For The Fun Of It, Right In The Middle of Winter...
ROTARY BULLETIN
February 23, 2006
For the fun of it, right in the middle of winter, we threw open the doors for an evening of conviviality and what do you think happened? Eleven members with a combined total of 156 Rotary service years arrived with eight spouses for the occasion. Ad played the roll of gentle greeter as he and Helen held forth in a quiet corner of the Sherman's new taproom. Along about seven, it looked as though we had reached full muster, and the Inn's elves scurried to the anteroom to set the table and kindle the fire. No, this was to be an egalitarian gathering, thus forefend the dais. The round table elicited visions of King Arthur's knights supping in the glow of a crackling fire. Though a little large for tiddley-winks, we could all gaze upon one another and for the most part, converse pleasantly with any participant. Sandie brought Barbara and Margo up to date on The Care Center. Kathy and Nancy relived some hockey moments from the games in Italy. The Kerchoff's led us in the pledge of allegiance, and Faith fell silent as John thanked The Provider for our blessings. No sooner had Jean Marie And Ellen placed their napkins than Dr. Bernardo rose to post a query. If we had nothing else on our plates after desert, would we like a sneak preview of the pictures taken on the Mombassa safari? Well, clearly, the house was not going to whip up crepes Suzettes after dinner, thus Frank went into setup mode. He fiddled and fiddled, got not a bite of salad and very little dinner, was saved by "go back" and finally the PowerPoint presentation commenced. The fauna of Kenya, the vistas and the close-ups of Derek Pope and Frank dazzled us. The parade of animals ranged from Frank's pet rooster to wildebeests and lions. Soon to come will be more on the classrooms and infrastructure at the local school.
As the embers died down, the group dispersed still glowing from a warm evening of fellowship and congeniality.
Charles Dickens
February 23, 2006
For the fun of it, right in the middle of winter, we threw open the doors for an evening of conviviality and what do you think happened? Eleven members with a combined total of 156 Rotary service years arrived with eight spouses for the occasion. Ad played the roll of gentle greeter as he and Helen held forth in a quiet corner of the Sherman's new taproom. Along about seven, it looked as though we had reached full muster, and the Inn's elves scurried to the anteroom to set the table and kindle the fire. No, this was to be an egalitarian gathering, thus forefend the dais. The round table elicited visions of King Arthur's knights supping in the glow of a crackling fire. Though a little large for tiddley-winks, we could all gaze upon one another and for the most part, converse pleasantly with any participant. Sandie brought Barbara and Margo up to date on The Care Center. Kathy and Nancy relived some hockey moments from the games in Italy. The Kerchoff's led us in the pledge of allegiance, and Faith fell silent as John thanked The Provider for our blessings. No sooner had Jean Marie And Ellen placed their napkins than Dr. Bernardo rose to post a query. If we had nothing else on our plates after desert, would we like a sneak preview of the pictures taken on the Mombassa safari? Well, clearly, the house was not going to whip up crepes Suzettes after dinner, thus Frank went into setup mode. He fiddled and fiddled, got not a bite of salad and very little dinner, was saved by "go back" and finally the PowerPoint presentation commenced. The fauna of Kenya, the vistas and the close-ups of Derek Pope and Frank dazzled us. The parade of animals ranged from Frank's pet rooster to wildebeests and lions. Soon to come will be more on the classrooms and infrastructure at the local school.
As the embers died down, the group dispersed still glowing from a warm evening of fellowship and congeniality.
Charles Dickens
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