Hats off! (21-22 April)

The Happy Hamby Hatters?!

The hats were Nick's idea - really!  We had seen some fabulous costumes during previous Ironfest visits and did have vague thoughts of constructing our own themed attire this year.

Time got away though and when Erin came home with her leopard hat (a discount store bargain), Nick thought to visit our local op-shops for even greater low-cost variety.  Past Lithgow visits were warmly remembered (particularly for the cold temperatures), so our hats were constructed with a winterish focus.  (Of course, the weather was quite mild for the most part so many of my anti-freeze preparations were not required.  Typical)!  

When we visited on Saturday, the lady who made yeti hats was quite vocal about Nick's teddy-bear opposition!  She was noticeably silent when he came back on Sunday, possibly seriously worried that more people would go out and buy 50c op-shop toys to make custom hats, rather than purchase her creations!!

Quite a few people stopped Nick to ask where he bought his hat and/or was he selling them - and just as many (or more) asked to take his photo!