April 25th was World Red Hat day. We celebrated again this year at Mulberry Parc residences in Burnaby. They have invited us three years in a row to celebrate. They put on a beautiful lunch every year and Friday was no exception. It was an Afternoon Tea and the sandwiches, scones and desserts were delicious. We started with either sparkling juice or wine!
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| There were two long tables We were all given a red fan |
In the fall of 1997, Sue Ellen Cooper, an artist from Fullerton, California, bought a red hat on a trip to Tucson, Arizona. Cooper then bought another red hat and gave it to a friend as a birthday gift. Cooper was inspired by the Jenny Joseph poem, "Warning" which was popularized by a Readers Digest article written by Liz Carpenter. Here is the poem that started it all:
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me
And I shall spend my pension on Brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth
