Hello! I know we don’t meet in August, but life goes on. Today it’s raining which is good for the garden, but as the song goes The sun will come out tomorrow, as long as it’s not 40 degrees plus. We all enjoyed the July meeting, I think. Old bottles and Read more
The annual July garden party at Trine’s house managed to dodge the showers and was enjoyed by all. There were colourful summer outfits, home baked refreshments and a treasure hunt, raffle and sales table. As well as an opportunity to sit and chat with friends in charming surroundings.
As part of the July 2023 monthly meeting the Art Group, which has now been running for ten years, put on a display of their work so that their fellow Abingdon Fitzharrys members could see what they had been doing. The many works on display demonstrated just how talented, creative Read more
Dear Friends a very select number of ladies attended our June meeting. It is always a busy month catching up, now that the weather is warm at last. There were 13 apologies. A big welcome to Linda who joined us and we hope that Wendy who came as a visitor Read more
Hello again, here comes summer! About 30 members had a very jovial May meeting when John Crowley, one of Abingdon’s Town Criers came to talk to us. Who knew that Oh Yey comes from Oreilles the French word for ‘ears’? So much interesting history about Abingdon and the Town Criers. A Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys used their monthly meeting on Tuesday 9th May to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. There was an Abingdon Town Crier in full regalia, special Coronation cupcakes, royal poems, a rendition of five verses of “God Save the King” and much more.
Hello! Golly, almost May already and nearly half way through 2023. I do hope it warms up a bit soon. We were thrilled to welcome several new ladies last month. Pat and Beryl who both want to join us and Monica and Jean who came as visitors and were very Read more
Hello, here comes April, less of the showers please! We need the sun to put his hat on. I am thrilled to bits with our new logo. Thank you Mary and Marian. I might even turn it into a small quilt, goodness knows l have enough fabric. Thank you for Read more
Many years have passed since l was President of this WI the first time around. The world has changed and I have changed. Women’s needs were different, that’s not to say we all still don’t have needs. Friendship, stimulation and much more. More recently the Pandemic changed everything yet again, so we pick Read more
Hello ! March is here and we all hope it will bring sunshine all around. Bits are popping up in my garden along with ideas and plans for the future. We must never stop looking ahead. I want to thank Sheila G. for all her lightbulb moments, a bit like the March hare Read more