The Afternoon PageTurners’ groups will meet this month to discuss Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.” —The New York Times Book Review The Monday group will meet September 28 and the Thursday afternoon group on October 1. For more … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
August 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What an exciting new year is planned for the Women’s Club luncheons, with Captain Dave sharing some of his experiences with us on Thursday, September 10. Social half hour begins at 12 noon, with the luncheon to follow. We will see some of Capt. Dave’s exciting drone footage, whale rescue footage and will also get a sneak peek at his upcoming film, … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: September Update
August 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Men’s club information quest led us deeper into the issues of local politics and into a subject that we did not want to (or could not ) hear: a presentation about hearing loss. President Bill Tally opened both meetings by praising the breakfast teams for starting our day properly with a hearty breakfast. On July 21, Lisa Bartlett, our 5th … [Read more...]
Garden Club: Floral Arranging is the Topic of September Meeting
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The Niguel Shores Garden Club’s first meeting of the 2015-16 year will be held on Monday September 21, 2015. The subject will be Floral Arranging. Our speaker, Summer Roberts, is a well known local Floral Design Artist. Summer and her sister have a local floral design business. She will share her tips on floral design with us. See you in … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: September Update
August 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Captains Val Mitchell and India Rouse set up a scramble for us, assisted by Terri Matrish. The day was overcast and warm with a gentle breeze. All of a sudden deer showed up. It was the mother and the two fawns. They were frolicking and grazing around the number 3 green, then the number 4 bunker. Our last encounter with them had been in October. … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
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We reviewed the book The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. The author gives us a litany of mass extinctions in the history of our planet, with the notion that Man is precipitating another one at an increased rate of speed that, eventually, will include all of us. There are many sources of destruction, but the main culprit is the use of fossil … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf – Summer Update
July 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As the major league baseballers were playing their yearly all-star game, we were gathering our all-stars for our 27th annual memorial tournament honoring our friends who are together in Heaven cheering us on. At age 100 Fran King recently joined that group making their number 31. Our game, arranged by Captains Judy Boitano and Joanne Blanchard, … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf – August 2015 Update
July 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On July 14 we had our monthly tournament at Tijeras Creek in Rancho Santa Margarita. The course was in great shape, the weather was perfect. The game was Two Best Net of 4 Balls. In this format the scoring is the sum of the two lowest net scores on each hole. First Place Team: Dick Grabham, Nick Werneche, Mike Stively, and John Torok with a score … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club – One Summer 1927 by Bill Bryson
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We reviewed the book One Summer 1927, written by Bill Bryson. Mary Crowl hosted the meeting where we feasted on the new thin Oreos. All agreed that Bryson tells a good story and 1927 was an interesting year in America. The Lindberg flight, Babe Ruth’s record home runs, the Sacco-Vancetti trial, Ponzi schemes, prohibition and crime were all wrapped … [Read more...]
PageTurners: Books for 2015 to 2016
July 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Books for 2015-2016 September: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters October: City of Thieves by David Benioff November: 97 Orchard: An Edible History by June Zieglman January: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr February: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee March: Americanah by Chemamanda Ngozi Adichi April: Hunting and Gathering by Anna … [Read more...]
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