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Xmas in July 2010
Christmas in July was
celebrated on Saturday, 24 July in hilarious style at Sunlovers’
Retreat. The comfortably-sized group who attended were treated to the
warmth of the wood heater in the clubroom to balance out the uncertain weather
conditions and some ventured outdoors for a really funny game of croquet in the
afternoon, following a delicious sausage sizzle provided by our always-generous
hosts, Sue and
A bit of fun with Jenga
& Eight Ball helped to pass the afternoon away.
Happy hour preceded a
beautiful Christmas dinner, with a selection of many tasty and
beautifully-prepared dishes donated by each and every one of us. As
if that was not enough to fill the hungriest tummy, there was still more to come
as our hosts dished up Christmas pudding with all the trimmings.
Santa himself could not have done better.
Following this, we exchanged
our $5 gifts but not in the way most people are used to. I-want-your-gift-instead
was the name of the game as gifts were taken from others with amazing speed and
lot of laughter. Some people were even lucky enough to keep the
gifts they started with! This is a gift-giving game everyone should
take part in at least once in their life. Guaranteed to tickle the
sense of humour every time!
Then more fun, as volunteers
amongst us donned cardboard reindeer antlers with the names of celebrities of
all kinds attached to them. The volunteers had to guess who they
were by asking the only-too-willing audience. We think a little bit
of cheating here and there in the way of big hints to help volunteers along was
going on, but the laughter and enjoyment everyone was getting from it all was
priceless.
Sunday was a relaxed day
with another delicious sausage sizzle a-la-Sue-and-
Altogether a top weekend,
leaving everyone in excellent spirits.
Quote for the occasion:
There are many types of
ships. There are wooden ships, plastic ships and metal ships, but
the best and most important types of ships are friendships.
Cheers from your friendly
editors, Bob & Joyce.
