Pub Night - The Old Harker Arms

A group of us met for drinks and dinner at the Old Harker Arms in Chester on Thursday, October 2nd. Despite the torrential rain that soaked many of us on our way in, the evening was a good bit of fun for all. The next pub evening venue and date to be determined soon.

July Book Club Meeting

This month's book club met and discussed The Way the Crow Flies by Annmarie McDonald. The book was surprising enjoyed by all even though it was over 700 pages (small print)! We definitely recommend this read. At this meeting, we also decided which books we are going to read for the next four months and what dates we are going to meet.

For September we will be reading Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. This meeting will be held on Monday, September 8th.

For October, the book chosen is The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton and will be discussed on Monday, October 6th.

For November, we chose The Twins by Tessa DeLoo. This discussion will be held on Monday, November 10th.

For December, we decided to head back to the classics and read Tess of Dubervilles by Thomas Hardy. The date for this meeting is to be determined.

So, start reading and join us. You are also welcome to any meeting if you have not had a chance to finish (or even read) the book!

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!