Buns and Roses
Literary Tea for Literacy
After a long summer spent with my nose to the writing grindstone, I’m ready for a little fun. And a little hat wearing.
This Sunday will mark the third year that I have participated in a local charity event known as Buns & Roses Tea to benefit the Richardson Adult Literacy Center. Literacy is a cause that is near and dear to most writers’ hearts—without a literate population, we have no readers. This years Buns & Roses will feature 25 authors, it is a wonderful afternoon full of fun, meeting readers and making new friends. And I’ll have my own fan-girl moment—this year's acclaimed historical romance author, Cathy Maxwell, will deliver the keynote address.
But honestly, all altruism aside, for me it’s all about the hats. I am entirely convinced that tea tastes better when one is wearing a hat—the sillier the better. (I have tested this theory both at high tea at the Ritz Carlton, and at Buns & Roses.) The first year I attended, I wore a simple black feather fascinator. Last year I decided I needed to up the ante, and MADE my own over-the-top fascinator of brightly colored butterflies. This year I am faced with a choice: a gorgeous full hat with curling pheasant feathers for fall, or a peacock feather bedecked fascinator.
What do you think, readers? Which hat should I choose? And what kind of hat would you choose to wear if we were to have an imaginary Plotting Princesses High Tea?
15 comments:
They are both nice hats but I guess it would depend on the weather and the occasion, meaning how formal it is. I like the floral headpiece.
By all means, wear the floral one, that way we can see your pretty face. Of course, I love big hats too, although never wear any.
Have a wonderful time this year and party on without me (I'll be working the day job this year).
I'm sure whichever hat you choose, it will be awesome.
I love your hats. Have a fun party!
Jane,
You are quite right, so I will wait on the day and see what the weather is like. :) In the mean time, I will pull together an outfit to go with each hat, so I'm ready no matter what the weather brings!
Cheers, and thanks for stopping in today! EE
Kathy,
I will miss you this year. :( But one of the reasons I LOVE doing this benefit is that it gives me an occasion for exercising my hat-love. :) I'll take every excuse I can get. :)
Cheers, and thanks for stopping in to chat! EE
Thanks, Vicki. :)
I love them too! Any excuse, and a big formal tea is the perfect occasion to indulge. I think hats are to me what handbags are to you! :)
Cheers, and thanks for stopping in to chat! EE
love the big hat in the first photo - it looks so - royal wedding! lol- or maybe ascot -
and I agree - tea always tastes better in a fussy hat!
Yes, Christ!!!! Royal Ascot is my idea of a perfect day—hat, horse racing and perhaps a little adult beverage = BLISS!
ANd with that comment, I'm leaning toward to pheasant feather be-decked hat. :)
Thanks so much for stopping in to chat! Cheers, EE
OH!!!
AND I"VE DECIDED I NEED TO GIVE AWAY A BOOK TODAY TO A RANDOM COMMENTER -
SO SPREAD THE WORD! :)
I love the floral one. See you Sunday. I'll be sitting at your table.
You cutie pie!!! I love the big one with the feathers. But face it, you look adorable in both.
Have fun fun FUN at the tea! I wish I could be there. I'm head down working on massive revisions and have company.
Big hug!
Sylvia:
Well it's not really floral—those are butterflies, made out of feathers. And I've retired that one. No way I could wear it two years in a row. I need to come up with something new and different!
But thanks for your enthusiasm. :) I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.
Cheers, EE
Kathleen,
You are too kind. :) I have given myself this weekend off, as my revisions finally ended on Wednesday, when I made the last few required tweaks, and the next book went into production. Fingers crossed that it is as good as I think. :) I will, of course, change my mind during copy edits and decide it's the worst book I've ever written. But that's part of my process.
Cheers, and thanks so much for stopping by. EE
I quite like the 1st one but I think Jane is has the right idea to wait to see what the weather is like.
Linda,
I think she's right, too, but patience is not one of my finer virtues. :) Determination? Check. Positivity? Check. Work ethic? Check. Patience? Patience?
Nowhere to be found. :)
But I'll pick on the day and see where that takes me. :)
THanks so much for stopping by! Cheers, EE
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