Thank you, everybody for the concolences and well wishes you've posted so kindly. Your support was and is heartwarming and is much much appreciated.
That's a very nice trio of hats, Jeff. I was thinking about that one when I started the Beneluxury thread. A thing of beauty, Alan. Very nice, Reggie. Lovely colours.
Very good looking hat, Randall. The new ribbon suits it very well. Great new find, Steve. Looks like a great felt and a super ribbon treatment as well. A beautiful hat, Daniele. Excellent proportions and good colour. Excellent as always, Eric. I'll take their word for it. Michael. Classic looking hat.
Italian week continues with these entries. Barbisio Titan Cervo qualitá superlativa Alessandria Barbisio Rat Gondin Cappellificio Monzese St George Antilope (woolfelt)
Just about to go out and do some grocery shopping with the Mrs, was tidying up the Blackberry brambles down the north wall while waiting. My fairly new Bluegrass Green custom Akubra Camdraft
I like the gray one you called Alessandria. Not usually a fan of braided hat bands, but that one looks great!
Many thanks Randall, this was my last bow and the one I showed my wife how to do them and then she went right to work doing better and puts me to shame lol, I love it. Besides my hands just don't work much anymore, so it's a win-win for me. (She has a life long nick-name too, Da Moo, The Moo or just Moo... Strange I know, The Wolf and a Cow lol .I'll add she's not known as a cow lol.. It's just Wolf and the Moo) And just for a bit of show 'n tell..... I went looking in her secret study (yeah, I know but I'm a brave and some would say "foolish" man lol) and I found out why I got to do gardening while waiting for her being so late this morning before going out. She's been practicing doing wolf's yesterday and this morn obviously when she thinks I'm busy and not looking lol. Going to be something she's preparing to do for me or the hats at a later point maybe...who knows but I'm positive it's for me as what she's been burning is a dead give-away hahaha. Here's a naughty peek-a-boo ....shhhh! Edit: A few hours later after dinner she presents me a gift showing me and asking if I like it. Amazes me, she's had this pyrography gear for a week or so a week remember....... I can't even draw a half decent stick figure.
Wow! Da Moo got multitudinous skills!! Your bow looks great, as well! Talented couple. You be careful pokin’ around her secret study. Some moos have horns.
All I can say is WOW. All three. That Barbisio though... Also, that Antilope though! My kind of colors.
Thanks Stefan. I'm liking that Rat Gondin a lot. And, to echo Jeff, the colors on the Antelope are very nice. Hard to think it's wool from looking at the felt. Thanks, Michael