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WANT SOMETHING TO DO ON A COLD WINTER'S DAY?
January 11, 2007

Thirty-three members of the Village Red Hatties hosted A Royal Tea Party on January 11, 2007, served by Royal Concierge Services. Seven other red hat chapters were in attendance: Feathered Friends, Lorri Welling, QM; Red Hat Ladies, Wanda Wollard, QM; Red Otters, Rita Calkins, QM; Scarlet Sisters, Ailene Bell, QM; Sweet Jammin' Candied Yams, Joyce Shively, QM; Shan's Red Hot Mamas, Shan Marra, QM; and Star City Belles, Rita Collins, QM. Barbara Leonard of Lele' Boutique presented a wonderful display of beautiful red hat clothing and accessories for sale. Trish Moneagle demonstrated the best way to apply Mary Kay products; Ola Steger of the Village Red Hatties was her very attractive model. Seventy ladies were in attendance and had 50% chance at a door prize since there were 35 of them. Door prizes were donated by MCV Marketing, MCV Beauty Shoppe, MCV Gift Shoppe, Johnny Carino's Restaurant, LaRosa's, Yost Pharmacy, Perfect Petals Flower Shop, Lele' Boutique, Sylvia Wagner, Glenda Feuerbach and Shirley Glorius. Glenda spearheaded the event and worked hard to make it a success. Thank you, Glenda!

Our beautiful table setting awaiting guests.

A table of Feathered Friends - Gail, Vivian, Shirley, Lorri, Anne, Marge.

Ginny, Shan Marra and Terri Burkhardt.

Miss Alexandria, who was given to Shirley by Shan Marra of Shan's Red Hot Mamas, looking elegant in an outfit from Lele Boutique.

Miss Hattie of Cincinnati posing above our Village Red Hattie banner quilted by QM Shirley's sister, Carole Fangman.

Janice, Carole Fangman, Mim

Mary J, Maude S., Joanne B. and Jean Cruse.

A table all set for guests and some
Lele' Boutique clothing.

A partial display of clothing presented by Lele' Boutique.

Mary Beth Mueller and Ginny Hoffman.

Carole, Mim, Laverne, Charlotte, Janice.

Glenda and guests watching scarf demo.

The Mary Kay table.

Ailene B. and her pink hatters.

Barbara of Lele' Boutique and daugher Sherri.

Barbara at work demonstrating "How To Tie A Scarf."

Our newest Village Red Hattie, Linda K.

Ailene B.

Barb demonstrating use of a scarf on one of our guests.

Miss Alexandria and Ola S. after Trish M. of Mary Kay worked her magic on her.

Doris T's red hat sign greets our guests.

Ginny F. checking out our banner and wooden hat.

Our 35 door prizes elegantly displayed.

A kazoo "Happy Birthday" from Joanne R.

Shirley G., QM of Village Red Hatties,
at the podium.

Trish using Ola to demonstrate Mary Kay products while Glenda holds the mike.

Great Wolf Lodge
February 8, 2007

Our outing to Great Wolf Lodge was an unqualified success. Twenty-four Village Red Hatties enjoyed a sumptious buffet breakfast followed by a tour of the facility which was conducted by Shannon Kelly and Dana, a co-worker. Shannon was a gracious host and not only showed us two of their rooms but allowed us to enter the water area which only made us wish we were young again. Our newest member, Claire R, accompanied us. Thank you Glenda for another wonderful outing which we all thoroughly enjoyed!

Dorothy, Doris T., Janice, Mae, Ila digging in to the wonderful food.

Eileen, Lois, Char, Maude doing the same.

Mim

Betty S.

Here we are in front of the clock tower where children's shows are performed.

Mary J, Eileen and JoAnn just taking it all in.

EDEN HALL BED & BREAKFAST
& EDITH MAE'S TEA ROOM
XENIA, OHIO
April 12, 2007

Built in 1860, Eden Hall, as it is now named, has 32 rooms. The rooms we were privileged to be in were beautifully decorated.

Front door flanked by topiaries.

Gift shop

Sharon, caterer, in her gift shop.

Baby doll in hallway rocking chair.

Mirrored hallway wall.

Scrumptious food all prepared by Sharon.

Table decoration.

Living room.

Char, Lois,Janice, Dorothy, Doris B., etal.

Charlotte, Doris T., Martha, Mim, Ila, Marie

Doris T., Ila, Joanne R., Joanne B., Linda K., Janice and Marie holding their "mystery" bags before playing the Gift Giving Game.

Claire, Martha and Charlotte

One final picture before departure. Satiated, all the happy smiles indicate a good time was had by all.

Glenda pouring tea for Shirley.

KitchenAid Tour
May 10, 2007

A demonstrator shows us how to make a dumpling.

Now that's what
I call a dumpling!

Making our dumplings.

Old time KitchenAid products.

Ola enjoying her hot dumpling and ice cream.

We had a wonderful tour of KitchenAid but were not permitted to take pictures in the factory thus we have no pictures of the tour. We were treated to hot dumplings topped with ice cream at their salesroom. Delicious!

Picnic at Glenda Feuerbach's Beautiful Morrow Home
June 14, 2007

The day was beautiful, the house spectacular, the food divine, and Glenda did it all. What a woman! Thank you Glenda, you are a super hostess, a wonderful decorator, and a creative gardener. You and Charlie must have unending energy to do so much. We were the lucky recipients and we all thank you for a truly magnificent day.

Glenda lining up the drinks (and there were lots of them)!

Come and get it, it's all ready!

It was fun to eat on their deck--so nice and cool.

One side of a long table.

Marie

Happy Birthday Maude, Mary and Mim!

Blowing bubbles. Glenda set the camera and then ran to get into the picture. Seems nothing is too much trouble for her--and she is still smiling after all the work she put into the picnic

That's Sylvia holding up a tree.

Just look at the size of that table! Everything was done and waiting for us when we arrived. Wow! How did she do it?

MARY'S PLANT FARM
July 12, 2007

It was a perfect day for tea in a garden and Aunt Mary and her daughter made it a day to remember. After a delightful tea we enjoyed a walk through the extensive garden that Mary has made her life's work. Mary has a delightful way of expressing herself, hand movements and all. What she does not know about gardening is not worth knowing. I think she knows every botanical name there is. Way to go Mary!
And Blanche, thanks for the outing suggestion.

Ila strolling through
the gardens.

Ruth B. enjoying a cuppa tea.

Mae, Doris B., Dorothy, and Charlotte enjoying the ambience.

Janice and Ginny enjoying it all at one of the tables set in Mary's garden.

Glenda, Joanne B., and Mary. Not much left on their plates!

Martha getting some gardening tips from Mary and her daughter.

Mary, Blanche, Maude & Mary wondering how in the world they are going to be able to eat all that food!

Laurel Court was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of The Champion Paper Co. Started in 1902 and completed in 1907, it is one of America's best surviving examples of the opulent homes built during the "gilded age." It was designed by James Gamble Rogers. Today the main house, cottages and gardens rest on 7.5 acres of land. It was put on the National Historic Register in 1979. Judy and Larry Moyer purchased the home in 2000.

LAUREL COURT
5870 Belmont Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio

August 9, 2007

The opulent music room.

One corner of the magnificent ceiling
in the music room.

You should see this piano!
It's fabulous and it works!

Thanks for the suggestion, Joanne B! It was a great experience and everyone agreed
it was a very elegant outing.

Ornate clock.

A table loaded with scrumptious food.

Hofbrauhaus
October 11, 2007

Dorothy, Marie, Mary and Doris clapping to the beat of the German music.

Look at Glenda standing on a chair--you just
can't hold that girl down!

Joanne B and Mae S. in first picture... and Ila and Ailene in second picture...all enjoying the luncheon which was served at five different stations in the dining room. Lots and lots of delicious food and music -- for $9.00 including tax. What a bargain!

Gazebo Tea Room
Kenwood, Ohio
February 14, 2008

Joanne R has a gleam in her eye for the goodies but what is Martha looking at?

Our hostess pouring tea while Charlotte checks out the teapot.

One of three very unusual pictures. Every part of the picture is made of small pieces of fabric or other material. Neat!

Our very unique
dessert--delicious too!

Uno's Restaurant
Thursday, March 13, 2008

21 Village Red Hatties seated at a very long table at Uno's. One of our waitresses wore a red hat to help us celebrate the occasion.

Tea Parlor - Yankee Road
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Marie R. poses for the camera while
Ola S. eyes the goodies.

Ginny F, Maude S., Mary J. and Mary McC. chowing down.

Joanne B. "framed" while Ila H.
and Betty S. look on.

Gazebo Tea Room 2nd Visit
May 8, 2008

At our second visit to the Gazebo Tea Room, Beverly Mussari taught 14 of us how to make "wishing" dolls--wishing for someone to spend your life with.. Here we are with our little darlings.

Our hostess, Susan Schechter, pouring tea for Mary J. & Mary McC.

Grandmother/Granddaughter Day
at Gazebo Tea Garden (3rd Visit)
July 10, 2008

Barb B.'s granddaughters,
Taylor and Kailee Couch, entertained
us with a song before the tea.

Our granddaughters holding their finished crafts.
First Row: Ashley Anderson, Taylor Couch, Sierra Whittemore, Michaela Moll, Becca Palmer, and Karlie Rickard. Back Row: Jamie Anderson, Kaitlyn Woods,
Kailee Couch, Evelyn Moll, and Olivia Woods.

On our third visit to Beverly Mussari's Gazebo Tea Garden, we joined with our granddaughters to spend an afternoon with our "pink hatters" either decorating gingerbread houses or planting "fairy pots." Each was given a kazoo (the Red Hat Society's official musical instrument), and a RHS pin to remember this day on their 50th birthday when they can officially wear their red and purple.