Hi Canasta Lovers
It is holiday season once more in Paradise. The store windows are all aglitter with holiday decorations, the sounds of joyful music in all the stores, there are Christmas trees and poinsettia, Chanukah bushes and menorahs all up and down the streets of Palm Beach. For me it is such a happy time of year.
Today, as I am replacing my 2014 desk calendar with the new 2015 version I like to take a little time to look back over the past year to see what I have accomplished. I continued my second season of introducing our favorite game to beginners and to refreshing and strategizing with some more experienced players. I continue to meet and play with so many interesting and accomplished women. In between hands we often talk about their exotic travels, their love of the arts and the movies we've seen. Not to mention all those adorable and brilliant grandchildren.
Steve and I traveled up to Boston in February for a family Bar Mitzvah (Mazel Tov to Aaron). In the spring we flew out to fabulous Palm Desert to meet up with our fabulous friends Roni and Phil. This summer Leni, Steve and I flew to New York for our annual Canasta marathon at the only dude ranch in Amagansett (thanks, as always, Maralin and Rick).
Steve spent much of September and October battling a nasty case of vertigo, but thank G-d that's past now and we are again out and about, having fun in PB.
One of the nicest things to happen to us this year was reconnecting with our very old friends (the friendship, not the friends) Judi and Steve. We all met in college, dated, married, had children and lost touch for about thirty-five years. We found each other again on Facebook and picked up our friendship without missing a beat. Lucky for us they live in South Florida too.
Our children and grandchildren continue to thrive and we count our blessings everyday that they live so close and we can see them so often.
Okay, so what's up for 2015? I have already started three classes. The first, a beginner group who has successfully made it through two classes and are starting to understand those sexy sevens, crazy aces and tricky threes. The other two groups are returnees who are reviewing and polishing their skills after a very busy summer.
I want to wish all of you Canasta Goddesses and your dear ones a happy holiday season and a wonderful, healthy and prosperous New Year. Jingle, jingle.
With much love,
Barbara
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