Sunday 7 July 2013

Panama

This afternoon a nearby village held an open garden event. It was glorious weather, so I looked out my panama hat. It hasn't seen the outside of the cupboard for a couple of years. Of course, some English women are simply wedded to their umbrellas, whatever the weather! I love the shape of the one on the left and how well it co-ordinates with the outfit.
But it feels as though summer has really arrived when you're wearing a panama! I also wanted to keep my hands free for taking photographs, or perhaps for buying the odd plant! I bought this hat at Hampton Court Flower Show a number of years ago. It's very easy to wear and a lovely shade of pink,  which isn't captured too well in the photos.
I wore a cotton vest, from Jigsaw, which has a comfortable, soft velvet trim
 and my favourite summer skirt from Justin Case.  It is delicate, a silk outer skirt with a built-in cotton petticoat and I've worn it almost to a state of disintegration. My old espadrilles are in a similar battered condition, but I didn't know what sort of terrain I would be walking through, add to which I'm a comfort first sort of person.
In one of the gardens there was a shepherd's hut.

Just the place for a little sit down.

And when I got home I sat down again!
For Patti's Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style.

23 comments:

  1. You are always doing the most fun things. And, you look great doing it.

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    1. I've posted the gardens on my share blog, Bonnie. The wild flower garden was absolutely beautiful but I found it impossible to photograph it to do it justice. All the gardeners were such pleasant people, and we had some delightful conversations with them.

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  2. Great summer hat and outfit! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us! Have a wonderful week!

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    1. I love my hat but it doesn't get the chance to come out very much in our climate!

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  3. You look like summer perfection in your knit top and full skirt (my favorite silhouette). Thanks for sharing your great look with Visible Monday!

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    1. I love warm weather, Patti. When other Brits are huffing and puffing about it I am feeling on top of the world. I'm surely living in the wrong place!

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  4. Wow you look chic! Love the last photos it's a summer perfect photo.

    Kim,USA

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    1. That's me home and happy after a lovely afternoon out. (Not too sure about 'chic' - I look a bit of a scruff viewed close up, hole in shoe and skirt for starters!)

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  5. I think you should dress like this every day!! You look like so beautiful in that most excellent hat.

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    1. If the sun keeps on shining then I'll happily dress like this every day, ( along with my 'scare the horses' shorts for working in the garden.)

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  6. I love clothes that have been worn to the point of disintegration. They are so right in every way. I can see the pink of your hat a bit from your garden bench. And no wonder you love that skirt, beautiful. You are a picture of summer.

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    1. As long as I've done the disintegrating, or another member of the family, it's fine. I shall be so sad when this skirt finally collapses.
      Ah, summer - I'm loving it!

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  7. My dear that last picture of you is absolutely summer perfection... and needs to be framed! I so enjoy traveling your blog to get a peek into your world! thank you for sharing!

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    1. I return the compliment, Tamera. I always look to your site for fabulous style and glamour - and sunshine!

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  8. I love that last shot especially! You look absolutely comfortable and so chic!

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    1. Feet up, looking at my veg. patch, thinking how tidy all the open gardens had been, not giving a hoot because, although my plot is rather scruffy, my veg are growing so much better! Yeah!

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  9. I see the pink of the hat in the last photo, and you are right. It's pretty, just like the rest of your outfit. Love all the textures ... and shouldn't proper espadrilles look like "many busy vacations in Spain" instead of "like-new"? Espadrilles and boots. You look completely lovely!
    Thank you for pictures of places I'll probably never see.

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  10. Love this last photo. Very nice.

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  11. I'm admiring your hat and the lovely shepherd's hut.

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  12. I love your beautiful asymmetric hair cut!

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