Get Ahead Get A Hat

 


I don’t wear hats as a rule . In winter I prefer those woolly beanie hats to anything else, but these are purely functional. I don’t go for sports hats. I think in older men, they are generally worn in an effort to look younger or to cover baldness.
I have a big head…that’s another reason I don’t wear hats, so this morning when Dorothy ran over with a black cap in her mouth, I was all ready to return it to the bench from which she had taken it. 
I had seen the cap on Monday where it had been placed by a Walker thinking it’s owner would retrace their steps to retrieve it. Two days later it was still there.
I put it on.
It was cool with dew and that felt good
And Cinderella, it was a perfect fit. 
I’ve kept it ! 
It makes me look a tiny bit younger and it covers my admittedly very small bald spot.

Seeing I have to be at Mowgli ( https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/ ) in Liverpool by 6 ish, I’m staying home today to do gardening.

Finally big Good luck to the powerhouse which is Cheryl R who has organised tonight’s Bingo and cake sale at the Memorial Hall tonight. She’s just collected my rather banal banana loaves and is offering lotus Caramel Sponges for sale
Bloody lovely


72 comments:

  1. No point getting a hat unless you get a head first.

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  2. Looks good …. I love your glasses. XXXX

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  3. Anonymous9:38 am

    Yes it's a keeper! Looks good and will keep the rain off.
    Wendy (Wales)

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  4. Looks good on you. Looks like you are in for a treat.

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  5. Excellent find! I'd have kept it too. Does LFC stand for Liverpool Football Club? (Just a guess.)

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  6. I'll wear a knit cap in winter to keep my head warm, and a ball cap the rest of the year when my hair looks like a bird's nest and I have to go out.
    No one needs to see that!

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  7. Suits you. My daughter would approve, she's a big Liverpool FC fan. Hope the bingo and cake sale goes well and makes loads of dosh! xx

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    1. If it makes me look younger I’m all in favour

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  8. You're pinning your colours to the mast with that cap but slightly resembling Klopp now so that's all right then!

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    1. I had to google klopp…..I’m not a footie fan

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  9. I'm not a hat person, they make my ears stand out.

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  10. The hat looks great on you and I really like the new (to me) glasses! Looking sharp!

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  11. Let's hope you don't encounter any Everton fans.

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    1. My mother came from Everton ….

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    2. The cap looks good on you, but honestly, LFC, you should be ashamed of yourself!
      There is only ONE football team in Liverpool worth supporting, and it's Everton!
      A man who lives in our road wears a beret, pulled way down at the back of his head, presumably to hide a bald patch. He wears it every day, rain, sun, snow, every single day, the same beret, it must stink by now! We don't know his name, so in this house he's called 'Hatty'! (Not 'Hattie' for obvious reasons!). X

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  12. Anonymous11:57 am

    You look like an American fisher, shooter and rooter anti vaxxer. I suppose such a person is someone's fantasy.

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    1. What a back handed compliment

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    2. Fantasy? So LFC = Lustful Fantasy Companion (although unfortunately LFC does lend itself to alternative and much less pleasant possibilities, but I decided to restrain myself for at least my first comment after a lengthy break)

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  13. I like the hat! Incognito!

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  14. Looks great John-I like it-hope you don't mind the suggestion but have you considered a sharper outline to your beard x

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    1. Take no notice of the beard comment John, your beard looks great. I noticed on your recent photo with Alex that your beard looked very trim and tidy and smart. You're looking good.
      There's always someone who has to pull you down isn't there?

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    2. Flis never pulls me down xx

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    3. I think it is worth mentioning as the person who occasionally frequents upstairs face can appear unkempt if not challenged x

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  15. Oh, this is a yes.
    Absolutely. I approve.
    I also like the glasses.

    XOXO

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    1. Lol ….I’m enjoying the attention

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  16. I look like hell in a ball cap but I wear one if my hair is particularly greasy on a particular day and I have to go out in public. TMI? Your cap, on the other hand, looks good on you!

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    1. Should I turn it around redneck style lol

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    2. NO!!! Please do NOT do that ... will just make you look stupid! LOL

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  17. I like the hat. With the glasses you're rocking a sort of Spike Lee vibe. Nice.

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  18. Suits you sir!

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  19. Barbara Anne1:31 pm

    Your face is noticeably thinner in today's photo and I like the hat! Nice glasses, too.
    Oh, the lotus Caramel sponge looks delicious. Will you buy one?
    It's interesting that Liverpool has "street food". Is there a ferry to Liverpool or do you drive over a bridge to get there?
    Enjoy your day!

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    1. I usually drive to hooton then travel into the city by train

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  20. and John if you see a man you fancy-sparkle at him x

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  21. LFC could stand for "Looking fabulous, Chap!" The cap suits you! :)

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  22. Looking good. The hat is a good find and definite keeper. With Cheryl's guidance, the bingo and cake sale sounds like it's coming together well.

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  23. Hat looks good, and will shade your face and prevent you burning...great addition to the wardrobe.
    Put me down for some of the lotus sponges...they look gorgeous!

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  24. I don't usually wear hats either, though I always wore a baseball cap when I was in Australia to protect myself against the extreme heat. You'd be foolish not to.

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    1. It's the National dress and formal ware in oz

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  25. I wear hats in winter. Occasionally at other times. My head size runs small so many adult hats are too big, and some children's hats are too childish for me to wear unless i choose to look ridiculous.

    At my local free bulletin board group on facebook, a member posted she had a very warm winter hat that was a tad too small. It was listed as small adult size, but too small for her. It fit me perfectly and will be a boon when I shovel snow this winter.

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  26. No John. Remember the figure. Enjoy your day. Oh and the hat looks fantastic - you look younger, trendier and definitely more handsome.

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  27. The good thing about this style of brimmed hat is that it can keep the rain off your glasses. Also, it looks good on you!

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  28. I have been wearing my cap a lot recently.

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  29. I like you in the hat.

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  30. That hat makes you look like a cross between Steven Spielberg and Ernest Hemingway.

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  31. I don't like hats much either, but as the hair thins I find myself having one around just in case.

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  32. I'm envious. I don't eat out very often but Mowgli is my favourite. I hope you had a wonderful time. I also hope the Bingo went well. X

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  33. FFS London has done something to you besides the water infection.

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  34. Whoever chucked the hat away did the right thing it's a Liverpool FC hat. That would never get over the threshold of this house!

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