Happy Birthday Dandelionmom!!

Believing hear, what you deserve to hear:
Your birthday as my own to me is dear…
But yours gives most; for mine did only lend
Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend. ~ Martial ~

Happy birthday to my totally cool, incredibly funny and exceptionally wise friend!

Guess What I Did Last Saturday?

So, how many of my dear readers have heard of the Red Hat Society? Yes, yes…I know it’s a usually thought of as a club for ladies older than myself and, to be honest, I was the youngest gal at the meeting I attended on Saturday. But, let me tell you, that was one fun group of “older” (sorry Oma and Jan) ladies! We toured an historic home in the area, then had lunch at a restaurant that’s been around since 1950. What an interesting and nice group of woman! They even invited me to be the token “pink lady” of their group. You see, a girl has to be at least 50 years old to be able to wear a RED hat. That’s also the age at which one is allowed to wear the signature purple clothing. Younger women are welcome in the group, but are asked to wear pink hats and lavender clothing until they reach the age of…umm…well…until they reach the age of 50. Pink and lavender are fine, I guess. But they’re nothing compared to red and purple. Wouldn’t you agree, my friends? Yes, I’m looking forward to the day (which is still six and a half long years away) when I can don a cute red hat (I’m thinking one of those tiny cowboy hats you sometimes see at the birthday parties of very young children ) and join the ranks of the Red Hatters!