The Men’s Club had two excellent meetings in February, getting the new year off to a great start. On February 1 our guest speaker was a native of the Republic of South Africa, Jennifer Timm, a compelling and knowledgeable speaker on the topic of South Africa. She also presented interesting thoughts about her own immigration to the United States … [Read more...]
Very Serious OC Book Club: February 22, 2022
February 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The non-fiction Semi-Serious Book Club met on February 22 to discuss Homo Deus–A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari. He reviews the variety of our past epochs and gives his forecast of our future, where Man, through technology, tries to achieve a happier and more balanced world. On March 22, we will discuss The Premonition: A Pandemic … [Read more...]
Page Turners Book Club: Jane Smiley’s latest novel, Perestroika In Paris
February 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This month Page Turners will be reading Jane Smiley’s latest novel, Perestroika In Paris. Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Thousand Acres and recently completed her very popular Last Hundred Years Trilogy. Our selection is a very different work from this author’s other writing. The publisher describes it as “a captivating, brilliantly … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: March 16, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
February 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The “Luck of the Irish” is often a phrase heard in March with St. Patrick’s Day celebrated by many with Irish roots. Well, as one with an Irish background, I certainly experienced this luck or blessing on the morning of February 1st. While visiting my sister with my infamous Jack Russell, Duke, he broke loose from her backyard near DHHS and ran … [Read more...]
Garden Club Plant Sale: March 26, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse
February 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Spring Plant Sale Sunday, March 20 is the first day of spring! The spring or vernal equinox—when the sun sits vertically above the equator—is when day and night are of equal length across the whole planet. The Niguel Shores Garden Club is celebrating the coming of spring with our annual fund raiser, the Plant Sale! This sale is the major fund … [Read more...]
Semi-Serious Book Club Meeting: February 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
February 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Semi-Serious Book Club Meeting The Semi-Serious Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month to discuss non-fiction works of significance. YOU ARE WELCOME to attend our next non-fiction book club meeting on February 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Mike Harrod at 33691 Marlinspike Drive. We will be discussing "Homo Deus - A Brief History of … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: February 10, 2022 in the Clubhouse
February 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Our next Women’s Club Luncheon will be February 10 at Noon in the Clubhouse. We will continue our February tradition of sharing Valentine’s Day greetings with our table- mates, so we encourage members to bring 8 to 10 small valentine cards for this special event. We will also have a box to collect extra valentines to bring to one of the local … [Read more...]
Page Turners: The Girl From Berlin by Ronald H. Balson
January 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
February finds Page Turners reading The Girl From Berlin by Ronald H. Balson—the fifth installment in his Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart series of WWII historical fiction that focuses on the rise of the Nazis. While the book club has not read the four previous novels in the series, I understand the current book can stand alone. The New York … [Read more...]
Garden Club: February 2022 News
January 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Our next meeting is Monday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Elizabeth Wallace, who has been gardening with California-native plants for thirty years. About three years ago, she embarked on a landscaping project for the non-profit Teen Project in Trabuco Canyon. Her goal was to rehabilitate a residential acreage of twelve acres, and to … [Read more...]
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