Hubby and I went to the last Lent Soup lunch in the village hall. Congrats to all Binegar members involved who made the soup, (choice of 4) and cakes (lots). Kath cooked all the bread, I believe, which was lovely. So congrats to Sue, Anne, Annette, Kath on duty in the kitchen and Iris on the door - there may have been more who were involved with soup making or cake making so congrats to them as well.
Very pleasant lunchtime - lovely to chat to people - well done to everyone.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Different events planned for April
3rd April - lunch club at The Downside this month
3rd April - 7.30pm Chris's - committee meeting
5th April - 2pm - Eileen's - 1st Archive meeting - we need to get some names on our photos and a plan to present them nicely! It is the 'WI Year of Archives'
13th April - 1.30pm - Village Hall - visit to Radstock Quilting Exhibition
17th April - WI Meeting
19th April - 2,30pm - Angela's - bunting making at 'the Buntings'
23rd April - 2pm - Drama at Ann's
24th April - Kilmersdon Walk to be led by Ann.
29th April - 10.00am - Women Walk the World meet at 'The Village Hall' - might be joined by some members from Chewton Mendip WI.
Inbetween we have EASTER and WI Roadshows at Crocombe, Henton and W. Camel which some members might be involved with !!
Filled in whole page of signatures for the Purple Teardrop Campaign - thank you members.
3rd April - 7.30pm Chris's - committee meeting
5th April - 2pm - Eileen's - 1st Archive meeting - we need to get some names on our photos and a plan to present them nicely! It is the 'WI Year of Archives'
13th April - 1.30pm - Village Hall - visit to Radstock Quilting Exhibition
17th April - WI Meeting
19th April - 2,30pm - Angela's - bunting making at 'the Buntings'
23rd April - 2pm - Drama at Ann's
24th April - Kilmersdon Walk to be led by Ann.
29th April - 10.00am - Women Walk the World meet at 'The Village Hall' - might be joined by some members from Chewton Mendip WI.
Inbetween we have EASTER and WI Roadshows at Crocombe, Henton and W. Camel which some members might be involved with !!
Filled in whole page of signatures for the Purple Teardrop Campaign - thank you members.
20th March - Soap Making
Well I arrived in time for the end of the news slot. Our speaker was Libby Syddall hello@somerset.soap.com - subject soap-making. This is the ad bit - 100% natural vegetarian/palm and dairy-free soaps, bath salts and lip balm.
The soap-making was fun to watch and involved 'measuring' various ingredients' - heating lots of oil, beeswax, coconut etc up then adding a mixture of water & soda crystals (the alkaline) - stirring in essential oils and colourings - in this case powdered spinach which produced an 'odd' colour BUT evidently this will improve after 7-8 weeks storage!! Lots of facts en route - palm-free is very good as it stops our forests being knocked down - do you search out palm oil free items when shopping - read the ingredients you will be surprised how many items include palm oil - we should avoid it if we can. Somerset Bees Wax - most items are Somerset sourced (not the Coconut surprisingly!!). Oh and it had set before she went home!!
Next step all members had a go at making our own 'scrub' - ideal for using after gardening for that 'proper cleanse' of your hands - you do wash off after use but only DAB dry to retain goodness. So then we split into two groups (first lot ate all the biscuits!!) and we each made our 'scrub' to take home.
Ingredients in mine: 8oz sugar, enough oil (mixture of sweet almond oil/sunflower oil) to mix, one tspn avocado oil, one tspn evening primrose oil, calendula dried pieces for 'herby interest' and 2-3 ml of essential oil - I chose 'litsea cubeba' (from China but gives a sherbert lemon smell). Needs a lot of stirring and has a slight oily topping - pot up and stir before use - keep on your window sill to remind you to use it!!
Ruth finished the evening with a list of all the things that went wrong for 'our other Ruth' in February - goodness it seemed she had 'so many problems' and even wished there wasn't an extra day this year. It did make us laugh (in horror of so many bad events) and then it turns out her immersion heater has broken down now as well!! As they say - it never rains but it pours!!
The soap-making was fun to watch and involved 'measuring' various ingredients' - heating lots of oil, beeswax, coconut etc up then adding a mixture of water & soda crystals (the alkaline) - stirring in essential oils and colourings - in this case powdered spinach which produced an 'odd' colour BUT evidently this will improve after 7-8 weeks storage!! Lots of facts en route - palm-free is very good as it stops our forests being knocked down - do you search out palm oil free items when shopping - read the ingredients you will be surprised how many items include palm oil - we should avoid it if we can. Somerset Bees Wax - most items are Somerset sourced (not the Coconut surprisingly!!). Oh and it had set before she went home!!
Next step all members had a go at making our own 'scrub' - ideal for using after gardening for that 'proper cleanse' of your hands - you do wash off after use but only DAB dry to retain goodness. So then we split into two groups (first lot ate all the biscuits!!) and we each made our 'scrub' to take home.
Ingredients in mine: 8oz sugar, enough oil (mixture of sweet almond oil/sunflower oil) to mix, one tspn avocado oil, one tspn evening primrose oil, calendula dried pieces for 'herby interest' and 2-3 ml of essential oil - I chose 'litsea cubeba' (from China but gives a sherbert lemon smell). Needs a lot of stirring and has a slight oily topping - pot up and stir before use - keep on your window sill to remind you to use it!!
Ruth finished the evening with a list of all the things that went wrong for 'our other Ruth' in February - goodness it seemed she had 'so many problems' and even wished there wasn't an extra day this year. It did make us laugh (in horror of so many bad events) and then it turns out her immersion heater has broken down now as well!! As they say - it never rains but it pours!!
Friday, 9 March 2012
Activities this week
Committee meeting at Doreens Tuesday afternoon - very comprehensive meeting. Very foggy - hasn't really cleared all day. Kath will have a lot of lists for next week. It was Kath's birthday - Moira had made a lovely coffee and walnut iced cake we all sang Happy Birthday. Kath is certainly a marvellous very active and supportive member of our WI.
International Women's Day - 8th March
7 members attended this day at Long Sutton Village Hall. Interesting speakers - the Shelter proved very thought provoking - 1in4 women are victims of violence or abuse at home (1in6 men). There are 12,000 children/men/women who have been trafficked living in Britain (info from Purple Raindrop Campaign). A basket of kitchen items was given as a gift just to show what members could produce at relatively small expense to help women who are being re-housed often because an abusive partner has 'discovered' where they're sheltering and they have to be moved on.
Speakers covered Ceylon (elephant sanctuary and beaches) and S India - visiting Chennai and the train to Ooty (not for the faint-hearted evidently) due to the precarious bridges and N. Ghana (women's rights and how they are gradually being introduced) and Tanzania (land-grab problems caused by multi-national firms) in the morning. In the afternoon Sparks Beattie from Leigh on Mendip spoke about her classes for 'Let's Cook Local' and Alison Burnett ACWW World Treasurer talked of finances and Women Walk the World. During the lunch hour some members were able to walk to the village green and visit the church which was reported as well worth a visit. Many thanks to the ladies of Long Sutton WI for all their work in the kitchen and hall preparation.
Speakers covered Ceylon (elephant sanctuary and beaches) and S India - visiting Chennai and the train to Ooty (not for the faint-hearted evidently) due to the precarious bridges and N. Ghana (women's rights and how they are gradually being introduced) and Tanzania (land-grab problems caused by multi-national firms) in the morning. In the afternoon Sparks Beattie from Leigh on Mendip spoke about her classes for 'Let's Cook Local' and Alison Burnett ACWW World Treasurer talked of finances and Women Walk the World. During the lunch hour some members were able to walk to the village green and visit the church which was reported as well worth a visit. Many thanks to the ladies of Long Sutton WI for all their work in the kitchen and hall preparation.
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Some events this week
6th March - Another outing for the lunch club this Tuesday - Venue - The George at Nettlebridge. .Evidently it was OK - not exciting but OK!!
8th March - 7 members due to attend International Women's Day event at Long Sutton Village Hall. Day went well - lucky with weather.
8th March - 7 members due to attend International Women's Day event at Long Sutton Village Hall. Day went well - lucky with weather.
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