What We Ate and How We Ate It!

Gracious Living in the Outdoors is our motto - and the food, thanks to the kitchen crew, lives up to that motto!

In recognition of their hard work, in addition to the traditional cooks' parades, Betsy made them custom aprons!

But Gracious Living includes more than food!  In true Girl Scout fashion, we sing grace before meals.  This year, thanks to Kaye and Wynelle, we had visual aids.

And for Saturday dinner, we went all out on the fine dining front.  Rose made us centerpieces keyed to the apple theme (and we didn't even ask her to do it.  She just did it. What a good Girl Scout! )  We added intricately folded napkins to our fine white tablecloths!

Good food, good friends, good fun, gracious living.  Reminds me of my favorite mantra for this time of year; Grateful, Thankful, Blessed.

What We Made 2015 Part 1

GE Committee member Lesley is one talented person, I must say!  Here's a photo of a GE tote bag that she made for this year's auction.

Note the quote from Thoreau; "This world is but a canvas to our imagination."

This year her workshop was making greeting cards using buttons (optional) and zentangles.  Here are her examples.

Here are some cards made by one participant, our treasurer, Laura.  Not every class project gets finished at GE.  Teaching technique is very important.  I think you can tell that Laura has nailed it and when these are done, they will be every bit as beautiful as Lesley's.

Picture of Lesley and Paula, just because it's one of my favorites....there's nothing like a good platform tent to bring back memories, is there?

If you would like to see something you made at GE on this blog, send me the photos!

Alumnae Day at CAMP CEDAR HILL!

Who is an Alumna?  If you went to camp, were in a troop, were or are a registered adult, led or helped to lead a troop, in any GSUSA or USAGO dominion, you are an Alumna.   If your SO ever was left lonely because you were off with the troop again, then he/she is an alum!  And we want you to come to camp on October 31st and have your kind of Girl Scout fun (no children allowed! No teenagers to snicker as you sing or negotiate the ropes course!)  Sing, have tea, smores, climb, hike, chat with museum docents, chat with old friends and new, meet Juliette, see the amazing Great Hall makeover, give service - all of these options are available from 11 - 3 on October 31st!

This event is for all adults (no need to be currently registered).
When: October 31, 11 am – 3 pm
Where: Camp Cedar Hill, 265 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA
All the Details: Online at http://bit.ly/1PWkXEL
Register: Online at http://bit.ly/1WcjkpY
    or
Register: By sending $12, payable to GSEM, along with your personal information and mail to GSEM Alumnae Day at Camp, 95 Berkeley St, Boston, MA 02116

Send this invitation to all of your "friends and relations!"  Bring a friend!

Beautiful Lake - Canoeing Edition

Here are some more photos from this year's Great Escape.  These are from Pat and Paula's canoeing workshop - whether you are a veteran canoeist or a newbie, these ladies will get you paddling!  It was a beautiful weekend, wasn't it?

Beautiful Lake - Swimming Edition

We are so lucky that Camp Wabasso has two beautiful water fronts - one for swimming and one for canoeing.  This year our new friend Jillian took some really great photos and has allowed me to share them with you! The new docks at the swimming lake look great, don't they? And look at the sky in the third photo.  I'll share the canoeing pictures later.

Thursday Is Senior Skip Day

On Thursday, October 8th,  Seniors (62+) get free admission to America's National Parks courtesy of Humana Health Care!  See here for details - and download a coupon for a free lifetime pass!

Make New Friends But Keep the Old

Whether you've been friends for 50 years, 5 years or 5 minutes, Great Escape is a place to spend time together.  Pick and choose between workshops, outdoor activities, expeditions off-camp, or just hanging out.  A photo is wonderful to jog your memory, but have you noticed that when an activity repeats year after year, it's hard to figure out just what year a specific photo was taken?

That's why we came up with the idea of a yearly photo board to make dating easier.

Here's a couple of nice groups from 2015.  First, Kaye sent me this one of her all singing, artistic crew.

 Committee member Sue with her DDs!

And here's Sue and Rose with Team Smores!  Note the terrific matching t-shirts made by first time attendee Karen!

Next year, ya'll come too and bring your crew!