Christmas Cheer

 I think this post is really just for me to record some End of Year functions on. As I look back on photos of my friends, and note how young the ones who have died look I think I should record a lot more of these functions. The first lot is our trip to the Art and Garden Weekend in late November with the walking girls.

Anna and Robyn chose walking sticks for this country garden walk.

Me and Sandie at Wainui Beach garden

A cascade of paua shells

Lovely grouping of colours

Me, Robyn, Sandie and Anna

Lunch at Wainui Beach. Paul and Dawn joined us.

Next was Fifties Forward Lunch. I had only just got my negative COVID test before I went to this!

Jenny Christophers and Barbara Sadlier are joining the committee.

When Aileen started Fifties Forward she had to do it all from a seated position. Now she is much more mobile, and looks great. This was at the Tatapouri Fishing Club - hence the decoration on the wall.

Duncan's golfing mates weren't so keen on their photos been taken - at the Vines. Colin and Diane Christie and Cliff Poole. Vance and Karen Richardson were on my side of the table, with Jean Poole (who broke her wrist on Christmas day.)

Book Club went to The Globe for a Tapas set menu. You may have heard me regale the story of the small german lady owner telling us off for being 2 people short of the required 10 (2 were unvaxxed) and we all had to pay extra. The food was lovely, though.

Kay, Niki, Heather and Tui

Jill, Teresa and Lyn

The spread!

The golfing girls enjoyed dinner at Portofino. Pip is selling up and moving to Westport!

Jude and Pip

and Teresa

Sandy, Lesley and Sue

Sandy retired from nursing that week, as well as turning 70

Well, me and Judy always have a laugh.

The last Christmas function  to tell you about is the final morning tea at Fifties Forward. Edith is a great one for dressing up, and this, of course endears her to me. She also belongs to the coffin club and now that she has built her own coffin she makes all sorts of other structures - like this Santa House. We all thought that it wouldn't be Edith coming out - as the door was quite small. But indeed it was - and it was a hilarious squeeze a) to get Edith through the door, and b) to get her upright again!!

Hurrah! she's out, and handing out lollies all all us aerobic types. Edith is 86.