It was my fault the sun was so high in the sky. I lay in bed reading comments and blog posts that had come in during the night instead of getting up when the alarm rang. The sun was welcome to warm our backs at the creek. When we turned to walk home, it was piercingly bright in our eyes. John shaded his face with a hand, while I just squinted. On the way up the steep hill, my hat had a suggestion. It said, “Pull the brim down, silly.”
I’ll bet the hat got its wisdom from friend Karen, who knitted it for me several years ago. I flipped the edge and felt instant relief from the unrelenting sun. Anything that dramatic should be recorded.
Would you agree the camera did an excellent job with this one-shot selfie? It must have been on auto-pilot, because unlike a cell phone, it has only one lens. Good going, Cammie!
Mehrling Muse 
I love the pic😻
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Love the hat!
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I’ve enjoyed the hat and now wonder what else it can do.
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Great photo! I usually have to take several to get one shot that is still not too good after all the effort. Also, the hat is darling!
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I have never had much success with selfies, so this one shot was a surprise to me.
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I like your hat, Anne. Especially because it was a present. And you use alarm clocks? What time do you normally get up without it?
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For a few months after we moved six years ago, I didn’t set an alarm. It was marvelous. John couldn’t stand it. He is a New Yorker, and his refrain is, “Let’s get up and get going.” It was better for me to change than to kill him.
My cell phone is my alarm clock. Right now it is set for 6:30 six days a week so that we walk to the creek before the sun rises. Struggling to keep up with the blog, I look at comments before I get up. Sunday I’m up at 7 so that we can eat and drive 35 miles to church.
You don’t use an alarm to get up?
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Heavens no. I feel I deserve better than a heart attack first thing in the morning. Haha! Your routine sounds nice. The blog first thing? Wow, admire your dedication.
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I’m eager to see what people wrote while I was asleep. If I don’t read a few at a time throughout the day, I’d get terribly behind..
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Decided not to kill the NY husband!!! Priceless. Reminds me of Ruth Bell Graham’s comment when asked about if she ever considered divorcing her celebrated husband. She said, “divorce was never in our vocabulary…but murder….perhaps.” (or something like that)
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That is most amusing.
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Oh, Salem doesn’t let our human stay in bed when it’s time to get up. She’s in charge of breakfast so we have to make sure she’s up on time. Nice hat!
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I remember those days in my house. I never held it against Thor, because I loved him. Same for the subsequent three cats.
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Aw, you’re the sweetest!
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Unrelenting sun you say? Try living out here. Your hat is super cute, Anne!
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I’ll leave the unrelenting sun to you. Most of the time the sun is well-behaved here.
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Thank your lucky stars for that! The sun is much favoured and adored but there is a limit. As one gets older, one gets less tolerant and less energetic when the mercury and humidity soars. I would rather live in a cooler climate.
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I agree. Cooler is better.
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Gotta love that inner voice!! You did well with the selfie – you have a wonderful smile! And that hat totally rocks!
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The selfie was a happy accident. Do you wear hats in the winter? I didn’t when I was growing up in TN.
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I wear hats now, for warmth, but when I was young those were not cool!!! Ha ha!!
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Fashion ruled!
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Stylish and smart 😉
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Pretty hat, Anne. Once, an acquaintance of mine knitted me a *sweater*! She was an avid knitter, and insisted she wanted to do it. After she finished and gave it to me, I didn’t try it on immediately (we were at a live music show, in a very small, cramped venue, it was hot in there…) but thanked her profusely. Then I got it home, and wouldn’t you know it – it was two sizes too small! I never told her of course. I gave it away to a charity.
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Oh! That’s sad.
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I know… I guess she should’ve taken my measurements, instead of just estimating by sight. Sigh.
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Brims on hats are great for taming the sun and keeping the snow off your nose when the snowflakes start flying fast and furiously!
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💗💗
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Ha! When I read the title of the post, I couldn’t even imagine you “flipping your lid”. I am glad the title had such a literal meaning! 🙂
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You are correct. I rarely flip out. I have seen others around me melt down, so maybe I’m the cause!!
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Love the hat and your smile Anne…great selfie.
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Thank you.
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