The sun was shining and the tuis were in full song in the Hobson House garden, a fantastic day for our October meeting. We had a large turnout of Members again, it was great to see you all. Thanks for making it such a fabulous afternoon. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk to all of you individually. We enjoyed another fabulous lunch of lemon muffins, quiche Lorraine, … Read More
What a fantastic joyful meeting we had with Karen Philipsen Brown from Healing Ways who took us through a laughter yoga session at the Mercy Centre. We learned that laughter is a natural stress reliever helping to lower the body’s cortisol levels. Then we had to laugh. Karen gave us short exercises to do, starting with a simple Namaste greeting all the way to a lawn mower driving finale. And … Read More
The past month seems to have raced by and we are certainly enjoying daylight savings as the weather warms. We had great café meeting in Matamata on Friday with eight of us around Robert Harris’s biggest table. Many thanks to the established Members for making new Members feel so welcome. There was great interest in our newest provider EAT, as well as the weekend Retreat at Bethel House at Raglan. … Read More
Whangarei members came together this month for a lovely lively catch up. We had the pleasure of a visit from Katrina Andrews, Whangarei Encore coordinator, who took us through some land based moves and gave us an overview of the programme. The next Encore course starts soon in Whangarei and there are now just a few places available. It is very bountiful in Northland, Members went home with a beautiful … Read More
“Spring is sprung, the grass is ris. I wonder where the birdies is?” is a little tune I like to hum. Spring has arrived and hooray to warmer weather coming our way. We enjoyed delicious food at the picturesque Birdwoods café in Hawkes Bay and great conversation. We were joined by Jay Cattanach of Abella Beauty Clinic who has undergone specialised oncology skin care training. She has lots of lovely … Read More
It’s the time of the year I love most – blossoms, freesias, daffodils and all the sweet senses of spring. Thanks to everyone who attended from near and far, it was lovely to see you all. There was a bit of a discussion around what kind of support was available through Mary Potter and Te Omanga Hospice (e.g short stay admissions for pain and or symptom management) and questions about … Read More
We ended August with a fun session on Daffodil Day at the Bandroom on Clyde St in Hamilton. We were treated to a lovely display of quilts, examples of light-box applique technique, stamp & card-making, scrapbooking and photo albums. Many thanks to the members Wendy, Rose and Robyn; Service Provider Dianne, and Patrice Haliday-Larson who demonstrated then helped members to make a beautiful card. The donation of card and scrapbooking … Read More
The July North Shore members meeting was a real treat. We were so lucky to have four of our service providers visit. Thank you to Marita Cairns, Lynne Walker, Claudine and Bev Domancie who gave reiki, massage and mini facials. Ten members attended and there was time for everyone to have a pamper, catch up and to meet with our new members. The Snug at Knightsbridge Village was a perfect … Read More
This month has blown by quickly, and we are all relieved to see that spring is finally here. August began with a lovely mid-winter lunch at the Windows Training restaurant at WINTEC. Members were welcomed, waited on and then served by very nervous trainee chefs who were well supervised by their tutor. It was very nice to simply meet, chat and enjoy each other’s company. Because our usual meeting place … Read More
Winter is certainly upon us with gusto! The Manawatu has thus far experienced reasonable winter weather, however on the day of our meeting there was a biting cold wind along with rain so it was great to join those who managed to venture out at the lovely warm Cooperage café. We enjoyed delicious warm savouries and much lively conversation aiding to the warmth of the room! We are all enjoying … Read More