An adventure, pleasant or otherwise, awaits each of us as we wake up each morning is the consensus of members of Coningsby Women’s Institute.
Faye Hall reminisced of her adventure during a river boat cruise, learning about and seeing ancient buildings and the part they played in the culture and history of the peoples.
She highly recommends the experience of having the same room each night, so no repacking and lugging baggage, going ashore for land tours and lectures, doing as many activities as desired and having choices of when and with whom to dine.
Cindi Rabstein recalled some adventures which she and Marbeth McLean had in England. By plane, train, tube, car, bus, elevators, flights of stairs in airports, time schedules to be met in order to meet family members, visit family grave sites, St. Thomas Hospital, (not for an emergency),sight seeing on the Eye of London.
Then on to Lincolnshire to spend time with our W.I. Counterparts at Coningsby-Tattershall where they were treated to sights and history of that County. These home hospitality exchanges have been going on since 1980.
This Branch will be celebrating their 90th anniversary and are preparing a commemorative book including one of their Canadian favorites – Ralph’s blueberry pancakes with maple syrup from his bush.
Their final destination was Warwick University for the 28th Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).
The theme was Working Together for a Better World. We work in many areas of the world, providing skills, advocacy, partnerships, community development, sharing knowledge to equip girls and women to take their place in their communities and also in the wider world.
Canadian members have supported two projects in India teaching how to make salable goods, micromanage a money loan, gain knowledge of good business practices and to have an income to support themselves and their families.
Many projects involve nutrition to prevent blindness and water for all. ACWW has consultative status with the United Nations.
One souvenir of the Conference is The Countrywoman’s Kitchen – 87 recipes celebrating 87 years of the ACWW. The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 as the International Year of the Pulses, these recipes are included from women around the world.
Ruth Vibe hosted the meeting, refreshments included shortbread cookies from our Lincolnshire counterparts, packed in a beautiful tin with the likeness of our Queen who is a WI member with Sandringham WI.
A Rose Programme (Rural Ontario Sharing Education) will be held Oct. 13, 10am, at All Saints Church to learn how to dye silk scarves. Registration is limited. For more information call Myrtle at 519-833-2669.
