Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury wearing a hair net or snood. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. I haven't bothered to fix this in place on my head. No need. I am indoors and after two hours it is in place and has not slipped once.  Colour Of Hair Net The colour co-ordinates perfectly with my colour scheme which is red, reds. burgundy, orange, pink.  It contrasts with blonde hair. It would be neatly inconspicuous against dark hair.  Practical Use Of A Hair Net It stops hair falling across my face and eyes and ears and neck and getting tangled in my spectacles. My hair won't fall into my spoon nor bowl when I am leaning forwards eating. I could use it to stop my hair getting wet when showering. Unless I am washing my hair. Yes, I do have transparent shower caps leftover from visits to hotels. But I prefer to save them to use them to wrap around shoes when packing my suitcase. (Why? To protect my clothes from dirty soles, snagging buckles and Velcro - hook and close, and to keep both s...

  Recycling and Reviving Warm Winter Clothes Problems - where?   Winter hat with ear-warming cover. Photo by Angela Lansbury. A traditional deerstalker hat worn by Sherlock Holmes and sold in Scotland and England protects your ears from the cold and your eyes from light on snowy days. I had just given up hope of finding one when I saw it half price in the children's section of Primark in London, England. 1 HATS Light hats blow off. 2 CLOTHES Clothes are not warm enough. 3 SHOES AND SOCKS Sensible summer sandals are too lightweight for winter walking and let in water and frost. 4 FEELING CHILLED Answers 1 HATS Sew a ribbon to secure your hat. To tie a bow under your chin, you need two pieces of ribbon. Allow a long enough piece to tie a bow. If your ribbon is too short. Use one piece of ribbon extended with a piece of elastic. Alternatively have a piece of ribbon or Velcro which links at the back of the neck under your hair. (Like the join in a baseball cap which fits diff...