This is a new Activities Thread for Canterbury Grownups We look forward to your suggestions for Activities.

We have the lunch at Sequoia 88 on August the 1st at midday.

Winelover,Thanks for reminding us about your Lunch at Sequoia 88 August 1st Midday. And judging by the enthusiasm today it should be very well attended We are looking forward to it.We have heard of other activities being thought of by others for Spring cum Summer so we look forward to a calendar of exciting Canterbury Grownups Activities

Thank you DrL and Desi for a lovely afternoon in a very warm lounge.
I enjoyed all and I am sure everyone else did. It was great to see dear Floosie home safe and to welcome our new members and guests.

Desi and I enjoyed the company of Floosie our guest of honour and Sneezy,and Dyna & Tony, and Flash Gordon and Audrey, and Summerwoods and Colin, Winelover, Joybel, and three new members Ony07 and Bess 01 friends of mine and Roz a friend of Winelovers and sharing of food and fellowship today at Harper Gardens Community Lounge behind historic Holy Trinity Church for Christchurch Cheeryatrics WELCOME HOME FLOOSIE MYDDE WINTUR LUNCH

Are the Cheeryatrics meeting at The Elms on Weds, as usual?

Yes Joybel just the same as always

Desi and I have just watched the very sad but great Vincent Ward movie on Maori Tv this evening. "Rain OF the Children" It focussed on one womans life Puhi. and her childrenand familylife. and Rena Owen of Once were Warriors was magnificent in it. It is all about the Tuhoe people and It was deeply moving to us.
Desi and I will look at going to the movies in the next week or two and post possibilities on this thread later this week.

Further to post 5 Onyx07 is also a GUPS friend of Winelover and has been joining Desi and I and some of you too on our A SLICE OF HERITAGE THURSDAY WALKS.fOR FURTHER DETAIL ON THESE WALKS GO TO FRIENDS and scroll down to A Slice of Heritage Walks. We post the coming weeks walk and deliver a report after every walk. We also have Under Friends SERENDIPITY SIPPERS AT CHRISTCHURCH CAFES where we review Cafes we visit after walks and at other times when Dr Livingstone meets the SILVER BODGIE or his Grandson or other Canterbury Grownups friends for coffee, chat and food etc.A List of 100 plus Cafes is being updated with a review.We will list them by Suburb.

We congratulate our West Coast Friends celebrating the Blackball Hiltons Centenary. Here is an

interesting website to visit.
http;//www.elsewhere.co.nz.
And we dedicate this poem
WESTLAND by JK.
Tis Westland with its wet skies and soft rains for me
The Westland with its green woods and its old,strung sea.
Hokitika,Westport, Reefton and the Grey---
God send that I may come again another day.

In the dark woods,the deep woods,the bright lakes gleam,
And there,through a summers day an idle man might dream,
While the silver wavelets stumble and whisper as they fall,
And the hills hold the echoes of the tuis silver call

Bright cascades flashing are tumbling through the trees,
And you hear a hundred rivers that know no rest or ease
Theres snow upon the mountains,theres gold on the sands,
Sure Westland is the loveliest of all fairy lands.

You,ll see there the Irish eyes of clear,grey blue,
That tell you when a womans soul is always true.
And the strong man,the big man,will somehow
make you feel
That you have to go to Westland to find the hearts of steel.

Tis Westland with its wet skies and its kind rain for me,
Its deep lakes,its big hills and its old grey sea,
The strong men are kind men,and the colleens so fair,
That when you leave Westland,your heart stays there.

I need clarification as to the rules governing this new thread. Is it for general discussion, or for any of us to to pop in and say, for instance, "how about we go for an outing" Already it is advertising DR.L walking group, his Serendipity cafe jaunts and we have been treated to some poetry. May have to shout to get a word in, that is if any other Cheeryatrics are brave enough to speak up.

No Rules !!As agreed by all interested parties yesterday and by e-mail. This thread belongs to anyone on GUPS. and it is open for any or all discussion you wish and we are looking forward to hearing and discussing openly on this thread all your ideas for a calendar of activities.as well as anything that interests you. .There is no restrictions.!. That is why it has been launched. ps Some Gups have great ideas to share.