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Chariots of Fire -75th Birthday Surprise! This was 9 months in the planning and what a shock I had when I opened my front door and outside was a Fire Engine (I do love a man in Uniform!) and I was given a ride to a lovely local Hotel. As we swept up the beautiful driveway, with the sirens blazing, 60 'Cotswold Gems' were standing outside in the freezing cold to welcome me - they even had the RED carpet rolled out!! We had a superb lunch and a lot of fun - it was a room filled with love, just like a favourite blanket wrapped around me. Everyone should have a Birthday like this at least once. I'm still looking back at 'little' things which now make sense.
Oh yes, I'm the one standing at the top of the Fire Engine's steps with the Purple Fireman's Helmet!!
Margo
First Lady, Cotswold Gems
My name is Carolyn and I actually live near Worcester, UK but am visiting friends in Florida. Today my friend and I went to Cocoa for lunch and we sat next to a group of ladies all wearing red hats. My friend explained that they were a chapter of the Red Hat Society. They kindly let me take their photo. A few had already departed but you get the idea. They certainly were enjoying themselves!
Regards,
Carolyn
The Pearls of Poole enjoying their first ever meetup at the Shah of Persia, Poole.
The Liver Birds with Queen Lorna of the Lancashire Lasses at Liverpool's Empire Theatre
for Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker on 25th January 2012.
By Covent Garden Christmas tree, a group of Red Hatters on their way to see Legally Blonde.
From Convention 2011:
Choccy,Lady M, Q Lorna and her London Redhatters
Choccy and Lady M having a giggle as they always do
My Fair Ladies meet Fiery Fascinators at Buckingham Palace - September 2011
Poor guy was only trying to find some lunch!
Taking a break by the Buckingham Palace Lake - My Fair Ladies and Fiery Fascinators
These Red Hatters - the Lyme Bay Lovelies won a competition as Can Can Dancers -
in a parade locally-you will agree that they deserved their prize and they exemplified the
ethos of red hatting --so I say well done those gorgeous gals !!!
Pauline,Madame Chocolat says: We did have a lot of fun that day. Although the knees played up on Sunday from all that dancing!!!!
FROM MY RED HATTER DESK Growing old disgracefully and loving every minute!
Tzarina Teresa, Norfolk Broads
Roses of Torridge enjoy a boozy lunch - April 2011
New but perfectly formed 'Roses of Torridge' February 2011
Q. Margo sporting the bag bought for her by Cotswold Gems for Christmas 2010
Funvention - Paris, October 2010
Red Hatters at Bideford Convention October 2010
Red Hat Rebels, Bideford 2010
This is a photo of Cotswold Gems trip to Snowshill Lavender Farm in July 2010. The view as we came up the hill to the Farm was spectacular and the perfume
surrounded us as we toured the fields of lavender and sun flowers. We naturally created quite a stir with our red and purple against the lavender background.
The restored Barn is now a lovely restaurant where we enjoyed a delicious lunch followed by lavender flavoured shortbread - yum!!
Margo - First Lady - Cotswold Gems
FIVE QUEENS! - Pictured from left are:
Pauline, Queen of the Manchester Ladies with Hattitude
Maureen, Queen of the Rollicking Rubies of Wrexham
Tricia, Queen of the Silktown Red Hatters from Macclesfield
Lorna, Queen of the Lancashire Lasses
and Wanda, Queen Opal of The Liver Birds of Liverpool
Annie from Hatquarters at the Hampton Court Flower Show
with Red Hat Lady rose - see 'Red Hat Plants' page
Scarlet Ladies of York
Wiseley Gardens - 87 Redhatters greet the new sweet pea - see 'Red Hat Plants' page