Since this is my FIRST BLOG, here is the poem I wrote when I started my chapter. You can "read between the lines" and see why i am sooooo thankful I found th RHS!!!

                           WE'RE OUT OF THE BLUE

                           THE SWEET LADY SAID

                    AS SHE PLACED A BRIGHT RED HAT

                           ON TOP OF MY HEAD

                       NOW BLUE WAS MY COLOR

                       IT WENT WITH MY MOOD

                   BUT THE RED HAT WAS FLASHY

                     AND MADE ME PRECLUDE

                I'VE GOT TO GET OUT.....START LIVING

                      AND NOT ALWAYS BROOD

                SO I BOUGHT ME THE RED HAT

                        FEATHERS AND ALL

                 AND VOWED TO BE THE TOWN'S NEXT

                       QUEEN OF THE BALL

                 IT'S FUNNY HOW SUDDENLY

                    " OUT OF THE BLUE "

                  I MADE A NEW FRIEND

                     AND THEN I MADE TWO

                 AND NOW I KEEP ADDING

                    MORE FRIENDS OF TRUE BLUE

               AND DRESSED IN OUR PURPLE

                    WITH BRIGHT HATS OF RED

               INSTEAD OF THOSE BLUE MOODS

                  WE'RE ALL HAPPY INSTEAD

                WE'RE " OUT OF THE BLUE "

                  AND OUT ON THE TOWN

                 WE'VE PUT ON BRIGHT SMILES

                INSTEAD OF A FROWN

             BECAUSE OF OUR RED HATS

                WE'VE CHANGED OUR LIFE STORY

             WE THANK  SUE ELLEN COOPER

                 AND GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY

                                               c.2004/queen mother buttercup

That's how we became " OUT of the BLUE ".......p.s. RED & BLUE make PURPLE!!!!!