Today was the first walk of the fall and we were nearly foiled in our exercise plans because our scheduled trail was being used to film a scene for Murdoch Mysteries. The road was blocked with a flashing police car, but they did let us park further down and sneak onto the trail. It was interesting to sneak a peek of the cricket game in progress and the old cars!
The walk was fabulous. Perfect weather.
The Dining Out Group celebrated in style after 30 months of “Pandemic-caused Interest Group lock down”.
We dined at The Twisted Lemon in Cayuga. All eight of us swooned over the delicious dishes that were artistically presented complete with colorful and edible nasturtiums. We are very grateful that Chef/Owner Dan and his team weathered the last few years of Covid and maintained their standard of excellence in food, service, and ambiance.
It is important to note that Twisted Lemon is only open for dinner these days. They have an outdoor dining area, but it is good to go early if you dine inside as it gets noisy when there are large parties of people (present company excluded of course!)
We strongly recommend this restaurant as one of the very best in the area.
Here are some restaurants we’ll be exploring in the coming months:
Good Earth Food & Winery, Beamsville
Langdon Hall, Cambridge
Gran Sasso, Brantford
Olde School, Brantford
Devlin’s, Mount Pleasant
La Cantinella, St. George
Cambridge Mill, Cambridge
It’s always such a pleasure, walking with our deer friends.
Throughout the pandemic our games group met via zoom for some fun scavenger hunts and trivia challenges, but nothing can beat getting together in person. We took advantage of great summer weather to play some bocce!
Many of our participants were gone over the summer but three of us still managed to get together to talk about books. Unlike most book groups where the talk focuses on a single book, our group is made up of such avid readers that we often end up discussing half a dozen books or more. Zoom gatherings work because we can pull book images and reviews up on powerpoint to aid in the lively discussion. We are omnivorous in tastes and in a single meeting the discussion can go from memoirs, local history, historical fiction, nature, science fiction, fantasy and everything in between.
f you have a moment, you might enjoy a drive to West Brant to look at the gardens that are dedicated to CFUW Brantford’s 75th Anniversary.
The display is located at Lorne Park, 15 Colborne Street West, just across the Lorne Bridge that crosses the Grand River from Brantford to West Brant.
Many thanks to Lynn Haylock who negotiated with the Parks Department on our behalf.
Enjoying the weather after walking the trail.
CFUW Brantford isn’t just about advocacy, it’s also about fun. Even during the pandemic our interest groups got together virtually. This is a snap from a recent games meet-up.
From 2019:
For their first session this year, the Creative Cooking Interest Group enjoyed a culinary demonstration and fantastic dinner at Salt and Pepper on Colborne Street East. Andres Rojas, Executive Chef, demonstrated the art of making some of the dishes which included: slow-cooked chuck beef ragu served with homemade fettuccine, grilled peach caprese salad and ricotta berry cake. Great fun!
