A few years ago on the eve of the "Boston's Best Day" (aka Patriot's Day), a stroke of genius hit and I decided to sew all three of my girls mob caps to wear to the 5:30 a.m. re-inactment of the shot heard round the world. Well, much to my dismay NONE of the girls would wear them! I was so disappointed and stuck them in the bottom of the dress up box. Just the other day while rummaging for something else in the basement, I came across the mob caps and brought them up with high hopes for this Patriot's Day. This little cutie took her cap from my arms, promptly placed it on her head and asked if she could sleep in it to keep her hair from getting messed up! She slept in it, all right, and came home from school and immediately put it back on top of her braids. In the midst of all our dinnertime/homeworktime chaos, I found her peacefully reading the story of Abraham Lincoln while wearing her sweet mob cap. Now that's enough to make my mother/historian-wannabe heart flutter! Love that girl!p.s. Want to sew your own historically accurate mob cap? See here for directions.
