tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post1523882562527526220..comments2023-04-11T05:44:06.752-04:00Comments on noted and blogged: Who are all the old ladies in the red hats?sandy shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05617376664356510015noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-6990720991025779272008-04-28T14:21:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:21:00.000-04:00These ladies looked terrific, RHAM. It made me fe...These ladies looked terrific, RHAM. It made me feel good just to see them.sandy shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617376664356510015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-60885194983301788982008-04-28T13:13:00.000-04:002008-04-28T13:13:00.000-04:00The purpose of the hats are to be bold and a littl...The purpose of the hats are to be bold and a little ridiculous. The purple apparel can also be quite diverse but the whole ensemble is a statement of staying young as you grow older.RHAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292662958722009147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-35711930305940229542008-04-05T01:03:00.000-04:002008-04-05T01:03:00.000-04:00I'm not sure who I clicked on to get to your blog,...I'm not sure who I clicked on to get to your blog, but I really like it. The first time I ever saw a "red hat lady" was in Billing Montana. My family and I had gone out to dinner at a really nice place, and in came a whole party of them, all in full regalia. I had no idea who or what they were, and I wasn't sure it wasn't a Montana thing, but I looked them up on the internet like you did. Who knew there was a whole segment of older ladies wearing red and purple for a reason??<BR/><BR/>Great Blog!Monhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414206552049608109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-78225420053355193042008-04-03T21:32:00.000-04:002008-04-03T21:32:00.000-04:00That's a good point anon -- joiner or no, I defini...That's a good point anon -- joiner or no, I definitely have my own interests to pursue. <BR/><BR/>A hiking group sounds like fun :).sandy shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617376664356510015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-64911543953895850842008-04-03T17:59:00.000-04:002008-04-03T17:59:00.000-04:00You had best make up your mind to go out and becom...You had best make up your mind to go out and become something of a joiner after your kids are grown , cause if you don't you will surely get on the spouses nerves, even in the best of marriages you need time to develope some part of self. My kids are older, grown in fact, so I started my own little hiking group, and we have some fun. My wife is catching up with old friends and it makes things more pleasant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-19189711825236274152008-04-02T14:43:00.000-04:002008-04-02T14:43:00.000-04:00A year and a half and I'm there. That is, if they...A year and a half and I'm there. That is, if they'll take me. They can be very exclusive. Purple and red look good on me, anyway :-).<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about the bad bagel experience. That was a pretty good place, pebbles and such notwithstanding.Cape and Valley Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050564989524303774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-21426647063445225012008-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:002008-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:00I'm not much of a joiner either. I thought it was...I'm not much of a joiner either. I thought it was cool seeing 'em all flocking like that though. Made me hope I too have some cheerful companionship in my later years, hatted or otherwise.sandy shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617376664356510015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-36524767348900149562008-03-30T16:23:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:23:00.000-04:00My mother finds the red hat ladies very annoying. ...My mother finds the red hat ladies very annoying. I gotta say, I don't really get it, but then, I'm not much of a joiner. Maybe that will change by the time I'm over 50 (which isn't all that far away, sadly).Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-51408010336712171882008-03-29T22:02:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:02:00.000-04:00that seems very coolthat seems very coolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-51519453481085024582008-03-28T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T22:22:00.000-04:00Cool! I'd seen the poem before but didn't make th...Cool! I'd seen the poem before but didn't make the connection, because I forgot about the "with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me."<BR/><BR/>I hope I find one that suits me.sandy shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617376664356510015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276333907539566443.post-89559620058330697072008-03-28T21:25:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:25:00.000-04:00I love the Red Hat ladies. They grew out of this p...I love the Red Hat ladies. They grew out of this poem by Jenny Joseph:<BR/><BR/>When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple<BR/>with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.<BR/>And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves<BR/>and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.<BR/>I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired<BR/>and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells<BR/>and run my stick along the public railings<BR/>and make up for the sobriety of my youth.<BR/><BR/>I shall go out in my slippers in the rain<BR/>and pick the flowers in other people's gardens<BR/>and learn to spit.<BR/><BR/>You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat<BR/>and eat three pounds of sausages at a go<BR/>or only bread and pickles for a week<BR/>and hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes.<BR/><BR/>But now we must have clothes that keep us dry<BR/>and pay our rent and not swear in the street<BR/>and set a good example for the children.<BR/>We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.<BR/>But maybe I ought to practice a little now?<BR/>So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised<BR/>When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955817346800123054noreply@blogger.com