Members gathered at Darshana’s home to learn new recipes for summer drinks. It was lovely evening trying different flavor variations. Fan favorites were the orange-basil granita, the frozen mock coffee martini, and the rose milk strawberry trifle. So many yummy recipes!
Members enjoyed dinner together and Dena Blizzard’s “I Love You, Get Away From Me!” comedy show at the Mayo Performing Arts Theater in Morristown last week. Thanks to our Arts Chairs––Kristen, Christine, and Brigitte––for organizing an enjoyable evening of comaraderie and laughs.
Members commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the end of January. Our Book Club members read The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart and, together with other members and friends, made a trip to the Holocaust Museum and Center for Tolerance and Education on the nearby campus of Rockland Community College. We participated in a Moral Courage Workshop and toured the museum. It was sobering afternoon and a reminder to fight to end hatred of any kind, anywhere. Many thanks to Phyllis Schmaus who led our tour.
On November 1st members spent an evening at Board and Brush in Ramsey. What creative women we have! We distressd, we stained, we painted and we enjoyed a few nibbles. Everyone chose their own special project–and they all came out great!
Members read The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and then toured the Morgan Library in New York City. Our tour guide was excellent. It was trip to remember and recommend!
Members celebrated May with a trip to Montclair to view the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. Since 1927, these gardens have celebrated the blooming of Irises of every hue in memory of Frank H. Presby of Montclair who was a leading horticulturist and a founder of the American Iris Society. The gardens were spectacular, and we enjoyed lunch together at Samba, a Brazilian restaurant in Montclair.
We had a very informative and insightful tour of the Old Stone Church last Saturday thanks to Elder Peter Freeman, Vice President of the Consistory. Prior to the church’s construction, the church’s first ministers traveled on horseback to minister at members’ homes. The church’s front entrance and the first and oldest tombstones are made from local sandstone from the Saddle River. The non-denominational cemetery contains tombstones dating back to the early 1700s.
Fun Fact: The original bell from the church now resides between Bogert and Reynolds school!
Members enjoyed a trip into New York City to the see Gold in Motion–the immersive digital experience of Gustav Klimt’s art at the Hall Des Lumieres. A delicious German lunch followed at the lauded Heidelberg Restaurant.
On October 20th, members spent a wonderful Fall day exploring Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton Township, NJ and enjoyed lunch at the famous Claude-Monet-styled Rats’s Restaurant. Many thanks to Kristen who organized the day.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF UPPER SADDLE RIVER 