Oh My Goodness!  Look at this!  It only took some gentle coaxing and a cattle prod to get me to update this webpage.  Let's get to it, then.

Seven years and running.....Whew!  No guidebook, no blueprints and no outside help.  There have been many alterations to the group's structure.  After the first year, our membership number has fluctuated between 80 and 120.  We've had some changes to the "rules" and procedures.  As the years pass, I'm sure that we will continue to fiddle with how we get things done. But, we do get them done!

This year is filled with events designed to be entertaining, affordable, and diversified.  Even though the Round Table members implement the events, we are always aware that the Table is trying to carry out the wishes of the entire group.  We would really like to hear from all Tea Tarts as to your ideas, desires and concerns.  I sincerely want to hear everyone's input!  Our monthly get-togethers at Panera have been wonderfully positive.  They have given us a chance to just chat. (What do women like better than that?)  Best of all, this is our time to hang out in a very informal setting and get to know each other better - something that cannot always happen at an event.  If you haven't joined us yet, give it a go some Thursday.

It seems just the other day that it was 2002.  The Tea Tarts were a new "experimental" Red Hat group and I was thin* and in my 50's.  What the heck happened?  Oh yeah, Father Time...And he has been a good companion to us.  We have learned about each other.  We have participated in each others' lives.  We have spent time together.  We have gone through many challenges and milestones that come with age.  We have cried and been unhappy.  We have laughed and been in high spirits.  We have cared about each other.  We are friends...who happen to wear red hats.