THE CONCEPT

While staying in a beautiful resort, a few of us went to checkout a restaurant situated in a small town alongside a river that would be suitable for ten adults and 6 children. As we checked out the ambience, my nearly thirteen year old granddaughter laughed when she looked into a separate room in the front and saw a group of Red Hatters. She understood the concept but thought it strange for them to be there in the middle of nowhere. They must have driven from somewhere else because the restaurant was on a two-lane highway far from any major highway and although it sat beside a river there was not much to see out the rear windows. The food might have been their reason for visiting the area, but their salad-bar looked totally pedestrian. (I love to use that word) We decided it had no atmosphere, no view and the prices were too high.

Upon leaving I discussed the Red Hat concept with my granddaughter. (When I’m old I’ll wear a purple dress and have on a red hat) I always thought that was a great concept in that when you got old you could be totally different and do what you want and not care what other people thought and be non-conforming. So what’s non-conforming about a large group of women all wearing ugly red hats?