[OT] Red Hats

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Did all of you know there are two books out on the Red Hat Society? The first

one at least is by the woman who founded the society..probably the second one

too but didn't look at it. I saw that wal-mart carried them, and Hallmark. Going

commercial is big business.

linda

 

" Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. "

Mohandas Gandhi

 

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southernflower

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:32 PM

Re: Re: [OT] " Red Hats " ~ for Bron, Pat and PT

 

 

That's neat, Donna.

 

I am already designing my Red Hat quilt in my head. <g> Plan to make it

after my dniece's, dnephew's, and dear friend's quilts are finished...which

probably won't be till next summer or thereabouts now!

 

Bron

 

 

On 12/14/05, thelilacflower <thelilacflower wrote:

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> I haven't see the ladies out anywhere yet but Mervyn's clothing store

> had the whole hat, purse, T-Shirt and even jewelry display. I like

> that purple and red combo..........Donna

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> , " ~ PT ~ "

> <patchouli_troll> wrote:

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> > LOL! Now i had wondered about that. Lately i have

> > seen ladies out to dinner or out downtown sporting

> > those aweful red & purple hats, and i wondered what

> > that was all about. i sort of figured it was some club or

> > maybe they were part of a singing/choir group. *lol*

> > Thanks for the info; i think that is great.

> >

> > ~ pt ~

> >

> > Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away,

> > The earth goes down into a vale of grief,

> > And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables,

> > Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay--

> > Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses.

> > ~ Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875), Saint's Tragedy (act III, sc. 1)

> > ~~~*~~~*~~~>

> > , <southernflower@g...>

> wrote:

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> > > Hi Pat,

> > >

> > > You see, here in the States is a sort of phenomenon going on with

> women

> > who

> > > reach the age of 50. At that time, they are qualified to get into

> the " Red

> > > Hat " club. It's a grand celebration of a sort of 'coming of age'.

> This comes

> > > from the poem about the lady who, when she got old, " would wear

> purple "

> > and

> > > I think red, also; at any rate, would wear colors that may clash

> but that

> > > she likes. That when she gets to a certain age, she can and will

> do things

> > > differently in her life, having earned the right to do so, so to

> speak. :>)

> > >

> > > I have learned very recently that there is a Pink Hat stage for

> women like

> > > me <g> who aren't quite 50 but who can't wait to join the Red Hat

> Society.

> > > There are Red Hat clubs all over America, where ladies wear red

> hats with

> > > purple trim or vice versa; they eat out together and do other fun

> things. I

> > > have noticed that in my rubberstamping and papercrafting lately,

> there are

> > > many " red hat " paraphernalia. Lots of fun!

> >

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