Shirley reads "Warning" at our Inaugural Tea

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When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. ...

                                             Jenny Joseph

Of course we have the rest of the words to the poem. In fact, each of us probably owns more than one book with the poem in it. However, out of respect for the author and to adhere to copyright restrictions, we have not published the entire poem here.

If you would like to find a book containing the poem, click on the Amazon link below.

When you get to the site, locate the "Search" box, near the upper left corner of the page. Select "Books" to choose the type of search you wish to do. Then type "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" in the search box and click on the Search button. Alternatively, you can type "I Shall Wear Purple" to see a smaller format book.

Sue Ellen Cooper's books about the Red Hat Society, "Laugh Lines" and "Fun and Friendship After Fifty", are also available.