How to restore a black cowgirl hat crushed in the mail - dress of the day 343
My black cowgirl hat was crushed in the mail. I was crushed - metaphorically.
I tried to unbend the circular wire edge. It was completely mis-shapen. I could not straighten it. The dome was creased.
I thought of wetting it. Then wearing it. I would get black dye all over my blonde hair.
Put it on top of another black hat. That might straighten the central dome, but not the bent edging wire.
The brim was badly bent. The high centre was wonky. Awful. Unwearable.
What is the centre part called? Not a dome.
Parts of a hat? It is called the crown.
Later that day, I carried a heavy mortar and pestle over to the dining table and placed it by chance alongside the hat. It was heavy. I moved it over the edge of the hat, to flatten the edge. That seemed to work. Would it stay?
I didn't know - yet. I decided to leave it. Also on the table was a pile of heavy wooden chopping boards. I placed them on the other side of the hat. Then I moved them around.
I left them all day. I went off and did other things. Forgot about the hat.
Later I came back. The hat was a lot better. Not perfect, but better. I rearranged the heavy objects.
In the evening, I was on a zoom call. I wanted to add some glamour, drama. How about the hat?
Yay! Good enough to wear. I liked the effect. Black.
As I suspected, black went with everything, certainly with the black and pink caftan I was wearing.
No need to send the hat back. No need to complain.
I knew the secret of success. Heavy weights cure a crushed hat.
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
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Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.
Books by Angela Lansbury
How to be the best man. (Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Wedding Speeches and Toasts.(Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Unforgettable British Weekends.
Poetry Workshop Workbook.
The Tailor and the Spy. (Lulu.)
Larry The Talking Labrador. (Lulu.)
Writing Poetry for fun.
Quick Quotations
Who Said What When
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