tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post3494864820930692593..comments2024-03-29T05:06:21.794-04:00Comments on NineteenTeen: Fun in the Sun...Not!Marissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-28645352872642501622008-03-20T17:59:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:59:00.000-04:00Unless it doubles as an umbrella, Mary!I think par...Unless it doubles as an umbrella, Mary!<BR/><BR/>I think parasols are charming, and would love to see them used more.Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-77184193471627690322008-03-20T17:54:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:54:00.000-04:00I use a parasol. They are a great way to keep the ...I use a parasol. They are a great way to keep the sun off you, and more effective than a lot of hats. My kids tell me it looks silly, but let them laugh. <BR/><BR/>In Japan, almost all women over 50 use parasols. I bought mine one sizzling summer when I saw another foreign woman, a student from Northern Africa, whip hers out as she stepped off the train. I'm betting that in Northern Africa, they know all about how to keep cool, and when I saw that woman put up her parasol, she looked so elegant, I went straight out and bought one myself. I still have it, but I don't get a lot of use out of it here in Scotland.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.com