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Dear QM Jane and Red Hat Sisters,
Eight Gadabouts ( Trish, Beth, Jane, Carol, Sherrie, Barbara, Nancy and Jenene) and one
Gadabout "Lady in Waiting" ( Nancy Collins) traveled to Metamora, Indiana, to enjoy the 1838
canal town with 100 other "Hatters" from Ohio and Indiana at the 4th annual Red Hat Days.
What a good time we had and what a delightful Bed and Breakfast we roomed in! We enjoyed a
delicious and inexpensive dinner specially prepared by our B & B owners for only $8 and after
dinner they gave us the use of the dining room to play games and watch TV. Needless to say a
game of Left, Right, Center broke out and many dimes were won and lost. Before the innkeepers
retired for the evening, they gave us run of the kitchen and told us to help ourselves to beverages
and left-over pies and cobbler (Yummy), so none of us lost weight last weekend, that's for sure!!
Saturday started out a bit rainy and we were a little worried that the event might get rained out, but
by 9:30 AM ( after enjoying a delicious breakfast) the rain had stopped and the sun was shining.
The event started with an opening ceremony and Queen recognition, then a raffle ( every lady in
attendance won something). It continued with the Most Creative Hat contest. Our Lady in Waiting,
Nancy placed with a stunning creation of a Red Top Hat sporting a corkscrew topped with a
beautiful butterfly. QM Jane was a contestant in the Picture Perfect Ensemble contest. ( The
winner was a 96 year old flapper in 4 " heels - OUCH!! I guess she deserved it just for walking
around in those!). Trish placed for the Best Red Hat Contest. She modeled her beautiful hat she
purchased several years ago in St. Louis.
After the opening ceremony was over we all enjoyed the many, many shops and had fun on the
scavenger hunt in which we had to get nine merchants to sign a sheet and then we earned a free
ice cream cone ( I don't think any of us left empty handed ). Those of us that took the canal boat
ride really enjoyed the cool breeze and the very informative talk the guide gave.
It is a wonderful place to visit, so if you get a chance to travel the 2.5 hours to Metamora, Indiana,
do so.
Lady of the Garter
Beth
Eight Gadabouts ( Trish, Beth, Jane, Carol, Sherrie, Barbara, Nancy and Jenene) and one
Gadabout "Lady in Waiting" ( Nancy Collins) traveled to Metamora, Indiana, to enjoy the 1838
canal town with 100 other "Hatters" from Ohio and Indiana at the 4th annual Red Hat Days.
What a good time we had and what a delightful Bed and Breakfast we roomed in! We enjoyed a
delicious and inexpensive dinner specially prepared by our B & B owners for only $8 and after
dinner they gave us the use of the dining room to play games and watch TV. Needless to say a
game of Left, Right, Center broke out and many dimes were won and lost. Before the innkeepers
retired for the evening, they gave us run of the kitchen and told us to help ourselves to beverages
and left-over pies and cobbler (Yummy), so none of us lost weight last weekend, that's for sure!!
Saturday started out a bit rainy and we were a little worried that the event might get rained out, but
by 9:30 AM ( after enjoying a delicious breakfast) the rain had stopped and the sun was shining.
The event started with an opening ceremony and Queen recognition, then a raffle ( every lady in
attendance won something). It continued with the Most Creative Hat contest. Our Lady in Waiting,
Nancy placed with a stunning creation of a Red Top Hat sporting a corkscrew topped with a
beautiful butterfly. QM Jane was a contestant in the Picture Perfect Ensemble contest. ( The
winner was a 96 year old flapper in 4 " heels - OUCH!! I guess she deserved it just for walking
around in those!). Trish placed for the Best Red Hat Contest. She modeled her beautiful hat she
purchased several years ago in St. Louis.
After the opening ceremony was over we all enjoyed the many, many shops and had fun on the
scavenger hunt in which we had to get nine merchants to sign a sheet and then we earned a free
ice cream cone ( I don't think any of us left empty handed ). Those of us that took the canal boat
ride really enjoyed the cool breeze and the very informative talk the guide gave.
It is a wonderful place to visit, so if you get a chance to travel the 2.5 hours to Metamora, Indiana,
do so.
Lady of the Garter
Beth