Editorial

Poetry

Social for December 2005

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Tuesday 27th. 11 am to 2.30 pm Carmel Eileen.

Thursday 29th. 11 am to 2.30 pm Tom, Mary.

Saturday 31st. 11 am to 2.30 pm, Breda, Ian.

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Five Helpful Tips for the Home

• Self-raising flour makes delicious fluffy pancakes and saves time as the batter need not stand.
• To keep cauliflower white while cooking add 2 tablespoon of milk to the water.
• Place a dish of ice cube in front of the electric fan. This will act similarly to an air conditioner.
• A beer rinse will give fine hair extra body.

Drop a few blobs of paraffin in the heart of a water lily to hold the bloom open.

Irish Coffee

1) A Measure of Irish Whiskey
2) 2 Teaspoons of Sugar
3) Strong black coffee
4) Softly Whipped Cream

Warm a medium sized glass with warm water, and pour the water out, put the sugar and whiskey into a glass, add the coffee, until the glass is three quarters of the way full ,and stir well. Pour the cream over the back of the spoon onto the coffee. Don’t stir it, it should stay floating on the top of the coffee.

Recently, at Exeter Racecourse, horse racing lost a true champion when Best Mate died of a heart attack. Best Mate was trained by H. Knight, and ridden by Kerry man, Jim Culloty to win 3 Cheltenham Gold Cups. In doing so, he became one of only three horses to do so, joining our own great Arkle. As a true fan of horse racing, I have been privileged to see some great horses run in my lifetime, on the flat horses such as, Ridgewood Pearl, Giants Causeway, High Chaparral, over the jumps horses such as, Istabraq, Hardy Eustace, Kicking King, Red Rum, and of course Best Mate.

Best Mate was trained in Ireland as a young horse by Tom Costello. He was sold to H. Knight, and taken to England. As a young horse he won one of the supreme novice Hurdles at Cheltenham.

But it was to be over the big fences that his true greatness was to shine through. This morning at H. Knight yard a great sadness is to be experienced, a loving owner has lost a true pal, but the greatest sadness will be felt by the young lad or lass, who looked after Best Mate. For her each day there is a void in her life, like a death in a family, that only time can heal. My own regret is never again will we see the grace of a truly great horse like Best Mate, jumping a fence again. Cheltenham has lost a true star for next year’s festival.

Philip

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Employment Unit

It is that time of year again when we are looking forward to the Christmas and Santa etc. We are also looking forward to the Christmas parties that will be taking place in the next few weeks. The work in the employment and education unit continues, keeping account of the hours of work for our members, and recording holidays etc. We would ask all members to tell us their hours of work over the holiday period. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our employers for their assistance and understanding over the last year.Also would like to say thanks to our members who have taken part in the employment programme.

Many thanks to all concerned Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year toAll

Employment & Education Unit

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Catering Unit

Thanks to all members who give help to Eileen and Ian in the Catering Unit ,in getting ready For the Festive Season .Extra work has been generated for preparing our Mulled Wine Morning and Christmas Dinner ,ie Baking Christmas Cakes , Christmas Pudding , and Mince Pies.. All are welcome on the 14th of Dec for our Mulled Wine Morning so go easy on the Mulled Wine……... Please remember the Clubhouse is open all year round for all our members, whether we have seen you recently, or not for a long while, this time of year is great but can be a Difficult time as well, so remember where we are and call in any time or give us a call.

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