Recipe Exchange sponsored by The Belleville Red Hat Society
Where to Buy Red Hats, Purple Outfits, and other Cool Stuff
Directions to Randy’s House, and Stephen’s Scrabble Locations
Membership Form (Please print and return via snailmail or fax)
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Here I am just playing in my garden. My kitties are romping around and the birds are singing. All this rain has made my flowers go nuts! |
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Statement of Purpose: The Red Hat Society was begun by a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor, and elan. They believed silliness was the comedy relief of life, and, since we are all in it together, we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto together. Underneath the frivolity, we share a bond of affection, forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us next. There are NO membership fees to join OUR Red Hat chapter. We do not follow all the “rules” because life is simply too short! Our chapter is open to both men and women (but beware the men in Scrabble – they are really tough to beat!) Our chapter provides a combination of regular events and special activities. Your input as to what we can do is always welcome. I email everyone the monthly schedule and post it on this website. If you plan to participate in more "official Red Hat events," you only need a pink hat and lavender ensemble if you are under 50, or a red hat and purple ensemble if you are over 50 years old. You will certainly require a sense of humor to join in our many fun and different activities. | |
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To Join the Lexington Group, Old Bats & Red Hats, please send an email to randy@randygreen.com and provide your email address to receive our monthly schedule of activities. You may also call 339-223-0216 and leave a message on my voicemail. Our updated schedule of activities is posted on this website regularly. If you do not have an email address, then you can always check our Schedule online. Your filling out a Membership Form (above) is greatly appreciated though not required. Don’t worry! Not all activities require you to get dressed in these silly outfits. You really can wear whatever you want. Sometimes our members just get a little out of control and require a roundup! ALL events held by OUR Red Hat chapter are casual. We don’t get dressed up, we don’t wear funny hats and you can be male, female or androgenous. 
Members List: Link to Membership Information available upon request. We do not make this information public outside the membership so as to avoid unwelcome solicitations. |  |
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This is the official “Pin” for our chapter, which was kindly designed for us by Jan Hall. This lovely pin, about 1½" wide, can be worn by itself on your clothes, coat or hat. The pin only costs $10. Matching bat-only earrings (note pierces or unpierced) are available for $5. (Add $1 for shipping.) Contact information: For more information on The Red Hat Society, or to be added to Friday Broadcasts by our Exalted Queen Mother, please go to www.redhatsociety.com. | 
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Richard Strickland’s Lessons. Here is a picture of our exalted bridge leader! Richard provides FREE bridge lessons to anyone who has access to the Internet. He teaches Disciplined Standard American, as well as advanced lessons in other bridge disciplines. If you always wanted to learn how to play bridge, or if you need to be brought up to date with standard bridge conventions, these fun, informative, and skillfully taught classes are for you! Just email Richard and he will provide you with a schedule. Richard taught me about ½ of the bridge I learned, and I am happy to pass on what he taught me…to you. So if you want to learn bridge and play on Thursday afternoons, let me know and I will either provide individual lessons, or group lessons, based on your interest. We do not play in a blood-thirsty manner, (which is why my step-father, a master bridge player, told me I’d never become a bridge master myself. Oh well. Following are sample notes from some of Richard’s classes. It is not imperative to attend every class, but of course, you will learn more effectively if you don’t miss them. These notes are useful as backup to Richard’s classes and for refresher purposes, and are not intended to stand-alone. |  |
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Declarer's Play in NoTrump Contracts | |
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Openers and Responses to One of a Minor Bidding after Partner Overcalls Roman Gerber and Roman Blackwood |  |
GreenTree Associates, Inc. After 20 years of working day and night, 8 days a week, I retired in 2004, and thought I would just sit around and read a bunch of books. But alas, that was not to be. Instead, I fell into a retirement career: having as much fun as humanly possible with my “elderly” friends, frolicking with my tuxedo kittens, playing in a ridiculously large garden, enjoying my fourth year in the Boston Mycology Club, ane starting my life all over again! |  |
