Monday Morning Memo – 12.4.2023
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Monday Morning Memo – 12.4.2023

Dear Wider Horizons Members and Friends,

Wider Horizons Events and Information

  1. Inviting all Yarn (or similar) crafters to Tuesday’s – 12/5 – Fiber Art Group gathering from 10:30 – noon at Fred Lind Manor on Capitol Hill. All levels welcome. Bring your current project and join us around our congenial table. Coffee, water, project tips…and yarn available for charity gifts. For information, contact Joan Bergman, jmbergman43@comcast.net 
  2. Men Drinking Coffee will meet at Aegis Lake Union this week on Wednesday, December 6, at 10:00 am, 1936 Eastlake Ave. East, Seattle 98102. Please let Michael Kischner (mbkischner@comcast.net) know if you think you’ll be there so he can give Aegis a count. Coffee and pastries are complimentary. We will gather in the Splash Room on the 6th floor. Also please let Michael know if you are driving and could bring one or two passengers. He’ll give you the garage code.
  3. Women’s Coffee also gathers on Wednesday, December 6, at 10 am at Oxbow Bakery at 2307 24th Ave E.
  4. Do you have a referral for Naomi Shiff for a floor refinisher? The request is time-sensitive, so let me know.
  5. Do you have a sturdy armless chair you’ve wanted to get rid of? Linda Mason could use it. Let me know.

Our Board of Directors said goodbye last evening to Bob Anderson and Julie Anderson at the lovely home of Vicky Downs. Bob and Julie will spend the next several months in CA; then travel abroad, returning in the spring to take up their Wider Horizons membership with gusto. Those pictured, counterclockwise from 6 pm: Barbara Oswald, Denise Lishner, Val Costa, Debbie Ward, hostess Vicky Downs, Jeanne Marie Thomas, Audrey Hansen, Denise Klein, Julie Anderson, Bob Anderson, Ann Lawrence (President Emeritus), and Nancy Robb. Nancy Hooyman, Board Chair, took the photo and Susan Adler arrived later. John Rochford and his husband Nick Utzinger also attended. Joe Garcia was not able to attend. Another guest of honor was Bob’s support animal, Kermit the Frog. We announced the formation of the Bob and Julie Member Support Fund, established in Bob’s honor by Suzanne Hittman. Let me know if you want to direct your annual contribution to this fund. 

7. Look for your holiday party dance card in an email later today. Festivities begin next week. And save Sunday, January 28, 3-7 pm for our winter party. Venue to be determined.

8. Our newest tech volunteer is Beth Woodworth. Beth is new to the Seattle area, having moved here from California in July. She works at the Northwest Kidney Centers. Beth says, “I love to meet new people, cook, dance, and ride my road bike.” See the attached new Member Directory for how to contact her.

Members and Friends Share Information

  1. See Micki Lippe’s new fiber art form at a local Capitol Hill gallery (information attached).
  2. Ellen Berg shared this timely article about dealing with holiday loneliness: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/well/family/holiday-loneliness.html?smid=em-share
  3. Patti Gorman calls our attention to an interesting Common Power event on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 4 – 6 pm. Use this link to register: An Institute for Common Power Conversation with Dr. Eric Foner Tickets, Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite 
  4. And here are the NYTimes 10 best books of the year: https://tinyurl.com/529tjjt6