Meeting People On The Road: Hats For The Regal Family

Hats stand upwards for for Royalty:  Winchester, UK



Six Little Minster St, Winchester

                                                              www.caroldarby.co.uk

Walking the cobbled lanes inwards Winchester, trying to see everything earlier I left for Southampton to grab a ship, I establish Carol Darby's lid shop.   In the USA yous oftentimes produce non see lid shops whatever longer.  Yes specialty store inwards high tourist areas merely years agone hats were mutual for Sunday's in addition to to croak to 'town'.  

So I had to grinning when I saw Free Spirit, a compact corner store amongst windows amount of HATS!   The possessor Carol Darby was inside working on a textile or felt hat that would croak a treasured slice of 'art' for a especial occasion.

I hesitated to hold out inwards in addition to bother the possessor slowly on a rainy afternoon, merely if yous don't beak to people on the road, yous may equally good remain domicile in addition to read virtually other countries inwards a book.    I was warmly welcomed in addition to shortly learned that Carol has been creating hats in addition to jewelry for to a greater extent than than twenty years.

No 2 hats inwards the store were alike in addition to Carol told me 'designs the lid to arrange the wearer'.   There are many especial events inwards the U.K. that involve a hat.

Commissions include engagement, wedding, Ascot maybe in addition to for members of the Royal family.

Carol had or in addition to thus wonderful stories to say in addition to I took to a greater extent than of her fourth dimension than was polite merely it was difficult to leave.     She shared amongst me that she didn't bother amongst aspect upwards majority or electronic mail merely would depository fiscal establishment check for my post when she visited a friend..................I promise to see i time to a greater extent than in addition to maybe fifty-fifty endeavor on a few of the most pop styles.

Travel is non entirely visiting museums, photographing monuments merely also coming together the locals in addition to learning virtually life inwards their town.    Oh in addition to this is the best purpose of travel.