SOLD OUT Gals' Night Out

GALS' NIGHT OUT with THE COOKING LADIES




It was a SOLD-OUT event on April 30 with over 200 women attending the Fund Raiser for Gable Rees Pool in Blenheim, Ontario



Event Coordinators:
Karen Herman (GRRP Committee Chair Person) and Elinor Mifflin




The Cooking Ladies, Phyllis and Lamont, entertain the crowd.











































Martha Miller models during the Fashion Show presented by The Little Change Room









Yoga instruction
by McLauchlins Wellness Studio
















Host Greg Hetherington of 93.5 Radio














"The Foodies"
Mike Brown of Brownies Catering with Lamont and Phyllis





Road Crew Ruth in charge of Cookbooks












HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Road Crew Roger!!! How many men have 230 women wish them a happy birthday?

































WHAT'S COOKING?

ZESTY CHICKEN BITES RECIPE
Read
by
Jessie Tyson

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SPECIAL TIME WITH PHYLLIS' FAMILY

Aunt Ruth cooked ham and all the trimmings for Easter. The food was delicious as always. We thought we would never be hungry again.






But the next day, we had room enough for more food and even ice cream.



















"THE GIRL COUSINS"


Brenda, Phyllis, Jenni, and Jacqui














Cousin Brenda, Aunt Ruth, and Phyllis















Our newest addition to the family, Lyndon getting attention from Daddy Keith, Mommy Jacqui, and Grampa Ron








Too cute!!!









IN CELEBRATION OF A FRIEND'S NEW BOOK

Shannon and Bryan Prince show off Bryan's latest novel, A SHADOW ON THE HOUSEHOLD.

Bryan and Shannon farm in North Buxton, Ontario. They are decendents of slaves who came to Canada prior to the American Civil War.








Shannon reads an excerpt from A SHADOW ON THE HOUSEHOLD. Their combined presentation brings alive a family's story of the struggle for freedom from slavery.



Bryan's incredible research details the true story of the challenges John and Arabella Weems' faced as they gathered their family together for their journey to safety in Canada.









The Cooking Ladies with their friends, Bryan and Shannon at the Blenheim, Ontario, Library.










THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE

Back at the test kitchen on the north shore of Lake Erie.
Question: Where is home?
Answer: Wherever we park it.
Question: What is your favorite place?
Answer: Wherever we are.
For awhile that spot is watching the lake change it's mind and it's mood.
Ahhhh........you can't beat that!

THE LONGFORD WATER COMPANY

Wava & Kim Kramer hold a jug of Kiowata.
The water from the Longford Water Company in Longford, Kansas, is pure naturally, thanks to the Kiowa Aquifer deep below the surface.People in the area say it is the best water they have ever tasted.

We have to agree. We left with two cases of it in the motorhome.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS SPRING!


What a difference a day makes.... Or did it have something to do with April Fool's Day?





April 1, 2009 at the Nichols' Ranch in Kansas








April 2, 2009 at the Nichols' Ranch in Kansas








Is this another April Fool's Joke? Has the motorhome grown legs? It's Loran Nichols, Darren Nichols, and Lamont Mackay checking out the new shocks. Good thing they did this on April 1 and not a day later in the snow.

LONGFORD, KANSAS

DINNER WITH FAMILY AT THE COACHLIGHT RESTAURANT IN LONGFORD, KANSAS











Lloyd Nichols

Edna Nichols

Loran, Lonny, and Leo Nichols

Coachlight Restaurant

Longford, Kansas

A poem by Lloyd Nichols
Written in 1989
There's a little ole' restaurant
Here on Main Street.
They have food that can't be beat.
Roast Beef, chicken, and mulligan stew,
And they'll cook up anything
That will satisfy you.
The waitresses are humble - yet so sweet.
And they'll stand all day on their two feet.
First thing in the morning,
When they open the doors,
In come the ranchers
With great big roars.
Boots from the west,
Tennis shoes from the east,
Nobody cares, not in the least.
Cattle and hogs are really the talk,
Some gals come in just after a walk.
Here's to the Coachlight,
To both young and old,
There are a lot of stories yet,
That haven't been told.



Chicken fried steak





Thank you Edna & Lloyd Nichols, Leo & Donna Nichols, Lonny & Carol Nichols, Loran & Sharon Nichols, and Don & Carol Sutter for your Kansas hospitality.