Because I have an eye problem I usually wear a hat
(the brim keeps some of the light from dazzling my retina)
So I am finding that reader friends are starting to recognise me by the hats I possess.
It is a sobering thought when The Hat is more famous than I am! LOL
Add to that, I am now known on Radio Devon as
"Helen With the Hat"
Add to that, I am now known on Radio Devon as
"Helen With the Hat"
anyway - here are The Hats in my life...
This one (2018) is fairly new...
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| lunch in the members enclosure of the Launceston Show  |
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| at a SilverWood Books 'do' Bristol |
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| My 'Winter' hat: bought in a charity shop in Barnstaple several years before I moved to Devon! |
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| The Hat with David Ebsworth & Debbie Young |
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| A summer hat from several years ago |
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| Julian Stockwin - and The Hat |
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| Karen Maitland, David Ebsworth and another Hat at Gedling Book Fair, Nottingham July 2014 |
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| Ron, The Hat & movie director Robin Jacob |
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| Actor Mark Lester - and my English Heritage Hat |
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| With James Hanna (and his hat!) and my rainy day hat |
and ta-da
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my wedding Hat for my daughter's wedding!
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| My Facebook Hat! |
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| My Hat with dear friend, Celia from Australia outside my front door |
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| Doing my talk at Battle (English Heritage 1066 re-enactment weekend) |
and finally....
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| ... Capt Jesamiah Acorne's Hat! |
Nice hat(s)!
ReplyDeleteNow do I hear a certain Jack Sparrow's voice here? LOL!
DeleteI love your hats. I was remembering the 60's and 70's when I had some pretty big brim hats. They always made me feel really dressed up.
DeleteHats do add that extra something don't they!
DeleteLove the hats. I have a hat collection too for the same reason.
DeleteLovely hats for a beautiful lady!!! xx I love the photo of you and James.
ReplyDeleteaw gosh, thank you Marsha! *blush*
DeleteLove the Hats Helen, just a wee thought was it Gedling book fair 2013 ?
ReplyDeleteLibby
Elisabeth - yes! Gedling! (& I'll be there again this June)
DeleteVery nice and I love the wedding hat!
ReplyDeleteSue
Thanks Sue :-)
DeleteNot everyone can wear hats - by you my friend look lovely in them!!
ReplyDeleteJust as well I do LOL as I have to wear them - without that brim shading my eyes everything is dazzled & I can't see at all (it's like looking through a bathroom full of steam)
DeleteWish I could wear hats with same aplomb as you can, Helen. - And interesting to see photos of various authors I 'know' online but haven't met.
ReplyDeleteI'll see if I have any more author-related photos Margaret!
DeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteI love hats, but generally wear a battered fedora.
A battered fedora is on my e-bay watch list! LOL
DeleteI think you should be known as HHH - Helen Hollick's Hats!!! :)
ReplyDeleteor I could change my name to Hattie! :-)
DeleteHow funny to be recognised by your hats, lol. But you wear them so elegantly. I love hats. I'm rarely without one. In winter they keep my head nice and warm, in summer they keep the wasps out of my fringe. Yes, really. I got one entangled in my fringe once and you could probably hear the screams in Devon. It stung me 5 times before I got it out. Summer hats are now a must.
ReplyDeleteOuch! Hadn't thought of that use for hats Loretta!
DeleteI'm across the pond and women here (or at least in my circle) seldom wheat hats. However, I feel them in my blood--I'm Italian not English--so I'm not sure where this comes from, but I do wear them from time to time. I'm jealous that English women seem to embrace them. Helen, I love your wedding hat, especially. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The fashion for wearing hats does seem to be coming back here in the UK - I wish more men would wear hats as well - think how sexy characters in movies & on TV look when wearing a hat!
ReplyDeleteOh, I did enjoy wearing Jesamiah's hat yesterday. It gave me real panache. Does he have a spare, by any chance? Only, I may have had a slight accident with it. The crew were so lovely finding me that little seat on the end of a plank, but when I fell in, one of the fish had a bit of a nibble out of the brim. It's right at the back though - hardly notices at all.
ReplyDeleteJesamiah says: A rather soggy hat has washed up on deck - seems to have a chunk out of it. It was one of Helen's best...I think I'll hide it and not tell her.She'll never know....
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