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On Thursday, February 1st, 2024, The Wine Tasting Club had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing opinions on the four wines presented. There were 11 members attending the event at Elva Edgar’s home. The two wines preferred by the group are described below. Northern Italy, Oggi Botter, Pinot Grigio DOC This white wine is anContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 40”

On the February 8th, 2024 meeting of the Book Club, Terry Lingys reviewed the 2019 Historical Biography, A Woman of No Importance, written by Sonia Purnell. This is a story of Virginia Hall and how her heroism changed the course of the Second World War. A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell A WomanContinueContinue reading “The Page Turner #24”

By James Rayner One of the benefits of living in Etobicoke is our proximity to the historic Humber River.  Its waters have been used for thousands of years, first by indigenous tribes for transportation and food, and later, by settlers who also used it for recreational pursuits.  Currently, the river is just a shadow ofContinueContinue reading “January 2024 Walk”

On Thursday, Jan 11th, 2024, eight “Pageturners”, including two new members,Tracy Horsman and Diane Gillis, met at Fairfield Centre to discuss “ Infidel”a memoir by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Wendy Edgett led the review. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Infidel is a New York Times best seller. It is the 2006 autobiography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali,ContinueContinue reading “The Page Turner #23”

The Wine Tasting Club’s December meeting was held at Ruth Warren’s apartment and was hosted by Ruth, and Pat and Murray Wood. As always it was a very enjoyable and social event with all 14 members attending. Sicily, Italy, Doppio Passo Winery – Grillo, 2022 Of the two white wine tested, by far the favourite wasContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 39”

On December 14th, the Walking Club took its customary Christmas Season walk in downtown Toronto.  In the past, we have attended a free noon-hour concert of Christmas music at Roy Thomson Hall, but this year there was no such concert.  Cutbacks?  Anyway, we managed to fill that time by visiting more sites than usual. WeContinueContinue reading “December 2023 Walk”

In November our member, Elva Edgar, had selected and lead the discussion on “Daughters of the Deer”. It was written by Danielle Daniel who, in her debut novel, was able to link her family’s ancestral link to this amazing story.  Our five attending members had a very interesting and spirited discussion about this book, whichContinueContinue reading “The Page Turner #22”

On June 8, the Walking Club planned to walk along Dundas St. from the Dundas West subway station as far as Yonge-Dundas Square.  The idea was to see how Dundas evolves from a rather sketchy stretch around Roncesvalles to a prosperous thoroughfare lined with steel and glass skyscrapers in the city centre. Even before weContinueContinue reading “November 2023 Walk”

The Wine Club tasting of November 2, 2023 was held at Jennifer Roberts’ apartment. There were two wines featured that appealed to the majority of the group. The first was a white wine, while the second was a red wine. South Australia, One Pound Per Acre – Chardonnay, 2022 The winery is called One PoundContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 38”

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