Library book club

A lively session with lots of discussion and the books presented were quite varied

‘Becoming’ by  Michelle Obama was found to be inspiring and a good read – the story of how a black woman from the wrong side of the tracks became the first lady in the US. And I have put it on my list of books to read

And any age can belong to this book club! ‘The Whale Book’ was young May’s choice, and she talked about owls but I must admit I ‘m not sure of the connection

The book ‘9 Pints’ filled in a lot of gaps in some of our member’s knowledge Like did you know blood is made in the bone marrow? Or about the man who invented sanitary pads? Or the connection between blood donors and mad cow disease? Most of our club have now read this book and recommend it wholeheartedly. … Continue Reading

Greytown Little Theatre coming to Martinborough

I am pleased to announce that our end of year production will be the much loved ʼAllo’ Allo. So polish up those French or German accents and prepare for a hilarious romp in Café René!
 Greytown Little Theatre will be presenting a five performance season of the ever popular ʼAllo’ Allo at the Waihinga Centre – Martinborough Town Hall from Wednesday 27 November to Sunday 1 December 2019. … Continue Reading

Feeling low Up high 

The high altitude lodges of Mt Everest have become potent breeding grounds for influenza during the last climbing season. Alarm bells started ringing  as forty climbers returned unwell to Kathmandu and almost half had H1N1,also known as swine flue. Prativa Pandey, medical director of Ciwec Hospital  in Kathmandu  says that the outbreak was unprecedented as it came outside the usual flu season . She believed the popularity of the treks has made the lodges congested, allowing the virus to easily spread. s

Book review

Loving all of it

My eyesight is fine. I chose this book from the Library’s online catalogue without realising that it was large print. However  I am very pleased that I did, this book is far too interesting to be considered to be only for the poor sighted.

Loving all of it  is a series of essays by New Zealand senior citizens edited by Gordon MacLauchlan who also included one of his as well. There are twenty essays in all, some are quite short while others are longer and detailed. All are interesting. … Continue Reading