Yvonne Ellison's grandsons Isreal and Jordan wearing hats she brought back from France

Ellison took The Master Class at the Beautiful Chateau Dumas in the South of France. The teacher was Dillon Wallwork, former Design Director at Philip Somerville LTD, and his assistant Adrian Phillip Howard.

"Everyone's hat turned out beautiful - a great piece of art. We got to go to Septfonds for the hat festival, Les Estivales du Chapeau," said Ellison, whose birthday was on August 4th (the same as mine).