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  • PasturesNew
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    bugslet wrote: »
    PN, there is a hat for everyone, you just haven't found it! If you are petite, then you are probably better off with pillboxes or fascinators. Brims can overwhelm those who are less blessed in the height department and don't have width either!

    A pillbox would look a bit daft.... and fascinators are "just weird" :)

    There are some simple/canvas "fishing-at-the-river" style hats that might've done for today ... but as we so rarely get good weather at all, it won't be on my "must buy" list.
  • Pyxis
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    Wish me luck...... I'm in a small group AmDram competition this evening! Been rehearsing all day, now just having a final rest before leaving for It! :eek:
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  • chris_m
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    Wish me luck...... I'm in a small group AmDram competition this evening! Been rehearsing all day, now just having a final rest before leaving for It! :eek:

    Is the correct thing to say still "Break a leg"?

    If so, then do that - if not, then plain old-fashioned good luck.
  • LydiaJ
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    bugslet wrote: »
    Thanks for the tip - another one that can only cope for a short while with the sun.

    PN, there is a hat for everyone, you just haven't found it! If you are petite, then you are probably better off with pillboxes or fascinators. Brims can overwhelm those who are less blessed in the height department and don't have width either!

    I'm not sure a pillbox or fascinator would be particularly good at keeping the sun off, though.
    Pyxis wrote: »
    Wish me luck...... I'm in a small group AmDram competition this evening! Been rehearsing all day, now just having a final rest before leaving for It! :eek:

    Hope it goes brilliantly, Pyxis. :T
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  • PasturesNew
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    .... Been rehearsing all day...
    I didn't know there were such things as competitions!
  • ivyleaf
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    You won't see this until later Pyxis but I hope it went well :)

    I tried on a fascinator a few years ago when looking for an outfit to wear to a wedding. Definitely not for me :o I did find a nice hat in the end though.
  • Pyxis
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    Guess what? We won! :j :j :j :j

    Ok, it was a very small competition class, but we hadn't been doing this for long, and hadn't ever performed in this ensemble before, so we were well chuffed! And we got a cup! ( A silver one!) Never had a cup before!
    Plus we'll be reprising our performance in a show at the town theatre soon, by invitation!



    Please excuse me while I go WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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  • PasturesNew
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    Guess what? We won! ...

    Well done :) Cups are good; you rarely see cups these days.

    I got a cup once.... just the once. The sort you hand back after the year's up. My name was the first one on there as it was a new thing.... I wonder where it is now!
  • Pyxis
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Well done :) Cups are good; you rarely see cups these days.

    I got a cup once.... just the once. The sort you hand back after the year's up. My name was the first one on there as it was a new thing.... I wonder where it is now!

    Yup! We'll have to hand ours back next year!

    What did you get yours for?
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
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  • PasturesNew
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    edited 23 June 2017 at 7:52AM
    I wonder what happens to old cups.... when Clubs have cups and they stop being awarded.
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