Daytrippers visit the Bell Homestead (and have a GREAT time!)
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Small but mighty book and lunch meet-up
Only four of us could make it to this meeting, but we chatted about SIX great books! Not bad, eh? And we had lunch (and didn’t have to do the dishes …)
Winter wonder walking land!
A great day for our walking group!
The Golden Teapot
It is tradition for the Dining out Group’s December outing to be at The Golden Teapot when their tearoom is all decked out in holiday splendor. Linda and Brian Pickering are gracious hosts and surprised us with a preview of the Christmas light show in Glenhyrst gardens.
Neither leaves nor logs nor traffic will stop us from our walks!
Food for thought: Please, sir, I want some more …
Great conversation and food was had by all at the most recent Food For Thought gathering.
Book chat at lunch
We had a small group today because of the weather but that gave us time to discuss for great books at length. Natalie told us about Kristin Hannah’s Magic Hour, an unputdownable novel by one of her favourite authors. Leslie inhaled Wally Lamb’s The River is Waiting, a novel recommended at an earlier gathering by Marsha. A heartbreaking and transformational story. Norah has embarked on the worthy goal of reading Sue Grafton’s novels from the beginning, and so got A and B via inter-library loan. She read excerpts to us to give us the flavour of how this series began. Very interesting! Marsha just finished Philip Pullman’s La Belle Savage, book one of his The Book of Dust trilogy and she thoroughly enjoyed being plunged into the origin story of Lyra and being immersed in the brave selflessness of Malcolm and Alice and their treacherous journey on La Belle Savage. Even for those who don’t like fantasy, Pullman makes his worlds so real that you can’t help but love the stories.
Our walkers on a glorious fall day!
A five book lunch at book group!
Dining Out at Pinecroft: Superb!
Our Dining Out Group first ventured to Pinecroft two years ago and we were keen to return this year. The trip to Alymer was delightful, especially on the backroads through farm country and stunning autumn colours. Pinecroft itself is a log cabin, nestled in the woods, built in 1948 to house a community of potters. The restaurant serves up hearty, healthy, country fare that is locally sourced and nicely prepared. Our group gathered in the store to check out creations from local artists and crafts people. We think Pinecroft is well worth the drive.