Meeting And Greeting 9/14/2012 (Page One)
You all come!!
The Altadena Towne and Country Club was again an outstanding venue
Oh oh.... Autumn is here....
Let The Party Begin
Wyatt Halpt and his trio were making beautiful music as everyone arrived
The table were magnificent... Definitely the colors of autumn
Truffles for centerpieces? Solange must be somehow associated with this!
Greeted with a smile and a wave....
Even the wine of choice was the color of autumn
Quotation To Remember: Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~Stanley Horowitz
The dancing gets underway immediately....
Gary and Marion Gray with Dottie and Bruce Acker
Bill and Doreen Dean look like they are getting ready to dance
Quotation To Remember: Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. ~Carol Bishop Hipps
Tina and Bill sitting down? Not for long!
We sometimes call them the "White Knights".... Thomas and Benoit
Wyatt has selected several waltzes for this evening
Time For A Few Paid Political Announcements
See you in November for the next dance....
Getting the latest scoop from out leadership
Quotation To Remember: September and October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter. ~Nova Bair
Introduction of the dance directors Ben and Solange
Beaulieu
Quotation To Remember: Un feu brûle perpétuellement caché dans la cheminée du monde .... En automne de cette grande conflagration devient particulièrement manifeste. Puis la flamme qui est lentement et mystérieusement consommer tous les éclats verts chose dans l'éclat vif. Chaque brin d'herbe et chaque feuille dans les bois est jeté dans le grand four de la nature, et les couleurs vives de leur décoloration sont littéralement les flammes de leur consommation. L'or des champs de récolte sont allumées en plein cœur de la fournaise .... Par ce Dieu automne feu chaque année purge le plancher de la nature. Toutes les substances efféminés qui ont servi leur but dans la forme ancienne sont brûlées. Partout Dieu rend doux et propre de la terre par le feu. ~ Hugh Macmillan
or....
A hidden fire burns perpetually upon the hearth of the world.... In autumn this great conflagration becomes especially manifest. Then the flame that is slowly and mysteriously consuming every green thing bursts into vivid radiance. Every blade of grass and every leaf in the woodlands is cast into the great oven of Nature; and the bright colours of their fading are literally the flames of their consuming. The golden harvest-fields are glowing in the heart of the furnace.... By this autumn fire God every year purges the floor of nature. All effete substances that have served their purpose in the old form are burnt up. Everywhere God makes sweet and clean the earth with fire. ~Hugh Macmillan
The winners of the truffles are announced
Did You Know? - A chocolate truffle is a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache center coated in chocolate or cocoa powder, usually in a spherical, conical, or curved shape. Other fillings may replace the ganache: cream, melted chocolate, caramel, nuts, almonds, berries, or other assorted sweet fruits, nougat, fudge, or toffee, mint, chocolate chips, marshmallow, and, popularly, liqueur.
Their name derives from the usual shape they take as the word 'truffle' derives from the Latin word tuber, meaning "swelling" or "lump", which later became tufer.
This evenings guests of Clancy and Jerry Zerg were having a lot of fun
Meet Fifi and Ron Damico
Did You Know? - Fifi was born and raised in Morraco (Kingdom of Morocco) while Ron hailed from Ohio, USA. Ron was with our USAF and stationed in Morraco the after his first trip to his commanders office he was in love with Fifi, the commanders administrator! They were married in Morraco and then the bog surprise.... She came to the USA... Ohio to be exact!
She told us that on the flight over, she was dressed to meet Ron and his family. She did however forget thet Morraco is desert and Ohio in winter is not desert. When she finally arrived after several flight delays (due to weather) it was -19 degrees! She has never seen snow... She now laughs and Ron giggles about the coming home.
She never knew was 4,078 miles could be so different!
Guests Peggy and Dean Aronis
Did You Know? - Peggy was so delightful sharing her experiences as a concert pianist. She and Dean have a great family. Dean we found out was a Porsche race car driver and has turned that interest into a family affair! He and he sons are members of a Porsche Racing Team spending many weekend together going to the races and capturing the gold! Dean laughed.... "My youngest son is the driver (Athan), my middle sone is the mechanic, and when anyone asked the boys what I do, the say.... He is the banker!"
Excitement anyone?
Watching the dancers is an excellent pass time and chance to learn a new step
Quotation To Remember: How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. ~John Burroughs
Everybody eyeing the truffles?
"I think it about time to dance!"
"Oh... Flavored popcorn.... Life is good!"
It was 9o degrees out when we arrived.....
Examining the popcorn treats... When does the movie starts???
Table 6 - Bill & Doreen, Paul Westmoreland & Elaine Alexander, and Bruce & Dottie Acker
Table 7 - Tina Van Zandt & Bill Weichman, Clayton Larson & Judy Hoewisch,
John a& Genevieve Lucas, and Jerry & Gloria Schneider
Question! Will this popcorn make it all the way home this evening??
Quotation To Remember: Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year's end and day's beginnings. ~Terri Guillemets
The ballroom was beautiful as were the participants in this delightful evening
The dancers are getting restless... Better call Wyatt!
Quotation To Remember: The foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Music Maestro as arrived for the second set of the evening....