Beat the Snowflakes Eavestrough Cleaning Blues: Sunday, December 9th!

The capacity to produce social chaos is the last resort of desperate people. -Cornel West, author and philosopher (b. 2 Jun 1953)

Spent a couple of hours cleaning out the eavestroughs on the north side of the house this afternoon. Filled with leaves and seed pods from Amanda's tree. Not all the much work as I used a small whisk to clean out most of the debris. Wanted to complete this chore before we have any snow and a few flakes came down just as I was finishing.  Nothing materialized and it was actually quite a pleasant temperature for working outside. 

Just came in to have a mug of java and then I'm headed out to the garage to rearrange boxes and tubs that Lady Dar had wanted down from shelves, looking for Christmas decorations. She and Chloë and busy making snowballs as I scribe and we are off to dinner at Judy Blue's this evening.

Hi Judy Blue! Just a quick note to thank you for such a lovely, lovely evening! The dinner was absolutely delicious and the company stellare! Did so much enjoy chatting with everyone and it was a delight to hear about Wim's career as such a significant orchardist in the Okanagan. Please pass along the snapolas to anyone who might care to see them. Thanks, as well, for the wonderful mittens! What a gift! I'm sure I'll be able to sell them for thousands on eBay, instant collector's items that they immediately became once you'd finished knitting them! Lady Dar is green with Grinch envy! Thanks again, darling! Cheers, Patrizzio! PS: Please thank Santa for the pre-Christmas visit! Thx again for another delish entertaining evening😘

Hello, First, many thanks for the folks who brought all that food to the picnic.  It was great!  And, we probably have enough firewood for the next 2 or 3 picnics.

Dave Whitton thinks he left a pair of gloves somewhere near the picnic table.  If you have an errant pair, please contact him.

Next…..no hike this Thursday, December 13th.

Third point…. Friday, December 21^st is the Winter Solstice.  Our tradition is to toast the solstice in the evening, upon ascending Green Mountain on snowshoes.  Rick has volunteered to lead.  

You will: -meet at Home Hardware north parking lot at 1900 hours (1840 at IGA in Summerland) -carpool and drive to the trailhead for Green Mountain (the cattleguard at about km10 on the Apex Road). -snowshoe to the top of Green Mountain, perhaps have a short snowshoe around the summit, toast the occasion, and return to the vehicles.

-return to Penticton. Rick asks the following: -Please let him know if you are intending to join in. -Please remember to bring something hot to drink, to keep warm and to toast the occasion. -Dress warmly and bring extra layers.  It is usually very chilly!

Fourthly:  Keep the date of Friday, December 28^th open.  We will have our (almost) annual Homecoming Snowshoe, where we welcome any folks who might be visiting the Okanagan to join us for a snowshoe (we usually try to keep it fairly gentle). There will be more information to come soon. And I will finish with a wish to all for a Merry Christmas. Cheers, Jim

WELCOME TO SOWTS: On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to congratulate you on becoming a member of the South Okanagan Whiskey Tasting Society. While our main purpose is to educate people about whiskies of the world, our tasting events are a lot of fun and a great way to meet people from a wide spectrum in our community. Check out our website at www.sowts.com

Attached are some quick facts and general information about the Society as well as a list of current Directors. We invite you to review this information and don’t hesitate to contact me or one of the other directors if you have any questions.

 

Please remember that e mail is our primary means of communicating with our members regarding upcoming events so please notify us directly of any changes in your email address. Welcome to SOWTS! Sincerely, Kevin Ritcey, President Hi Kevin and Dame Judith! Thanks for the warm welcome to SOWTS! Both Lady Dar and I are more than pleased to become members. Trust you are enjoying your time in the sun. Thanks as well, DJ, for the snapolas of the last book club gathering. Much appreciated. Fondestos to you both from Lady Dar. All the best. Stay well. Cheers, Patrizzio!

Gillian Robson‎ to Patrick James Dunn Didn't realize it was your birthday so sorry it's belated wishes. Hope you had a great celebration day. Gill Alastair Bird‎ to Patrick James Dunn Gadzooks! I missed your Birthday!! Hope you had a great one! Hello, all, thought you might be interested in my pix from my recent trip to Cuba ... https://lynncopeland.smugmug.com/Travel/Cuba/Cuba-photos/ Lynn 

Hi Lynn! Found your Cuba, [A country we hope to visit soon!], album simply wonderful! Especially so since I watched Cuatro estaciones en La Habana/Four Seasons in Havana, this past February. Fondestos from Lady Darjeeling, [One of her nicknames since we visited India in 2015, with Lynne and Peter.], to you. Stay well. Bestestos and Cheers, Patrizzio!