SAN RAMON VALLEY NEWCOMERS JUNE 2012 LUNCHEON
June Outing to Alden Lane
Where: Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane, Livermore
When: June 21, 2012
Time: 11:30am at Alden Lane Nursery. Carpooling encouraged.
San Ramon Valley Newcomers Club
Hiking, Arts & Crafts, Wine Club, Book Club, Cooking, Golf, Poker, Bridge, Bunco, Luncheons
Newcomer Bling Bracelet
San Ramon Newcomers Arts & Crafts
Our Arts & Crafts group was so excited make the official ” Newcomer Bling Bracelet”. After a long wait for buttons, Bobbie’s daughter-in law purchased them in China for us. Yeah-we were so excited!
Each bracelet was crafted with safety pins, buttons, beads and stretchy string! It was so fun to create your own style picking from 1000′s of buttons. Not one was the same, each created with our own personal touch, some gold, silver and even themed bracelets!
If you are interested in having Bobbie make you one, she will do so for $20.00. Please contact her for more information. We are all ready to make another one in the fall. Watch the newsletter for the fall date and time.
San Ramon Valley Newcomer’s Book Club – June 2012
You Know “When the Men Are Gone
When: June. 26, Tuesday
Time: 1:00- 3:00
Where: Judy S.
RSVP: Judy (scardino {at} pacbell(.)net) by Monday, June 25
Our book will be You Know “When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon. The book is an absorbing collection of fictional stories with some characters appearing in more than one story. They are stories of American soldiers who are fighting in Iraq and their families at home. We welcome new members so think about attending one of our meetings.
If you have any questions (except to RSVP), please call the Chairperson, Suzanne Z., 830-8339.
July – Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
April Salads
San Ramon Newcomers Share April Salads
Nine members and one guest joined forces at the Ayers residence on Friday to share salad recipes and a few surprises. Grace provided the first surprise - a wonderful cream of zucchini soup starter. We then were able to taste varied salads, including Antipasto , 3 bean salad, Chicken Waldorf, Avacado & Hearts of Palm Chop Chop, Pasta with Veggies, Tabouli with Veggies, Chicken Curry with Grapes, Chicken with Mango +Avacado + Rice, and a Quinoa + Veggie salad. Lots of healthy grains to taste. Our second surprise was Barb’s grilled pineapple slices with a Nutella drizzle. After all these healthy salads, we finished the meal with another surprise – a wonderful flan for dessert.
Our May gathering will feature a “hands-on” ravioli making demo and we get to take some home with us. So start thinking about an Italian food favorite to share and plan on joining our group on the 25th.
Newcomers Hike to the Waterfall
Waterfall Hike
Wonderful day and beautiful waterfalls. Pat, Sharon, Jackie, Jeanne, Barbara and Shirley joined me for this lovely hike. – Fran
Sunol Hills Hike
Sunol Wildflower Hike
Today we hiked at Sunol. The hills were a vivid green with many blue eye grass, California poppies, and lupine. We hiked for a total of 4.1 miles. In the first 1.9 miles we completed all of our elevation gain of 896 ft. It was warm today, probably in the upper 80′s and a challenge to get to the top. We hiked for a total of 2 hr. 20 minutes with a stop at the top of Flag Hill to enjoy the view, the wildflowers and take a few photos “on the rocks”. Todays hikers were Claudia, Elsa, Pat, Shirley, Barbara, Fran, Jeanne, Muff, Aleta and Sharon. Afterwards we enjoyed lunch at Whole Foods resting under the fragrant Wisteria.
Next week Fran will be leading the Hike to Uvas Canyon in Morgan Hill. You won’t want to miss this one! The waterfalls should be spectacular due to recent rains.
Happy Trails, Sharon
Osage Park Hike – Danville CA
Hiking Around Greenbrook
The weather turned out to be very nice for our hike around the Greenbrook Neighborhood. Muff, Aleta, Sharon, Pat, Jeanne and Bobbie joined me. We walked on both sides of 2 different creeks and a little bit on the Iron Horse Trail. Great hike for rainy days and avoiding muddy trails.
Trekking Always,Fran
P.S. Instead of going to Tiburon the last Friday in April we will be going down to Uvas Canyon to see the waterfalls. Sharon leads us next Friday, I believe to see wildflowers.
San Ramon Valley April Wine Appreciation
San Ramon Valley Wine Appreciation
When: Saturday, April 28th
Time: 6:30 pm
Hosts: Karen & Dennis C.
Cost: $15 per person
Bring: A hearty appetizer to share and a wine glass.
RSVP: Karen C.
Participate in the iconic insights of an award winning local wine maker. Carl Lyle has been making wine for over fifteen years and was the proprietor of Deer Ridge Winery in Livermore, recently purchased by Ruby Hill. Carl won several awards for his Cabernet Sauvignon before devoting his time to wine making fulltime. Listen to some of the secrets of a successful winemaker and discuss what makes you like each wine.
Book Club – The Paris Wife
San Ramon Valley Newcomer’s Book Club
When: May 22 – Tuesday
Time: 1:00- 3:00 PM
Where: Gillian S.
RSVP: gillian.steele {at} sbcglobal(.)net by Monday, May 21
Our book will be The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. This is a novel about Hadley Richardson who was Ernest Hemingway’s long-suffering first wife. It tells the story of their five year marriage.
We welcome new members so think about attending one of our meetings. If you have any questions (except to RSVP), please call the Chairperson, Suzanne Z.
June – You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon
San Ramon Gad-Abouts in St. Helena
Wine, Dine, Shop – Gad-About
Gad-Abouts day trip to St Helena was filled with great wine, delicious food and a little shopping! I think we laughed our hearts out.
Our day started with a scenic ride up Silverado Trail and arrived at Savour for some wine tasting. We enjoyed a flight of 4 reds or whites from local boutique wineries for $20.00 and the fee went towards the purchase of wine! Great bargain. Everyone took home some fabulous bottles.
We were eager to have lunch at Cindy’s Back Street Kitchen. We were not disappointed-a private room tucked away for our Newcomer Group.
All of us had built up a hearty appetite. For starters a warm crispy crusted bread with a very moist dough–yummy! Some of the favorites were the Alsatian Onion Tarte, Crispy Calmari, Oysters Bingo, Mussels Meunire, Grilled Cheese on Walnut Bread with Polenta Fries. Of course the good ole American burger was also popular. We savored each bite and shared with each other. A special treat was Cindy’s “Bubble Water” local spring/mineral water with sparkling bubbles.
We stopped at the Napa Soap Company and purchased some delightful hand crafted soaps that smelled lovely. So many fragrances to choose from.
Our day ended with a few separate stops. Everyone enjoyed each others company. Cit was a delight to spend some time with one of our new members, Julie. A special thanks to Marian for always making us laugh with her real life stories. Until next month….
