Shopping Together with Mom

The gals came to check out the headwear at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston. They took the time to find out about the different styles and that I made it.

It was Mom who announced, “I really don’t look good in hats.” That did not deter them from trying on several while she stood back and watched them enjoy finding one and checking to see how it looked in the mirror. They were pleased to find something and it seemed to be in the process of seeing their efforts that Mom warmed to the thought of looking, too.

They took turns deciding on a color and style that they thought might work. They insisted Mom check each of them out in the mirror. They stood behind her to get the expression on her face as she considered what it looked like on. When she seemed like she should really keep that one for futher consideration, someone would be sure to hold on to it.

As she narrowed her choices down, one of the gals spoke up, “Mom, you sort of liked this one, but I thought this one was much better.” With that she held forward the black military patrol cap.

A final test, just to be sure, was all it took. The second best only got a “sort of” expression in the mirror. It was when she put on the military cap that she honestly had to turn away from the mirror. With that, it was her, “Well, what do you think?”, followed by the approval comments for each of them, that really brought out her big grin.

It was great that her daughter snapped a picture of us. I had my hair bag® do rag on and she had on her new patrol cap.

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When Robin came to the Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City, KS, she fell in love with my cool weather military patrol caps. But there was one thing missing – ear flaps. She wanted the perfect combination of warmth and style for her hunting trips. As the cap creator, I knew I could make her dream come true. I quickly turned her custom order around, and when she tried on the cap with the flaps down, she could already feel the warmth. Robin was so happy with her cap that she let me take her picture. The following year, at the Maple Leaf Festival, Robin made a point to stop by and give me the good news – she loved her cap! It kept her warm during hunting trips, and she could easily turn up the ear flaps when the weather warmed up. Robin’s satisfaction inspired me to put ear flaps on all my cool weather military patrol caps. Check them out on my website and get one for yourself. Experience the perfect combination of warmth and style, just like Robin did.

When making the cool weather caps, the style was appealing to me for the cooler days for walking because some days are windy and I thought those ear flaps would be perfect.

When shopping for material, I found one is a very soft fleece in a travel print with compass and maps. That would would definitely be the one I’d use to make my cap. I like to travel so this was going to be mine.

I got my pictures once it was finished. The pictures show several view of the cap with the ear flap down and up. We have a big dinner bell that my husband’s grandparents and the last picture shows me ringing the bell with my patrol cap on.

I prefer to wear the ear flaps turned up, but do appreciate how easy it is to cover my ears when the wind picks up on walks, out bicycling, and walking the kid’s dog, and playing at the park with the grandson.