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World Social Media Day

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Social media clipart featuring colorful signposts.

Greetings!

June 30th is World Social Media Day — where people celebrate social media around the world. Can you imagine life without it? You might never have met Hattingdon without it. Imagine that? Wink!

Hattingdon has something special to wear for the occasion — naturally. Remember these?

Hattingdon does not have a social media hat (that we know about), so we decided on her social media head scarf collection. How fun are these? Vivian named the design Skylar.

Skylar Hattingdon wearing her social media scarf with large, dark sunglasses.
Skylar in Turquoise.

By definition

Social media is a digital technology that facilitates the sharing of text and multimedia through virtual networks and communities.

Skylar scarf in orange with social media inspired print.
Skylar in Orange.

What are the benefits?

What are the benefits of using social media? Billions of people around the world use social media to share information and make connections. On a personal level, social media allows you to communicate with friends and family, learn new things, develop your interests, and be entertained.

Skylar social media scarf, Hattingdon Horses, created by Vivian J Grant.
Skylar in Black.

How important is it?

How important is social media? Very important . . . to most folks. How important is it to us today? See Top 7 Impacts of Social Media.

Or, grab a look at this.

Top Social Media Sites to Consider for Your Brand in 2023 at buffer.com. They report that Facebook is still the largest social networking site, with nearly 3 billion people using it monthly. 3 billion . . . !

Thank you for visiting with us. See you again soon. Love, Hattingdon.

Heart in Hattingdon brown with her logo letter H in white.

Get Over It Day

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Hattingdon peace sign in turquoise, purple, pink, orange and lime green. By Vivian J Grant for Hattingdon Horses.

“On March 9, National Get Over It Day, people everywhere are encouraged to self-reflect and move on from whatever it is that may be weighing on them.

Created by Jeff Goldblatt — an entrepreneur who was having trouble getting over an ex-girlfriend, the day has its roots in failed romance — something that’s very challenging to get over. Realizing his pain was relatable, Goldblatt made a website and posted a poem. The rest, as they say, is history.

Let’s take some time to self-reflect, figure out what may be weighing us down, and decide that the past should live in the past. — More at nationaltoday »

Peace

We selected the Amani design, colorful and fun, it is certain to give you a smile.

Amani Peace Sign Ballcap
Amani.

The name Amani refers to “peace” in Swahili and “wishes” in Arabic. It can also mean desires; aspirations.

Best wishes to you. With love, Hattingdon & Co.

H&Co in Hattingdon brown.

“A Hatful of Smiles”

National Book Lovers Day

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In honor of National Book Lovers Day August 9, we put away our smartphones, pull out a good book and simply read. (Audiobooks are okay too.)

Here’s Hattingdon to get us in the mood.

Dewey Hattingdon.

Books are the purest form of escapism. They can take you to any time, any place, or any culture.

From clay tablets to today’s eBooks, literature has played a crucial role in preserving cultures, educating the masses, and storytelling.

Thanks to Johannes Gutenberg’s 15th-century printing press, anyone, not just royalty, monks or landed gentry, could read and own books. But, alas, there was no overnight shipping.

Today, join a book club or re-read a favorite novel because National Book Lovers Day rocks! More »

Dewey

The Dewey Decimal Classification, colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject. It was first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

“Dewey” Hattingdon (seen above) is named in honor of the Dewey Decimal System.

See you again soon.

Hattingdon H Logo in her signature brown.

© Vivian J Grant. All Rights Reserved.

Nat’l Watermelon Day

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National Watermelon Day, August 2025 blog art.

There’s nothing like beating the heat with one of summertime’s most refreshing fruit — watermelon. On August 3, Americans celebrate this ancient berry in a feast of juicy deliciousness, called National Watermelon Day.

Hattingdon has the perfect hat . . . . naturally. Here it is. She looks ever so cute.

Melonie.

People have been digging into the tasty, juicy fruit of watermelon for millennia. It all started in Ancient Egypt. It is said that the cultivation of watermelon began in the Nile Valley as early as the second millennium B.C. Watermelon seeds were found in King Tut’s tomb.

According to “The Dictionary of American Food and Drink”, by John Mariani, the word ‘watermelon’ first appeared in the English dictionary in 1615.

Love ya. See you again soon.

Hattingdon H Logo in her signature brown.

©Vivian Grant Farrell. All Rights Reserved.