Talking Hats!

Today, let's talk about sun hats.  We all need them, right?



The Inspo

During my recent trip to the UK, I found myself pilfering The Photograper's sun hat.  I didn't want my hat days to end.

I like hats, do you?

I think we sometimes avoid them because of their tendency to hair flatten, right?

But I've realised that with a bit of capaciousness in the hat's centre column, pancake head just doesn't happen.  Yeah, that's a duh, I know! 

The Trilby

I was in danger of losing "my" trilby to its rightful owner.  So I headed off to Primark and bought my own trilby for £3.  I love the pattern mixing of stripes and spots on the band trim - it makes this hat soooo cheeky!

I also spotted that there are tabs in the band which will enable me to hook in other scarf trims to bring it into my Matchy Matchy Pout World.

The Sombrero

Causing less of a stir in Pout World was my other £3 purchase.

Not scoring so high on cheekiness but seriously majoring in terms of sun protection.  Lots of shade cast with this one.  Heck, I could fall asleep under my sombrero!

My Favourite

The trilby, of course!

It has a white brim, adding quirky to its cheekiness.

Cheeky Cheeky hat's brim does provide some shelter from the sun's rays so brings a little SPV to the Pout summer, but just not enough brimmage to take a sneaky siesta under as with the sombrero.

Guess you knew this was coming eh?!

This came in a close second ...

... Talking Hats  Heads!

A la perchoine,

Mary x.

Walkin', Munchin', Not Much Filmin'

Such a gorgeous day.  Cold but sooo sunny.

I decided to plonk my hat on, rather than try out the jaunty tilt.

Yes, today I was a right plonker!

Can you spot me?  Walking along the ruettes?  Little roads, or lanes, in patois. To my French readers, can you tell me what "lane" is in real French?

Look at that blue sky.

I love the light playing on bared trees at this time of year.

Such a beautiful mix.

A pensioner's gotta take a breather now and again.

 And a little pre-prandial walking justifies a lot of prandial!

My camembert.

The Photographer's absolutely yummy carrot and coriander soup.  Must make this.

Beef bourguignon, garlic ciabatta.

The Photographer's Shepherd's Pie.  Must stock up the freezer with some of this comfort food.

The portion sizes may look big on screen but they are nicely small, perfect for a pensioner's appetite.

And the yummiest pear poached in red wine!

We met up with a golf mate/friend/very nice man for lunch at the club.

I think this stainless steel artwork possibly references the sea in front of the club,  maybe leaping over the sea wall in a storm!

A superb lunch is always guaranteed at the LGM.

And you wanna laugh?  I tried to film the 3-4 minute drive home from lunch, which takes in beautiful coastline, beaches and sea. It was supposed to be my little treat for you.  

I filmed 3 seconds of the shawl on my lap.  And I attempted to load it on to this post. 

I think I failed in every respect ...

A la perchoine.