Happy Spring to all Members and Friends! What a season it has been so far! The March meeting at North Fork in Chichester was blessed with the best of this beautiful weather that we have had all month.
It must have been the ‘luck o’ the Irish’. A great big “thank you” to Shirley and Ellsworth Mullen who made all the arrangements, including that wonderful sleigh ride through the woods, the cozy lodge for our meeting venue and up-front ordering of the dinner. We had to coax a few to climb on board the sleigh, but clearly everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event, from, the good humour of the teamster to the very good humour of our waitress. The hat that was passed around for tips demonstrated our gratitude, clearly.
Speaking of the ‘luck o’ the Irish’, some of our members were among the three- thousand who lined the streets to enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Douglas.
This was the first time there’s been a parade to mark St. Patrick’s Day in Douglas and we’re sure it will become tradition. Once again, great weather for the over 70 floats that took over an hour to wend its way through the village. Kevin and Kaye were all decked out on the O’Gorman Family float.
Don’t miss getting a copy of the Eganville Leader to read all about it.
After living in Douglas for 35 years, we can always expect to have guests, so Irish Stew is prepared ahead and on hand at Maplebrae. This year, for good measure, I had made some fish chowder (being Friday and all) and it was wonderful to have our ACCP friends, Mullens and Stresmans, along with Andrea’s new Beachburg clan and even our Doctor and wife from Burnstown drop in to help us celebrate.
With this summer weather we’re having, the old vehicles are coming out of storage. Dave reported that Lorne and Myrna Troutman had their Maxwell and Model A out in the lane, all shined up and ready for a tour. Our Caddie has just arrived home in Douglas and you’re all likely in the same frame of mind – getting the old cars out. Over all the past years, our club has had so many interesting and successful tours and events. While there was the suggestion that we resume our 3rd Wednesday evening mini-tours in town, let’s also work together and put our thinking caps on to plan a few special day trips through the Valley. I would like to challenge a few couples to propose some dates and tour plans at this meeting.
Our April meeting will be back at the Champlain Trail Museum on Wednesday the 4th. With this mild weather, I am sure we’ll see a lot of the old cars and trucks out. With spring-cleaning, likely you have discovered some treasures from the past – bring them along for our auction. It’s good fun and puts a few dollars in the bank for our special events.
