Her churchmate, Dolores Keller, also gets a kick out of dressing in big, beautiful hats. Her passion for hats was hottest when she was young. Today, her collection is down to just four hats. She buys a new one only if it's on sale. The tradition conjures up excitement in their bones.
Hats can be a very fine form of self-expression.
But it's also a way of making the most of something that to some people is a restriction . . . I happen to love it.