Illawarra Day Group Report May 2017
January began with a discussion on which ancestor you’d like to have a conversation with
and why. Most of us chose grandparents whom we regretted not questioning when we
were young. It was also the meeting where we chose the topic for discussion for the coming
year (always a hard choice).
We reported on great walks or rail journeys we’d done both in Australia and overseas in our
February meeting, and for March (while it was still relatively fresh in our minds!) we talked
about the things we’ll remember about 2016: Overseas trips, big O birthdays, family
reunions, 2 hip replacements and a puppy training that will continue on for quite a while
yet.
April’s topic was the colour Orange and everyone remembered the 1970’s orange kitchen,
cushions and bedspreads that abounded in our houses – the height of fashion. We had two
visitors this month, so I hope we set a good example to them and they join up as members.
Our topic for May, “Domestic Violence”, provoked strong feelings and emotions, as you can
well imagine.
We researched the origins of our maiden/married names, and who were our namesakes;
chose a little-known country out of a hat (very interesting and very educational) and had our
Librarian address us on what was available electronically and how we could access it on our
various devices. We all have a few more apps now that will be extremely useful.
Future topic for the year will be:
A Wonder Woman of the Last 50 Years,
An Impromptu talk to be decided at the meeting,
Poetry Day
And of course, our ever popular, Christmas Lunch at Lynne Savage’s, complete with
Christmas crackers, Christmas trivia and Secret Santa.
We hope our Conference, “Laughter in the Best Medicine” proves a success. And also, that
all the members of NWR Australia have had a good year.
Trish Copeland
National Organizer
Illawarra Day Group