It has been a trying time for every one..But we are surviving!
Between phone calls to friends, Red Hatters and other, to notes and E-mails, we are surviving!
We are wearing masks and surviving!.
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We actually went out to lunch together a few times..
Our meeting place has been Ell Pond right here in Melrose.
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We all arrived in our own cars,wearing masks; keeping 6 feet apart and enjoying the sunshine and the visible contact between friends.
It has been a great experience each time we have met. Sometimes our meeting consisted of four members, five or eight; but it was always a wonderful gathering of Red Hat friends.
We lowered our masks to have our brought from home lunches, and we had a wonderful time separate but together.
It will get better! 
The Pond was quiet and our local swans made quick appearances, while robins searched for food along the grasses.
It will get better! We will stay safe! And we will continue to survive!
WE ARE RED HATTERS!
On May 14th. seven Red Hatter joined a group organized by Sue Herz, leader of the Social Action Committee at Temple Beth Shalom, here in Melrose.
Sue led us around the grounds of The Life Care Center in Stoneham. We had signs, we honked our horns, and shouted thank you to the staff and smiles and cheers to the residents.
It was a fun thing to do and a very good thing to do for all of us.
We need to remember those that are not out and about, as we are. We send our prayers to all that are ill or just confined in their apartments or buildings. And we hope that we will all be enjoying time together closer than six feet apart.
Things will get better! We will survive!
On May 20th.there was another drive by for us to join.
This day four members met in Danvers to circle the New England Home for the Deaf. We joined about 30 cars and drove around the building twice, honking horns,(for those that could hear),displaying signs and balloons and generally being greeted by residence and staff.
It was fun just to be there and see so many smiling faces and people waving and applauding our efforts.
What a wonderful facility filled with happy people talking to each other in sign language
It was another great thing to do; a way to relieve the tension of the times for the staff, residence, AND FOR US!
We are RED HATTERS and we are surviving!
