THE REVIEW

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009


Our Holiday get-together last Wednesday was a great little party, and we had way too much food. Bob’s pecan tarts and the salmon & cream cheese spread Gemma brought, made with the salmon Laszlo smoked, stole the show. And there were all sorts of chocolates cookies and nibbles and cheese and crackers, and Tim Horton’s Timbits. The Muse was impressed.

Unfortunately, Anne Berrie and Ann Robertson were both under the weather and unable to join us. Hope both ladies are feeling better.

Margaret read a poem she had written back in the ‘70s when she worked as a copy writer for the Lougheed Mall. It was a takeoff on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, but written to include the names of all the stores existing at the Mall at that time. Very well done.

Ron read a short story he had written, “A Christmas Miracle in Walnut Grove”. It told of his tennis association showing up just before Christmas to play tennis at a court that was on its last legs and which flooded regularly. He described all the various non-athletes that showed up to play and then were drowned out by freezing rain. On Christmas Day he felt compelled to visit the court and when he arrived he saw 6 new covered courts and all the players showed up to play. “Santa” was an old drinking buddy, Raymond Chan, who worked for the Christmas department of the Chinese Government monitoring the internet for Santa wishes. He had seen Ron’s blog and brought a new product in response, an instant indoor tennis court. Excellent story for Christmas.

Jim brought a printout from the International Pun Contest and I read them all, to many moans after each one.

Some of us had some wine, some had pop and some had water. Then I read Stuart McLean’s “Christmas with the Turlingtons” from his “Secrets From The Vinyl Café”. I was laughing so hard I found it difficult to keep reading. So if your Christmas is short of your expectations, be sure to read this story and re-evaluate.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you all then. In the meantime, all our very best wishes to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Lisa and Bryon