I was walking back to the office from the library today and I saw a group of 8-10 ladies, all dressing in purples and reds – typically a purple top and a red hat with some purple flowers. I was curious and started talking to two of them to see if they have a special occasion – turned out the are the Red Hat Ladies 
They are so cute, I guess they meet once a month for coffee and talk about what field trip and lunch they can go to. Like today, their destination was the Rochester Public Library (as “we are trying to learn more about the town we live”) and then lunch at the University Center. One of the ladies I talked to had worked at Mayo for 41 years as a surgery nurse educator, so she wants these field trips to be educational as well, and not just meet for lunch. What a wonderful idea!
An is it a coincidence that today I had on a lavenda shirt, and the book I’d just borrowed from the library was bright red? Actually I didn’t even notice I had a purple shirt on (well okay, I’m not color blinded, just that after you have picked your outfit and put it on, you don’t think much more about it, or at least I don’t anyway), but that one of the red hat ladies pointed it out to me, and it was then I noticed I had a red book to match their purple/red outfit
Perhaps one day, I’ll have my own little Red Hat Ladies group In fact, I did meet with a few female friends after work today at 300 First for happy hour (btw, their cream burlee was yummy!), we just didn’t have our red hats on
Hopefully I will bump into the Red Hat Ladies again – it is fun to see them having fun
PS – so of course I had to goggle the red hat ladies (that’s what goggle is for right?) and found this – the Red Hat Society. Haven’t heard of them before but apparently there are over 1.5 million members in the US and worldwide. Guess you learn something new everyday!
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serendipity37 // February 26, 2009 at 7:29 pm |
Red Hatters are fun. That is the whole idea of the club. No committees, dues, etc. Most of us just go to lunch, dressed in our ‘gorgeous’ outfits. There is a poem by Jenny Joseph called ‘Warning” written many years ago, picked up by a lady in Texas I believe. She started a fad by giving a red hat to friends when they turned 50 . And like Topsy it just grew.
QM Karol RHS Belleza // October 8, 2009 at 1:44 am |
I am so happy you were able to connect with some of the Red and Pink Hatters in your area. It’s a great social organization for women to regress to the carefree young girls hidden within their souls.. and share , care and enlighten other ladies lives with a their red hat ways!
You too may like to join a red hat chapter.. just go to http://www.redhatsociety.com and look for a chapter near by you! Many chapters are “customized” to fit the chapter’s creator, (better known as the QM / Queen Mother) of the chapters desires and interests. One of my chapterette’s is a writer also… one a social worker, a librarian, teacher, cashier, nailtech, minister , the wife of a City Mayor… all walks of life.
Sue Ellen ( resides in California now) and a college friend of her’s Linda ( resides in Florida now) .. were going to lunch. It was Linda’s birthday.. so Sue Ellen found a red hat.. and gifted it to Linda.. they dressed in Red Hats and purple clothes and went to lunch.. the rest is history !
Millions of ladies are members of the Red Hat Society.. world wide. It was officially organized for ladies world wide to come together.. and they have!
So jump in.. and enjoy the social aspects of The Red Hat Society.. it is said there are no rules.. but, there are a few! We wear our “colour’s” of Red Hats and Purple Clothes.. our regalia.. of lots of bling.. feathers.. and we have fun! We do charge due’s to join the organization.. and Queen’s pay to start a chapter.. but it is all minimal charges. There are local gatherings, State gatherings (in USA) and World Wide Gatherings.. such as the New Years Parade in England coming up 2009.
If you have trouble finding a chapter, contact RHS better known as Hatquarters.. in California.. 800 #, they will be glad to help you out!
Happy Hatting !
QM Karol
Queen of Everything!