AWC Going Dutch Oct 2018
American Women's Club magazine Oct 2018 edition
American Women's Club magazine Oct 2018 edition
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Adventures in Madeira (cont.)<br />
Continued from page 45<br />
Lunch With Girlfriends<br />
by Kathy O’Malley (submitted by Rebecca Failor)<br />
For one last adventure, James and the<br />
girls went diving. I also know how to scuba<br />
dive, but prefer diving in warmer water. I<br />
entertained myself by walking up the steep<br />
roads to the modern art museum, followed<br />
by reading in a café until their return. Our<br />
final day was spent just hanging out at the<br />
villa, which was relaxing and a wonderful<br />
end to our week. As Jan had said, Madeira<br />
was perfect for our family. Perhaps it is for<br />
yours as well?<br />
Elaine’s vertigo has never been worse<br />
Kay can’t recall where she left her purse<br />
Rhonda’s about to replace her knees<br />
Linda’s breathing is tinged with a wheeze<br />
Donna’s left boob has a troublesome lump<br />
Diane’s on her third trip to take a dump<br />
Lorraine’s husband can’t remember a thing<br />
Nine years a widow, Marge still wears her ring<br />
Marlene is dealing with another UTI<br />
Sally’s giving a hearing aid another try<br />
Marie has decided she can’t drive at night<br />
Sharon still wears clothes two sizes too tight<br />
They’ve been through divorces and babies and wakes<br />
They do for each other whatever it takes<br />
They’ve already buried Marcia and Kate<br />
And truthfully, Lizzie’s not looking so great<br />
SAVE THE DATE!<br />
Thanksgiving Ceremony at the Pieterskerk<br />
Thursday, November 22<br />
Meet at Starbucks in Den Haag Centraal at 9:45 a.m.<br />
The Thanksgiving Ceremony will take place at the Pieterskerk in Leiden, at 11:00 a.m.<br />
After the ceremony, lunch will be at Restaurant Koetshuis de Burcht, Burgsteeg 13,<br />
Leiden<br />
The ceremony is Free / Lunch and transportation is at your own expense<br />
Registration deadline: November 20<br />
Sign up on GroupSpaces<br />
Contact Greetje Engelsman with questions (awcthehague.newcomers@gmail.com)<br />
So whenever they can, they get out to eat<br />
Open bottles of wine and forget their sore feet<br />
There’s laughing and crying and letting down guards<br />
And when the bill comes, there’s ten credit cards<br />
So here’s to the waiters who keep orders straight<br />
And to the places that let lunches run three hours late<br />
And here’s to the girlfriends, those near and those far<br />
Here’s to the girlfriends, you know who you are!!!<br />
46 GOING DUTCH<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong> 47
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