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[tulip]

I have been tempted by some very lovely hats at a shop in the French Quarter. Will be happy to point it out to any visitor - they make their own hats (WHAT is the word???). Came very close to handing over my credit card for a $500 hat, before my good sense gene FINALLY kicked in. No I didn't have an "occasion", it was just SO pretty.

A milliner is a hat-maker, and millinery is the craft/art/practice of hat making. They used to use lead (or was it arsenic?), thus the Mad-Hatter.

[TsPoet]

A milliner is a hat-maker, and millinery is the craft/art/practice of hat making. They used to use lead (or was it arsenic?), thus the Mad-Hatter.

mercury

[Aggie_Ama]

I am still having to take in how BIG the Swarvorski crystals are. One day I will have a hat like that just because I am the type who thinks I can.

[Zen]

Mad as a hatter

buy a Mad Hatters hat
http://www.villagehatshop.com/mad_hatter_hat.html

and speaking of stylish clothing, this from jezebel.com
"Sasha and Malia's colorful ensembles were all from J. Crew kid's line Crewcuts. When consumers figured this out yesterday, traffic crashed J. Crew's site."

[salsabike]

I thought that hat was TOTALLY cool. I liked the quartet and yes, especially the joy on Yo Yo Ma's face. I think the entire Obama family is just flat out gorgeous. I could have lived without Rick Warren, but on the other hand I didn't mind him greatly either. I'm just pretty happy.

[Duck on Wheels]

Yeah, Warren showed admirable restraint. About the only admirable thing about him. Lowery was magical! Almost made we want to be a believer. The poet laureate wasn't as exciting emotionally, but I did ready myself to shush anybody interrupting. The poem was well worth listening to! The quartet was nice, in spite of the cold, and there are moments in that piece that are really lovely. Aretha still has some voice! Not as much as before, but she's a truly great musician and was able to carry it off. She also clearly knows how to wear a hat! Obama's speach, even though no sound-bite phrase sticks in my mind, was also well worth hearing. I've felt my hopes for his presidency dwindling in the past weeks, but he recommitted himself admirably to some of the really important stuff (you kinda had to wonder how Bush managed to keep his face in neutral there, and how the Bushes and Obamas managed to seem so cordial at the farewells ). Emotionally it hit the right buttons. Made me feel willing to dig in there and do my bit . And while some of the local pundits interpreted his warnings to terrorists as militaristic, I didn't. That bit reminded me more of Krustchov's "We will bury you" which, being a Russian grandchild, I knew was a phrase about survival, about the old and experienced out-living the young and brash; it was NOT a threat! Another thing the local newsfolks got wrong was the stumble in the oath. My DH also first said, "woops! is he nervous after all?" To which I replied, no no no. He's got it memorized down pat! It's the other guy who screwed it up. Then they showed a rerun of the moment, and DH said yeah, I was right. It was Roberts who screwed up. Next morning the Norwegian papers had it that Obama had stumbled, but this morning they've corrected their mistake. And now so have Roberts and Obama. The oath has been redone.

As for the fashion aspect: I didn't stay up to see the ballgowns. I thought Michelle's yellow coat and dress were nice, balancing the dignified and the celebratory, also well-tailored, but the color and texture didn't show up well on tv. Then I read that it was wool and was more impressed with it. I was wondering how she managed to seem so comfortable in the cold with her coat only loosely tied and half-open And the green shoes and gloves kind of highlighted the in-betweenness of the color. So on the whole, I liked it. The girls' outfits were perfect! Jewel colors, nice cuts, age-appropriate, and warm. What I've seen of the ballgown after ... eh. well. nice try. I don't think all the gathers and fluffy bits flattered her truly elegant figure. But the flow of the skirt worked, and the ivory color worked. Then again, it depended on the angle of the photo. Some shots look better than others. And from seeing the stills I'm sorry I missed them dancing to "At last", but staying up the extra 6 hours for the time zone difference just wasn't doable. I had to be rested for work.

Anybody have news on how Ted Kennedy is doing?

[Blueberry]

Anybody have news on how Ted Kennedy is doing?

News here says he's home resting, and that it's just a normal side effect from his treatment. Here's hoping!

CA

[crazycanuck]

YAYYYY!!! Long weekend here in Aust .

Lots of mtn biking to do . We're also helping out with some MTB trail maintenance.

Yayyyy

[Aggie_Ama]

I heard on the radio this morning that hat has been in high demand from the shop. Alas, if you are not the Queen you can only get a knock-off with a satin ribbon.

[Biciclista]

happy friday. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
no bike commuting for me this week. i am recovering nicely from my cold, but it's just TOO cold outside! (near freezing in the morning)
i guess i like to pamper myself.

[kelownagirl]

I love Fridays...

Hi girls, long time no see.

[Pax]

Hi KG! How's life?

[OakLeaf]

Hey KG, welcome back!

[salsabike]

CC, here's something else you might like to see, in case you haven't yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pzlZPRvx8

Look at Beyonce's face. That's no routine performance for her, and she's not just singing about romance.

I know all this euphoria will fade as the real difficulties of the world take over. But I think it's okay to enjoy it for a few days...

[kelownagirl]

I'm good. Been busy training and working etc. I have a student teacher now though so the work load has eased up A LOT! He's really good too so it's pretty laid back in my room right now. I'm getting lots of cleaning up and filing done. Yeah baby.

Dealing with shin splnts again. Working thru it. I'm back in the pool twice a week, and riding the trainer in the basement. It's been a long cold snowy winter here.

Right now I'm online trying to find a nice place to go for Valentine's Day weekend. Can't find anything available. I'm starting to think we should go the weekend before or after instead. What's a date anyway?

I'm going to go thru the TD pages and see how everyone's doing!