This season, instead of gift giving, I thought it was time for something different.
At this point in time I wondered, "what do you give your children?" Instead of buying something, I had the greatest idea!
"How about going to the Peabody Essex Museum and seeing their current exhibition - "Hats" and then out to dinner?
Yes, they'd love that.
We spent a wonderful day touring the four sections of the exhibition. Each hat was clearly marked with the date they were created. We had fun trying to guess the date - sometimes we were right, sometimes way off.
There was one area where the visitors were allowed to TRY ON the hats and take photos.
Was that ever fun!!
Another area was set up so you could choose a hat on a computer screen, and then place the hat however you pleased on your head and then press a button and get that photo taken.
And then, lo and behold the photo was framed and shown on the wall as a piece of art!!??
After all that excitement we went to the gift shop and Steve became the proud owner of a handsome wool hat.
Don't you think he looks like a cast member of "Mad Men?"
The day wasn't over yet - it was off to dinner at Legal Sea Foods.
Food is always good there.
What kind of hat do you wear? I only wear one when I really have to - just something to kept the head warm!