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All Hallows’ Eve ’23

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Boo! It’s Halloween. We have a new hat in two colorways, and some Halloween verses. Let’s start with the hat. We named the hat Sabrina. Oh, and she has some cute little friends with her too.

Sabrina Orange

Now, a festive verse to go along with it.

It’s Halloween

by Jack Prelutsky

It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween!
The moon is full and bright
And we shall see what can’t be seen
On any other night.

Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls,
Grinning goblins fighting duels,
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.

In masks and gowns
we haunt the street
And knock on doors
for trick or treat.

Tonight we are the king and queen,
For oh tonight it’s Halloween!

Now . . . . the other hat.

Sabrina Purple

Love them. Hope you enjoyed your time with us!

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Happy Flag Day 2019

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Hattingdon wears a top hat inspired by the combination of red and white stripes along with a dark blue hatband decorated with white stars for this year’s Flag Day. Isn’t she sweet?

Sammie Top Hat.

Let’s check out some history.

First flag

On this day, June 14th, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the United States national flag. It had 13 stars and 13 stripes symbolizing the 13 original colonies.

Fifteen stars

The United States added stars to the flag when welcoming new states.

When Kentucky and Vermont joined the union, the flag took on two more stars from the original. From 1795 to 1818, 15 stripes and 15 stars graced the flag.

Anticipating a crowded field of stripes, lawmakers decided to honor a new added state with a star, leaving the stripes at the original 13 after 1818.

Robert G. Heft

The current flag, with 50 stars and 13 stripes, was designed in 1958 by 17-year-old high school student, Robert G. Heft, of Lancaster, Ohio.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower chose his design out of 1,500 entries. It is a grand old flag — as the song says — isn’t it?!

Americans who proudly fly “Old Glory” on the Fourth of July can thank a Lancaster teenager for the current design of the flag. Robert G. Heft designed and sewed the prototype 60 years ago for a class project at Lancaster High School.

See you again here soon.

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Cara in black

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Hey there. January 2019 is almost done. How has it been for you so far?

Our Hattingdon is on a cruise. A very long cruise. She packed up her hats and went sailing. We’ve been busy in her absence though.

A dear friend of Hattingdon’s who loves the Cara lampshade hat wanted it in black. So Vivian made it for her.

Of course, the hat being solid black was quite fetching looking, but not festive enough. So Vivian embellished it with a golden interior and shiny golden stars on the exterior. Darling!

Cara black lampshade hat with golden accents.

So, what do you think? We hope it has brightened your day and given you a Hatful of Smiles™!

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See you again soon. Hugs, Hattingdon.

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