoes and gloves!!