Carla Crittenden Kerr Celebrates 85th Birthday Feted by NM Red Hat Chapter

The ladies of the New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter of the Red Hat Society had a grand time celebrating their Queen Ladybird with an 85th Birthday Party at the Casa de Suenos Mexican Restaurant in Tularosa, New Mexico.

Carla with Florence Dean

    

Carla with Ann Barron, a guest of Flo

Shelly Carns with Carla

L to R: Trudy Reese, Carla and Gail Swineford

Trudy with Carla

Kimberly Gugliotta with Carla

L to R: Carla, Natalie McCartin with her hubby, George

L to R: Carla with Vice Queen Alice and her hubby Evans

L: Carla, Flo, Ann, Karen, Evans and R is Kimberly Resel

L: Kim G, Alice Evans, Evans and Karen Townsend

R: Kimberly Resel playing Happy Birthday on her Kazoo

The delicious bread pudding with ice cream

Daughter-in-law Nona with Carla

L to R: Florence, Carla, Nona and Kim R.

Carla came home tired but very happy and thrilled with her Birthday gifts

 

"I feel so fortunate to have so many dear friends in my Red Hat Chapter. Their thoughtfulness and understanding during my numerous illnesses this year when they carried on without me and kept our chapter together (especially Gail Swineford and Trudy Reese)."

This is all I have to say for now. I have a stack of reports to issue and I will get them to you as soon as possible, I promise!

 

"Ghost Town" Cast Party at Lucinda and Dan's Home

 On Sunday, May 19, 2023 a cast party was held at the home of Dan Green and Lucinda Karter in Tularosa, New Mexico. The cast of The Alamogordo Experimental Theater Company performed a musical  "Ghost Town" a Southwestern Fable,  written and directed by Nathan Young, and guests are pictured below

 

This fabulous mulberry tree towered over the group

 Red Hatters Enjoy a Halloween Costume Party 

October 29, 2022

Members of the New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter gathered at Queen Ladybird's home in Alamogordo for a fun Halloween Costume Party. We had a great attendance with every manner of costume one could imagine. Queen Ladybird aka Carla Kerr greeting attendees at the door a Queen of Hearts.

Refreshments were delightful, even had frozen hands in the punch. There were also delicious cupcakes decorated in a Halloween theme and provided by Kim Gugliotta.

The Halloween groaning board!

Queen of Hearts aka Queen Ladybird, our hostess

                                                                                

Ghoulish frozen hands for punch

                                                                                

The Queen does not cook! HA!

Fabulous costume, Kimberly G. You had us fooled for a little while!

Kimberly Gugliotta adjusting Jan Praught's crown

 Jan, also Queen of Hearts with Nancy Brooks, little devil

L to R: Jan, Nancy the little devil, Shelly the Bride, Florence and Rosanna

  

 

 

    

Chloe with Trudy Reeves (The Charming Witch)

Kimberly the yellow M&M and Natalie as a Fun Fifties Gal

Another  shot of Chloe and Trudy

Jan, Gail Swineford (another fine Witch) and Nancy as a cute little devil

 

Shelly "The Bride" and Florence Dean with Chloe

Trudy and Mysterious Guest (Kim Gugliotta)

What a beautiful witch (Gail Swineford)

The "Cold Hands" Punch

Carla, Queen of Hearts, ready to serve

Front Door Beware!

Don't these cupcakes look scrumptious!

The "Queen" finally relaxes with Kim Resel and Natalie

Evidently, the "Queen" is holding court!

Nancy, "little devil" won the door prize! Love Gail's hat.

Hey, Jan says, It even has drinking glasses to go with it!

More decor 

A tired Queen, but a good tired!

A good time was had by all and several of us went on a scavenger hunt and prizes were awarded to the winners whom I could not name at this time because I'm so far behind with this blog. I am feeling much better and playing catch up on many things. 

This is all I have to say for now.

Hugs, Carla Kerr

Red Hatters See Jurassic Movie and Lunch at Applebees

 September 19, 2022

Seven Red Hatters of the New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter in Alamogordo enjoyed watching the Jurassic Movie. We then drove to Applebees for a lovely luncheon and good conversation.

 

The flags on the hill where the Space Museum is 

housed were blowing in the wind

 

Not sure who the character on the left is

but Natalie McCarlin is on the right

 

The ever lovely Karen Townsend

 

Our very own, Trudy Reese and, no, she 

is not related to Peewee Reese

 

L to R: Gail Swineford, Natalie, Kimberly Gugliotta,

Karen, Queen Ladybird aka Carla Kerr, Trudy and

last but not least, Rosanna Heath; A kind gentleman

offered to photograph all of us together.

We had such a lovely time together and it was so good to see each other again and try to get back on a regular schedule. Coming right up is the Halloween Party and it was a great success.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                        

 

                         

                                             

 

New Painting of New Mexico Claret Cup Cactus By: C. C. Crittenden

 Below is my latest acrylic painting (a hobby I've taken up since moving to New Mexico) and I paint under my maiden name C. C. Crittenden to honor my Cherokee Native American Heritage.

I do hope you enjoy seeing it. I have many more articles to catch everyone up on and I promise to do this as my New Year Resolution.

Hugs,

Carla Kerr

Red Hatters Enjoy Lunch at Nuckleweed Restaurant in Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

 July 16, 2022

Ten Red Hatters and two guests had a FUN luncheon at the Nuckleweed Restaurant in the Sacramento Mountains up above Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Rosanna Heath and Queen Ladybird (aka Carla Kerr) shared hostessing which included drawings for bagged gifts that Rosanna and Carla had put together.

We were going to play a game after lunch, but we were too many to fit in their backroom and had to move to the main dining area which is made up of stationary four-seat tables and our game just didn't fit the occasion. We had many laughs and much enjoyment just talking with each and relishing our meals.

This is a shot of Jean Courtier's fabulous Beef Wellington

Guest Evans with his wife Vice Queen Alice Evans

Margie Purcella with Jean Courtier

Flo's guest, Ann Barron with Hostess Rosanna Heath

Jan Praught with Florence Dean

Natalie McCartin with Kimberly Resel, our newest members

Our excellent waitress, yet to be named

Queen Ladybird aka Carla Kerr with Kim Gugliotta

This was the largest group we've had in quite some time and it was so good to see everyone. Our waitress is going to call me because she wants to join our chapter as a Pink Hatter for two years and then we will have another Reduation. FUN! FUN! FUN!

Thanks to my spouse, Doug Kerr, for processing the photos for me. He does a great job of making all of us look wonderful. Our next event is early August for the Queen's 84th Birthday. 

This is all I have to say for now