I just bought something totally out of character.
A hat.
A new hat.
A summer hat.
A pink cowboy hat with a string of seashells around the middle part.
Giddy up!
I saw it yesterday when I was browsing at Runway, a very cool neighborhood store. I couldn’t resist the hat’s charms and went back for it this morning.
I spent a few minutes in front of the mirror. I asked Sarah was she thought.
“You look like a cowgirl!” she exclaimed. She sounded almost excited.
It is a really fun hat. And I needed something to keep the sun off my face. So I bought it. When I’m wearing it I feel like a completely different person. I received one compliment (from the youngish baker next door) within two minutes of leaving the store. And I’m fairly sure the construction guys down the street were thinking favourable thoughts about my new hat too. Maybe they wanted one!
And it sure beats the [whispers] tilley hats[/whispers] I’ve seen some people wear around here. Those should be outlawed. THIS IS NOT THE JUNGLE PEOPLE.
p.s. I’ve just spent 20 minutes trying to get a decent shot of me wearing my new chapeau. And it’s beyond me at the moment. Sorry. This will have to do… (although it looks very much like a fedora, let me assure you that it is not!)
