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Tennessean to a Tee
Ms. Diane & her Hat
The first thing I said to Ms. Diane was how beautiful her hat was. She told me that her aunt who is a milliner made it! Isn’t it lovely?
We exchanged numbers and she also gave me her aunts’ contact.
Now, I am hoping I can get one made for me. However, her aunt doesn’t have any type of website or social media. And, she lives all the way in Detroit. If I ever am able to get one, I’ll make sure to blog about it too.
Road Work Ahead
Church Hats & More
Of course while I was in Argentina, I wanted to buy at least one hat. I found a small hat shop in San Telmo.
The name of the shop was La Fundamental and in the words of the apprentice who sold me my hat (the one I am wearing in the photo) it is a meaning close to the English meaning for the same word, but it’s also “funda”(cover)+”mental”(mind, from the mind) so the pun is “the cover of your mind”, because we sell hats lol.
I was in love with the shop the moment I walked it. It had a lot of hats of all shapes, colors and sizes and I could see that more were being made. I not only liked the shop because of it’s merchandise but also because of the employees.
The young lady that is smiling with me name is Mon. She was so sweet and I felt we were friends for a long time.
She told me the owner of the shop was not there and she is an apprentice, learning how to make and mend hats from the owner.
When I emailed Mon and asked her if she remembered me, she replied ecstatically: Of course I remember you! You took one of my first creations to New York, a city that I love and that has given me friends and family. I hope to go back there soon.
Of course when I travel back, I’ll make my way down to that fancy hat shop.
Happy Father’s Day
He declared that he was the ‘Father Day King’. If you visit my blog often, you will see that I blogged about him a while ago about his style of hat.
You can check out the last blog here.
Neville Brothers
Lilly on the Jewel
Me and someone crashing my picture….
That Hat
Last weekend at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church there was a party. The neighborhood got together with the members of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition to celebrate the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory.
Edwina
There are a few Bronxnites who live in my neighborhood who ALWAYS dress to kill. Edwina’s one of them. I am not talking about young people, I am talking about older people whom I have noticed.
Edwina is a kind woman. When I was going to Fordham and would walk to school, I would see her walking in the opposite direction. She would always be dressed up and have a beautiful smile on her face. She would smile and say hi. Sometimes she complimented me on my outfit and other times she would encourage me to continue my education. What she doesn’t know is her compliments and words of encouragements always made my day.
Since I graduated and stopped walking that route, I haven’t seen her in a while. Last week, I went out with my sisters and bumped into Edwina. I took advantage of the opportunity to ask her her name and snapped a picture.
In this photo, she is not that dressy. I should include that it was raining. However, she still has her beautiful smile.
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