Cartoon Horses with Hat-titude
When we posted Citrina Fashion, we were almost immediately asked if we were going to do a classic version in those colours. We hear and we obey!
We love this look. It is so fresh and bright and fun, and well . . . classic! Vivian did a lovely job.
Stop by to see us again soon. Love, Hattingdon.
Today, the 7th of July, is World Chocolate Day!
The National Today website tells us:
“Established in 2009, World Chocolate Day marks the supposed anniversary of the day that this iconic dessert made its first entrance into Europe in 1550. All around the world on this date, candy stores, and local suppliers place their best-loved merchandise on sale so that everyone, both young and old, can enjoy a nibble of the stuff.”
Hattingdon does not have a chocolate hat, but she does have a chocolate brown hat. Here she is. It is from the mod cap series. Isn’t she cute?
“Chocolate comes from the seed of the Theobroma Cacao tree. Cacao grows in Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America, where it has been cultivated for at least three millennia. However, Africa holds 70% of the growing cacao trees in the world today. The earliest known observation of using cacao seeds is from around 1100 BC.”
If there is anything more deluxe than chocolate, we do not know what it is!
Be sure to check this out from Eat This, Not That! The link is to an article on their website entitled, “13 Chocolate Brands That Use the Highest Quality of Ingredients.” In it they also tell you whose chocolate products to stay away from.
TheHealthSite.com has a cool article entitled, ‘Feel-Good’ Hormones: How Chocolate Positively Impact Mood And Brain Function?
Last but not least, we highly recommend this recipe for “The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake,” by Nora Cooks. It is truly moist and delicious. Magic!
Thank you, hat (and chocolate) lovers, for stopping by. Love, Hattingdon.
Hattingdon celebrates Canada Day in a Canadian flag inspired red and white puffy cap with large upturned brim. Vivian named the hat Zoe.
Canada Day is often referred to as “Canada’s birthday”, particularly in the popular press.
Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge (wink), tells us:
The term “birthday” can be seen as an oversimplification, as Canada Day is the anniversary of only one important national milestone on the way to the country’s full sovereignty, namely the joining on July 1, 1867, of the colonies of Canada (divided into Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a wider British federation of four provinces.
Canada became a “kingdom in its own right” within the British Empire, commonly known as the Dominion of Canada.” End Quote
Best wishes to Canada and all of her wonderful citizens.
Hello and welcome. We are happy to see you.
We especially love the “Anita” Hattingdon trio, so we are sharing the design here to bring you a “hatful of smiles”. Let’s go!
The colour combination in this Anita design is chic and oh so fun.
Can you believe the Anita design was created as long ago as 2012? It looks as fresh and charming as ever, don’t you think? We hope you enjoyed seeing it.
Love, Hattingdon.
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