LADIES LUNCH CLUB de l'Armagnac meeting on 13TH JANUARY 2015

Dear Lady members, 

Now that Christmas is over, on behalf of the Committee, I wish you all a Happy and Peaceful New Year.   

We are starting the year off with our January lunch at 

L’AUBERGE DES CAPRICES D’ANTAN, 

LANNEPAX on 13th January, at 12.30 pm. 

Place de la Mairie - 32190 Lannepax - 05.62.65.76.92 

A new venue for us, but hopefully one you will all enjoy.  

The proposed Menu is as follows:

Salade Vigneronne (saucisse alsacienne, emmentals,echalotes, persil et sa crudité croquante)

(Vegetarien )  Tatar de Betteraves et sa crudite croquante

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Supreme de Pintade, Sauce Forrestieres

(Vegetarien)  Tarte au Poireaux et sa salade verte

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Tarte au pomme

(Vegetarien) Glace sorbet citron et framboise

Price : €17  (incl. Vin rouge, Rose, Blanc)

Cheques should be payable to L’Auberge des Caprices d’Anton.  If paying cash, please put this in an envelope with your name on.

The Restaurant has asked for numbers to be confirmed by 8th January, we would therefore ask you to make your reservation as soon as possible on the Booking Form, 

to be requested or in case of difficulties, please contact Jane Cooper: lunchclubgascogne@gmail.com

I would also like to remind everyone that membership subscriptions (€10) are due in January, and in order to keep our Membership List up to date we would like everyone to complete a Form.  

This will be sent out separately. It will also be available at the next lunch for those who are unable to print out.

Also, another date for your diary:

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on 

10th February.  

Full details will follow, but if you would like to volunteer or nominate someone (with their permission) to join the Committee perhaps you would contact Jane Cooper on the e-mail address above, 

or telephone me, Sue Sullivan on 05 62 69 01 11.

In the meantime we look forward to seeing you in Lannepax on 13th January.

With kind regards

Sue Sullivan 

What happens on Christmas in France? LLC best wishes

Dear Members we all wish you a 
merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2015.

Our next Ladies Lunch club will meet in the New Year on 

Tuesday, 13 January 12.30h at Les Caprices d'Antan restaurant in Lannepax  

a separate letter will go out to all with the booking form in the first week of January.
Maybe Geraldine can answer your questions on the Christmas traditions in France: 

She also refers to a movie tradition in France TV:

for some French entertainment. 

Happy festive days to you all
Your Ladies Lunch Club de l'Armagnac committee.

Bookclub meeting January 2015

Bookclub 2015:  January 22nd we meet (venue to be advised) to discuss 
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. 

February 19th the theme will be Sisters.  

Jill will be selecting 3 books for us to choose from for the March meeting. 


Perhaps we should plan to read a Classic in April, so think about which one we should choose.

Thanks to everyone for contributing to our December meeting, champagne and nibbles.  
Perfect to accompany Babette’s Feast which, for all of us, the DVD of the film really bought alive. Thanks for bringing the film along. 

Happy Christmas, happy reading and look forward to a whole new year of books.

Jackie x

Carol Concert in Tasque

Invitation to 

Carol Concert  where many of LLC members will be singing 

on Friday 12 th December 

at 20.30h in the 

church of Tasque

Participation 3 Euro/p Person, children f.o.c.
After concert is a little get together with 'Vin Chaud' and a tarte de noel at the salle des fetes 

Bookclub meeting December 2014

The December bookclub meeting is on 
Thursday 18th at 2.30 at Pam’s in Reans. 

We will be discussing 
Babette’s Feast by Karen Blixen 

We will be discussing Babette’s Feast by Karen Blixen and seeing snips of the film as well. 

recipes here

And celebrating Christmas!!

Thank you everyone for coming to Book Club in November and producing an interesting selection of ‘Queens’.  
I have listed the books people chose below.
Thank you again to Brenda for the delicious cakes. 

Here are the list of November books:

The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick: 
the 1st of the trilogy about Eleanor of Aquitaine

Sue Townsend:  The Queen & I


Queen of the Witches:  Jessica Berens


Ned Sherrin:  An autobiography

Pauline Gedge: Hatshepsut - Child of the Morning
(the longest reigning ‘female’ pharaoh)


Queen of the Desert:  Georgina Howe about the life of Gertrude Bell



Victoria’s Daughters:  Gerald Packard


Leap of Faith: autobiography of Queen Noor of Jordan

An Uncommon Reader:  Alan Bennet



Mary Queen of Scots:  
Caroline’s choice we will hear about later




See you at the December bookclub 
meeting on 18th, if not before.
Jackie 

The first meeting of 2015 will be on Thursday 22nd January.  
The book we have chosen is 
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay.

 

For the February meeting on the 19th, we have chosen the theme of Sisters.  
As with our last theme, you find whatever you like, however tight or loose an association with sisters.

For more information about any of the above or our next meeting and venue, please contact:
LLC secretary: lunchclubgascogne(at)gmail.com
or you join the blog here: follow by email
(click on this link if you want regular info)

Christmas craft workshop at La Maison des Chameaux

Due to popular demand we're running our Christmas craft workshop






Learn different felting techniques both needle felting and wet felting to make your own prezzies and decorations. 

5th December 2014 

at La Maison des Chameaux

10 - 3pm 

18 Euros for this one day workshop

Includes all supplies for the day and you'll make and take away something lovely.  .

Please contact camelsinfrance@gmail.com to reserve your place
Sarah Bird.

2014 Christmas Decorations

Dear members of the LLC and friends,

Do you remember last year's table pieces at Café Zik? 

Barbera , Katherine and Marloes will give the workshop Christmas hanging and table decorations on 

Thursday 4th of December

10 till 16h 

at the atelier de Marloes. 

We will make it again at Marloes Atelier.

Directions to the Atelier, click on the link: 
http://ateliergounessepanjas.blogspot.fr/p/blog-page.html

Please bring your own material you want for the workshop:
And more important: 

You buy and bring the material of your choice!!!! Bring specially your old wreath for a make-over!

The workshop is € 5,- for heating, cleaning and coffee/tea.
And please, bring your own lunch with you.

Of course you can use some of the materials Barbera is taking with her. She will only charge a little.
We hope it will be another wonderful “come together” If you want to join the workshop, please send an email: barberaroeloffzen@yahoo.com

What material to take from home	Quel materiaux pour emporter
Whorkschop 1 wreath of metal coathanger	Workshop 1 couronne du cintre a habits de metal
Metal coathanger Eventualy silver or gold fluffy string to get around the wreath for basic. Green to twirle around the wreath as:  ivy or cuttings of laurier rose (Barbera has enough laurier rose)  or...various cuttings. Cones or (coulered ?) xmasballs. Thin metal wire to fix all the things in the wreath Special Plier (to cut the wire)	Cintre a habits du metal Au volontair un riban d'or ou silver pour autour la couronne comme le foundation. Des feuillages persistants longe pour autour de couronne et petit feuillages: lierre longe ou du laurier rose (Barbera a suficient de laurier rose) ou... Des pommes de pin,  des pommes de meleze ou ? Fil de fer galvanise delie, pour fixer autour de couronne, Pince coupante, pour couper le fil de fer.
Whorkschop 2 wreath with electric lights	Workshop 2 couronne avec lumieres electric
Metal coathanger Electric wire with 20 lights And the supplies as above	Cintre a habits de metal 20 piece du lumiere electric. Et toutes comme la couronne materiaux nr 1.
Workshop 3 wreath from newspaper	Workshop 3 couronne du journeaux
Newspaper 80/60 cm Transpared cellotape Alluminium foil Green to twirle around the wreath as:  ivy or cuttings of laurier rose (Barbera has enough laurier rose) or... Thin metal wire to fix all the things in the wreath  +/- 0.7 mm Pince coupante (to cut the wire) Cones or (coulered ) xmasballs, or holly with red balls, or other cuttings you like. Ribben (1 ½ meter) if you like, to go around the wreath.	Journeaux 80/60 cm. Du ruban adhesive Alluminium folie Des feuillages persistant longe, autour de couronne et petit feuillages: lierre longe ou du laurier rose (Barbera a suficient laurier rose) ou... Des pommes de pin,  des pommes de meleze, houx ou ? Fil de fer galvanise delie, pour fixer autour de couronne 0.7 mm, Pince coupante, pour couper le fil de fer. Xmasballs ou ? Au volontair ruban 1 ½ metre.
Workshop 4 Wreath of plastic bags	Workshop 4 Couronne des petites sachets plastic
Wire, or coat hanger, to make a round base Lights eventually Lots of small plastic bags (2 boxes)	Couronne de metal pour la base 20 piece du lumiere electric.eventuel Beaucoup des petits sachets plastic (2 packets)
Workshop 5 Book cones	Workshop 5
Art canvas 40cm x40 cm or foam board, Old book preferably with yellowing pages or music sheets, Stapler, Glue gun with extra glue sticks, gold spray paint ( optional) Baubles ( boules) decorations for the middle , different sizes and colour. Also anything else you like to add to the middle of the wreath that can be glued in place
Workshop 6 Big bowles or basket	Workshop 6 Grande cache pots ou soupiere ou panier
Pince coupante (to cut the twigs) Various cuttings from the garden    Pot/bowl, or a basket. Green foam (or metal wire)which fit in the pot, to hold the green cuttings. Or sand or pebbles. Ribbon or ? to decorate with.	Pince coupante, pour couper les feuillage Cache pot ou panier ou?? Foam vert ou metal pour stabiliser les feuillages). Ou sable ou graviers (petit) Feuillages verts du jardin, ou avec des boules ou? Ruban ou ? ce que tu veut pour decorer

Program:

 10-16 hour

Time? ​	What?	Who will do it​?
010-00	koffee/T/cake/ cookies	Marloes/Barbera
11hour	Demo: Showing the different wreaths: bare and end model Renewing old wreaths. Showing the plastic bags wreath Showing the pages/scones with xmass balls And start with the actions	Barbera. Marloes Katherine All
01-12-30	Lunch: home brought and drinks	Members and Marloes
13.30 till 15.30	Continue working: 1 and 2 together wreaths of metal basic 3 wreath of newspaper or twigs 4 plastic bag wreath and wine vine decorations with wax candle* 5 book scone wreath 6 pot/bowles for table	Barbera, Marloes   Katherine Barbera

* bring wax candles if you want to do that as well

LLC Bookclub November 2014

LLC Bookclub - What's next?

The November 2014 meeting is on 
Thursday 20th  November at 2.30 pm 

at the usual venue. 
and Jacky choose a theme for this bookclub:
  
Bookclub members choose anything that relates to a Queen: 

a biography, fiction relating to a Queen, Priscilla Queen, bees – literally anything that takes your fancy. 


Outlook:We also choose a book for December bookclub, Thursday 18th December, which is (the modern classic)

Babette’s Feast by Karen Blixen 

a short, relevant, fun read for pre-Christmas. 
Look forward to an Indian summer! 
Jackie x

For more information about any of the above or our next meeting and venue, please contact:

LLC secretary: lunchclubgascogne(at)gmail.com

or you join the blog here: follow by email 

(click on this link if you want regular info)

Ladies Lunch Club Christmas lunch December 2014

Dear Ladies,
                
The Ladies Lunch Club Christmas lunch will be held

on Tuesday 9 December 2014 at

Auberge La Baquere, 32190, Preneron 

Guests of members and members husbands are welcome at the Christmas Lunch Party. 

Menu

Cocktail de bienvenue offert

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Charlotte de Truite fumée 

et Gambas marinées

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Filet de Canette aux épices douces, 

et sa garniture

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Vacherin glacé à la Blanche 

et coulis de fruit rouges

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A vegetarian option of fish of the day will be available

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Vins rouge, rose, blanc: 

(Domaine Villa Dria; Domaine de la Plaine;

Domaine de Guillaman) 

et café compris

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The cost is €30 for guests, members €24

To book please use the booking form (for members). (Request from from the LLC secretary.)

Booking will only be confirmed if a cheque for the full amount is received by Sunday 30th November.  

Please make cheques out to: 
La Baquere and bring them to the November lunch on 12th November in a separate envelope 
or post to our Treasurer: (please contact the LLC secretary for address).
We look forward to seeing you there.

LLC Christmas Fair 2014 - Marché de Noël 2014 a Réans

            
Christmas Fair on last November weekend 2014 in Réans. 
Welcome to all who look for special gifts:

Marché de Noël

Salle de Fête à Réans (à coté d' Eauze)

Samedi, le 29 Novembre et Dimanche , le 30 Novembre, de 10h à 16h

Cadeaux de Noël pour tous les budgets:
cartes de Noël, broderie, bijoux, et bien plus encore!
organisé par

l'association l'Aide Partage Rencontre de Réans en coopération avec le 

Ladies Lunch Club d’Armagnac

contact: Magda Looij tel 06 33 5284 22