July 2005 Newsletter
Editorial
Summer is here, and members and staff of the clubhouse
are looking forward to their holidays. The last week of July sees
the final of the Leinster football Championship, here’s hoping Kildare
win it. In the Clubhouse life goes on, weekly meetings are held,
those out at work mind their jobs as best they can.
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Summer
We have had a few sunny days this summer although
May was ranked the worst month in 20 years. Global warming and the
ozone layer defiantly springs to mind. Even the most uninterested
environmentalist would notice the earths climate changing. You have
to be very flexible with the variety of weather we have. I was out
in my garden having a cup of tea and listened to music while the
sun was blazing one minute and the next minute there was a storm.
My sun bathing was over but with the interesting sports on telly
I was alright. A lot of sporting events in Ireland and the rest
of Europe are weather dependant so if you have a play station 2
you can play that on a rainy day. There is a lot of pressure during
the summer up and at it which is why beer gardens are full after
work and people sometimes have too much to drink and get too drunk
and emotional leading to high emotions and sometimes fight. My advice
this summer is to use sun cream on hot days and be careful not to
dehydrate.
Robert
Socials in July
6th July Wed bowling
16th July Sat Croke park
25th July Fri Chinese Kildare town
The Guinness Festival at the Curragh
Last weekend saw the running of the Irish 1,000
and 2,000 guineas at th Curragh. On Saturday, the 2,000 guineas
was won by Dubawi, trained in Dudai for S. Mohammed . L. Dettori.
On Sunday, history was made when Frances Smullen became the first
woman to train a winner of an Irish classic, when her Saoire ridden
by Michael Kinane won the 1,000 guineas, at the nice price of ten
to one . Frances was carried shoulder high by her supporters when
the result was announced. Other big winners over the weekend were,
Grey swallow, trained by Dermot Weld, who won the Tattersalls Gold
cup. The name to watch out for the future is George Washington,
trained by Aidan O’ Brian, put him in your notebook for Royal Ascot
at York. Finally I think a course called, the Geezer, will win the
Epson Derby on Saturday week.
Philip
The Ladybird
A Ladybird was sitting contented
Though the wind tore at every tree
Eating her aphids and glowing
As pretty a picture could be
While the women at Ascot were swearing
And big hats just blew in the breeze
Her big spotted number unmoving
Was just as fine a picture to me.
So the truth of this story is simple-
Make a hat for your shell not your head
Or else for a wet windy Ascot
The ladies should all stay in bed!!
Chopsticks For Donkeys
Twas early one morning at breakfast
Through a hole in the wall and above
I saw a small donkey with chopsticks
Tongue in cheek eating a glove
From that day to this I am humble
So lacking in dexterity
When a donkey can take such a venture
There’s little hope still left for me!
Music
I am interested in music in a very big way,
I listen to it practically every single day,
I have a collection of different types of
song,
I could play some Abba or Celine Dion.
I have lots of albums about
twenty score,
I have lost count ,maybe
more.
There are so many musical styles,
Some of which I wouldn’t like,
I’d listen to pop & rock,rhythm & blues,
Bit of Elvis (Blue Suede shoes)
I also like classical,it’s very smooth,
A bit of country,when I’m in the mood
I’d listen to jazz to hear trumpets playing,
A bit of choir while I’m playing,
I don’t like dance or I don’t like rap,
But what I’d like to do is clap, clap, and clap!
The thing I like most about the music,
It’s the words of songs not the tune
Provides me with inspiration and awe,
As I look up to the moon.
Lydia
The Compliment
I want to suggest a new beatitude
“ Blessed are the sincere who pay compliments”. For I just had a
compliment, and it has changed my day. I was irritated. Tired. Discouraged.
Nothing seemed much use. Now suddenly all this is changed. I feel
a spurt of enthusiasm, of energy and joy. I am filled with hope.
I like the whole world better, and even you. Lord, bless the person
who did this for me. He probably hasn’t the faintest idea how his
few words affected me. But wherever he is, what ever he’s doing,
bless him. Let him too feel this sense of fulfilment, this recharge
of fire and faith and joy. Thank you God, for this simple miracle
so available to all of us. And that we don’t have to be saints to
employ its power.
Majorie
Potato Salad
Ingredients:
½ kg. / 1 lb. Cooked potatoes, sliced
2 spring onions chopped
15 ml. / 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2.5 ml./½ teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
Salt, pepper and paprika
125 ml./4 fl. 0z. Mayonnaise
Put the potatoes, spring onions,
parsley and lemon rind into a salad bowl and season to taste with
salt, pepper and paprika. Add the mayonnaise and toss well to
coat. Cover and chill for 20 minutes. Serves 4.
Glazed Ham
You will need:
1 Piece middle or corner gammon,
about 4 lb 2 pints of water
1 Large onion
1 Bay leaf 6 Peppercorns For Glazing
3 oz soft brown sugar
2 teaspoons of dry mustard Cloves
Preparation time 10 minutes plus soaking time for the bacon
Cooking time 1 hour and 45 minutes
Oven setting 210 C ( Gas Mark 7)
Soak gammon overnight in cold water. Put into a saucepan with
2 pints of water, quartered onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Cover
and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Peel
off skin from gammon, mark fat into diamond shapes with sharp
knife and place in roasting tin. Mix sugar and mustard together
and press into fat. Stick in cloves in the centre of each diamond.
Place in hot oven for about 15 minutes, until fat is crisp and
golden. Serve with beans and carrots if you like. Serves approx
8 people.
Quick Tip: Uncooked bacon
joints need not be stored in a refrigerator. They should be wrapped
in pieces of muslin and stored in a cool place
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let us know how you get on!!!!!!
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The Sunday Game
Last Sunday at Croke Park saw the clash of Westmeath
and Kildare in the Leinster Football Championship. In the run
up to the match tensions were running high in the clubhouse between
Kildare and the Westmeath fans. Westmeath started the match like
a runaway train going into a four point lead. Kildare being the
grafters, they drew level after a short period of time. Then tragedy
struck the Kildare team, as they had a player sent off. Up in
the stands, Westmeath fans were rubbing their hands with glee,
how can we lose this match 14 players against 15? In the second
half Kildare came out with fire in their bellies, led by Captain
Courageous Glen Ryan who pushed aside the Westmeath players the
way the wind blows the leaves off the trees. Then misfortune struck
Westmeath, their star player, Dessie Dolan got a dizzy spell from
watching the Kildare players fly by him, and fell to the ground.
In the end, Kildare won the match by three points, Westmeath go
into the Qualifiers against Tipperary and we wish them all the
best in that. Kildare play Laois next.
Philip
Announcments
Birthday wishes: Jackie, Reg,
Aileen, Denis, Bernie, Shane, Breda, Ian.
Get well wishes: Simon, David
Paddy
Contributors: Lydia, Patrick,
Stephen D, Philip, Patricia, Robert, Eileen.
Editorial Team: Carmel, Patrick,
Stephen D, Ian, Eileen, Philip.
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