"A HAT TO SUIT THE OCCASION "

          

 

   ( May I just say a very big thankyou to Debbie of DeB'sDABs

 

I MENTIONED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO A WEDDING BLESSING I WENT.

 

THIS WAS TO CELEBRATE THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER THE COUPLE HAD SPENT.

 

WELL LAST WEEK I WAS SORTING SNAPS  AND AGAIN MY MEMORY WENT BACK.

 

I WENT DOWN MEMORY LANE BUT  DOWN ANOTHER KIND OF TRACK.

 

JUST HOW VERY MUCH I LOVE HATS AND HOW I USED TO SPEND.

 

WEEKS AND WEEKS OF SEARCHING  MY SEARCHING HAD NO END.

 

I WOULD SET OFF IN THE MORNING NOT KNOWING IF I WOULD  FIND .

 

A HAT TO SUIT THE OCCASION OF COLOUR AND STYLE MY KIND.

 

PILL BOX TYPE WITH NET ON SOME LACY WITH FEATHERS SO HIGH.

 

STRANGE ONES  I LOOKED  SILLY IN EVERY ONE I WOULD TRY.

 

ALL COLOURS THEY WOULD COME IN PINKS PURPLES JADES AND BLUES.

 

I HAD TO BUY  A HAT BEFORE MY OUTFIT I WOULD CHOOSE.

 

IF I CHOSE THE OUTFIT FIRST YOU SEE I COULD GUARANTEE THAT I.

 

WOULD  NEVER FIND A HAT TO MATCH NO MATTER HOW I TRIED.

 

FROM ONE STORE TO ANOTHER SOME EXPENSIVE MAY I SAY.

 

BUT FOR ME IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE RIGHT HAT CAME MY WAY.

 

IF I DIDN'T WEAR A HAT IN  CHURCH OR FOR  A WEDDING DAY FOR ME .

 

I NEVER FELT FINISHED FROM TOP TO TOE  AND I DIDN'T ENJOY IT YOU SEE.

 

I THINK THIS STEMS  FROM WHEN VERY  YOUNG MY MOTHER MADE BONNETS FOR US.

 

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR HEADS COVERED SHE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE A FUSS.

 

MY MOTHER WOULD OFTEN STRESS TO US ME AND MY SISTERS THREE.

 

ALWAYS COVER YOUR HEAD IN THE CHURCH SO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ME. 

 

WELL NOW EVERY TIME A CEREMONY IS FIXED AND I'M ASKED NO MATTER WHAT.

 

I HAVE TO SEARCH AROUND AGAIN FOR A HAT FOR THIS OLD TOP KNOT. (HA-HA).

 

WELL ON SORTING OUT THE PICTURES LAST WEEK AND ALSO MY WARDROBE AS WELL

 

I HAD LOTS OF HATS WRAPPED UP IN THERE LIKE NEW THEY WERE YOU COULD TELL.

 

I POPPED A FEW OF THEM  UPON MY HEAD AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE.

 

SOME  ALONG TO THE CHARITY  SHOP SOME USE FOR OTHERS TO MAKE.

 

I ALSO HAD SOME OUTFITS WRAPPED UP IN ZIPPER BAGS TOO.

 

SO I SORTED THESE OUT JUST THE SAME AND GOT RID OF ONE OR TWO.

 

THE ONE ABOVE I SAVED THIS AS  IT WAS ALWAYS A COMFY  FIT.

 

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT MY PICTURE BELOW TO SHOW YOU ALL OF IT.

 

 

THE  WEDDING COLOURS FOR THIS DAY WERE  LILAC PURPLE AND WHITE.

 

SO I DECIDED THAT I'D WEAR PURPLE AS I LOVE THE COLOUR RIGHT.

 

THE DRESS IS MADE OF CHIFFON AND LACE WITH A CHIFFON LACE JACKET  ATTATCHED.

 

AND THE SHOES LOOK GREY BUT THEY WERE SILK AND LILAC  A LOVELY MATCH.

 

MY BAG WAS OF THE SAME AS THE SHOES  AND  I CHOSE A WHITE PICTURE HAT.

 

LIKE DEBBIE'S PICTURE UP ABOVE WITH FLOWERS PINNED ON THE BACK.

 

WELL THE WEDDING DAY  WAS ALSO A RELATIONS BIRTHDAY DATE .

 

SO EARLY THAT DAY I WENT ALONG AND TRIMMED UP I COULDN'T WAIT.

 

I TRIMMED THE CORNER WITH BALLOONS AND PLACED OUT SOME OF THE CARDS.

 

MADE A LONG BANNER TO PIN AT THE BACK THE LENGTH ABOUT THREE YARDS.

 

I POPPED THE BIRTHDAY  GIFTS THERE AND A FEW SUPRIZES TOO.

 

I ASKED THE BRIDES PERMISSION FIRST AND SHE SAID YES IT'S SO KIND OF YOU.

 

SO THE BRIDE HAD OUR NAMES PLACED IN THIS SPOT TEN OF US ALL IN ALL

 

SAT TOGETHER LAUGHING AND CHATTING ALL AFTERNOON HAD A BALL.

 

WELL GETTING BACK TO THE HATS YOU WILL SEE I AM THE ONLY ONE THERE.

 

WEARING A HAT ENJOYING OURSELVES BUT I  DIDN'T REALY CARE.

 

AS LONG AS I HAD MY HAT ON  (HA-HA)  THATS ALL THAT MATTERED TO ME.

 

I WAS HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME IF YOU LOOK YOU WILL SURELY SEE.

 

AND I'M SAT SHOWING  A TRAY OF FAVOURS AS I HAD MADE ALL OF THESE.

 

AS A FAVOUR FOR THE BRIDE ON THE DAY THE BRIDE I WANTED TO PLEASE.

 

SHE COULDN'T AFFORD THE FAVOURS ,SO I SAID I WOULD MAKE THEM TOO.

 

SO HERE IS HOW I DID THEM ALL NOW I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU.

 

THE FAVOURS SHE NEEDED 200 IT WAS QUITE A LOT TO DO.

 

BUT IF I COULD MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY THEN I'D FOLLOW MY OFFER THROUGH.

 

I CUT OUT A CIRCLE OF LILAC NET AND A SMALLER ONE ALSO IN WHITE.

 

PLACED THE ALMONDS INSIDE THEM TUCKING THEM ALL IN TIGHT.

 

WRAPPED ROUND  SOME SATIN RIBBON IN PURPLE AND WHITE DOUBLE BOWS.

 

THEN PLACED THEM ALL IN TWENTIES UNTIL I HAD DONE TEN ROWS.

 

THE JOB WAS PRETTY TEDIOUS BUT WHEN THEY WERE ALL  DONE.

 

I WAS PROUD OF THE FACT I HAD HELPED OUT AND ENJOYED IT AS IT WAS FUN.

 

SHE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING ELABORATE ONLY SIMPLE AND PLAIN.

 

I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR HER SAY THIS OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OF A PAIN.

 

WHEN THEY WERE COMPLETE AND ALL FINISHED I ARRANGED ON A SILVER TRAY.

 

TO HAND TO HER GUESTS WHEN ARRIVING THEY LOOKED A LOVELY ARRAY.

 

IN RECEPTION  THE BRIDE CAME OVER TO ME AND HANDED ME THIS SMALL TRAY.

 

TO HAVE MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH THEM SHE SAID I HAD MADE HER DAY.

 

WELL THATS THE REASON I'M HOLDING THE FAVOURS UP THERE IN THE SNAP.

 

WITH A BEAM ALL OVER MY FACE YOU CAN SEE IN MY LARGE WHITE PICTURE HAT. (HA-HA)

 

NOW IV'E SORTED THE WARDROBE AND ALL THE HATS HAVE GONE EXCEPT FOR ONE.

 

BUT I'M SURE MY HAT FASCINATION WILL NEVER EVER BE DONE.

 

THE NEXT INVITE I'LL BE SEARCHING ONCE MORE THROUGHOUT EVERY  SHOP.

 

FOR ANOTHER HAT TO FINISH ME OFF TO PLACE ON THIS OLD TOP KNOT (HA).

 

I HOPE YOU LIKE MY  PICTURE WITH SOME OF THE GUESTS AT THE TIME.

 

NOW A LITTLE  BIT MORE ABOUT ME YOUV'E LEARNED HERE  IN  " MY SIMPLE RHYME "

 

 

                   I HAVE BEEN HAT MAD SINCE A CHILD LOL !!!!!!!!

 

 

                 (Thankyou to Dianna for this beautiful fitting graphic below).