Ladies' Guild Meeting - May 2009

Wednesday 6^th May was the AGM of the Guild.  This event, in many groups and companies, is regarded with mixed feelings but there is no apprehension about arriving half an hour early for fish and chips!  The pleasure of the food enhanced by the pleasing prospect of no cooking or washing up, for most of us, was the spice for the evening, or in this case the vinegar.

Food savoured, we proceeded to the meeting which was enlivened by the expected proposal by Gill Davies that the whole committee be re-elected as a unit; hands were gleefully raised, the matter was settled.  We then proceeded to hear reports of past meetings and events, financial matters and thanks to all who work in any way to make the Guild the success that it is.  The various reports from the AGM were followed by the reports from last month’s meeting.  While listening to all these, once again I thought about all the efforts that so many people put in to make the evenings such an interesting time. 

This reflection led to considering all the kindness generated here and in other activities for the church.  For the hard work, fun and information generated we should be and are truly thankful.  I am delighted with my flowers given to me on the sixth; I put them on a windowsill where they complimented the lilac on a tree in the garden.

Then to the fun time!  Mexican Train was new to me but not to every one there, as it seems to be the ‘in game’ in the village.  Plastic double twelve dominoes, a train hub and tiny plastic steam engines appeared on the table and we were told the rules.  We all had our own train to complete but others could add to our train if we had a plastic engine to haul the domino train.  It was amusing, entertaining and noisy as all the tables were busy playing trains!  At least it sounded like that at times.  We liked it; it was a good evening.  When told we were to play Mexican Train I had expected to play a game with bandits robbing the train or even leading a mule train across the border while dodging law enforcement agents; I probably watched too many cowboy type films as a child thanks to an uncle who enjoyed this genre.