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Friday, March 29
I noticed preponderance of red and purple at the florist section on a recent trip to Jewel. It turns out that it was for the Red Hat Society, a group for women who are over (or near) 50. They dress up in big red hats and purple clothing before going out and having a good time. Chicago has a number of chapters (well, 47), many with hilarious names. (Purple Passion Majesties makes me thing of something else, but it's a cute name.) So if you see older women out in crazy hats having fun, at least you'll know what they're up to.