Upcoming Book Club

The next meeting of the book club will be on July 7th. We are reading The Way the Crow Flies, by Annmarie McDonald. It is 700+ pages, so if you are not ready to pick it up and read from now until the 7th, join us anyway. At this meeting, we will be picking the books for the next several months. So come join us for a fun discussion (about the book and everything else), wine, treats and great company.

Day out in Llangollen - Plas Newydd

A group of us dressed in our raincoats carrying umbrellas descended upon the lovely town of Llangollen on June 25th for a day out. First we visited Plas Newydd, home of the "Ladies of Llangollen"; two runaways from Ireland who moved to the idyllic location of North Wales to live the remainder of their lives together in peace and romantic friendship. The house and grounds were beautiful and we learned about the lives of these two eccentric ladies. After our visit to Plas Newydd, we headed into the center of Llangollen to The Mill House for a nice lunch overlooking the river. Unfortunately the weather kept us from eating out on the decks overlooking the river, but we got a nice view nevertheless. Then it was onto shopping before heading back to Chester. On the trip home, we took a detour to the Aquaduct nearby. It is an iron bridge with water that narrow boats use to cross the valley. It is quite remarkable and is recommended for all to see!