Don plays as much golf as is humanly possible and has a large collection of caps to keep him safe** from the harsh sun.

He was reconciling these hats last week and was planning to bin^^ a couple of favourites that definitely had seen better days.

They’d originally started life as deep navy hats coloured, but sweat and sun had done their work. And if the sun does this to hats, imagine what it does to our skin!

I knew they were favourites, so asked for them to see what I could come up with project-wise. Good for the creative muscle.

I’m out of the habit of taking a billion progress photos, but below are post project remnants. Behold the difference in colour from the visor – and they look really very grody, but be assured they have been cleaned!

I had several ideas and experimented quite a bit. In the end I grabbed a couple of small inexpensive frames from ikea (GALLBODA), some cheap black felt from Diaso ($2.80 for a small roll) and I was away.

I’m really pretty pleased with the outcome! Very vintage and will go well in the Manhole (which is how we refer to Don’s music-listening room, which I realise I’ve only referenced in passing)

perspex removed for photo – way too much glare

Must get more of those $5 frames as they are scheduled to leave the range!

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COVID case numbers are increasing wildly here. We’ve cancelled some of our planned activities because the last thing we want is covid and/or isolation for the glorious 19 day break.

So no Julius Caesar for us tomorrow evening and probably fewer of those planned meals out.

Boosters scheduled for January.

Stay safe!

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** well, safe(ish) – lashings of sunscreen still required.
^^ we don’t have textile recycling that I’m aware of.