Chair
John was all prepared to hog the floor for the next ten minutes, but his cunning plan came unstuck as he had prepared for next week, not this week.
Still, he managed to soldier on and welcomed the guests
Visitors
Guest speaker Vicki
Jan Conti, RC Darwin Sunrise
Derek Jones, RC Mitchelton Brisbane - “I’m Derek” - Derek helps coordinate the National Science Youth Forum and congratulated us for coming up with an applicant.
International Toast
Norm suggested we travel across the seas to toast RC Albuquerque, the desert capital of New Mexico. They meet on Wednesday nights at the Hotel Albuquerque , but not 30th April apparently. The big thing about Albuquerque is that they are the world centre for hot air ballooning (seems RC Caloundra is not the only club with copious amounts of hot air)
Point of interest is that James Packer didn’t make the cut - there is a maximum of 500 balloons.
Still, he managed to soldier on and welcomed the guests
Visitors
Guest speaker Vicki
Jan Conti, RC Darwin Sunrise
Derek Jones, RC Mitchelton Brisbane - “I’m Derek” - Derek helps coordinate the National Science Youth Forum and congratulated us for coming up with an applicant.
International Toast
Norm suggested we travel across the seas to toast RC Albuquerque, the desert capital of New Mexico. They meet on Wednesday nights at the Hotel Albuquerque , but not 30th April apparently. The big thing about Albuquerque is that they are the world centre for hot air ballooning (seems RC Caloundra is not the only club with copious amounts of hot air)
Point of interest is that James Packer didn’t make the cut - there is a maximum of 500 balloons.
Apologies
Bruce, Helen, Ron & Bernie, Col, Lauren
Makeups
Mark at District
Bruce, Helen, Ron & Bernie, Col, Lauren
Makeups
Mark at District
Hey! those tongs look dangerous
Presidents Report
“Hi Derek”
Joint meeting at USC register going round.
Big news is that we are now on the USC “Donor Wall”
In medical terminology we are “GPO” - good for parts only
Card from Alf passed around
“Hi Derek”
Joint meeting at USC register going round.
Big news is that we are now on the USC “Donor Wall”
In medical terminology we are “GPO” - good for parts only
Card from Alf passed around
Changeover will be on 27 June - put it in your diary now!
Then the chocolate muffins arrived
I’m sure Deborah said lots more interesting stuff,
but for some reason I didn’t take notes.
Speaker
Pauline introduced Vicki with a “hot & spicy” welcome.
Vicki played the sympathy card early by admitting she was born 1957 in New Zealand. Her parents were farmers running sheep (no surprises there) cattle, deer and goats. Food was not very hot & spicy - meat & three veg - not even pumpkin pie. Food shopping was on a monthly basis. She was the eldest of four girls and hated working on the farm.
Could things get worse? Well yes, - she was sent to boarding school, complete with disgusting food. She was naughty at school, and the highlight of her culinary experience was salt, and lots of it.
She tried nursing, but seemingly as a way to achieve a higher goal - to get out of New Zealand. But be careful what you wish for, because by 1985 she was working as a camp nurse in the United States, battling spoilt brats and allergies - until then, she didn’t even know what gluten was.
She worked in England as a nurse, in surroundings which would not be unfamiliar to Florence Nightingale. She had the opportunity to travel, and she experienced spices in places such as Africa, Spain & France. She was a good “basic cook” and loved cooking.
Life changed when at 28 she was engaged again and became a runner for an investment bank. She thought she would “give it a go” and started at triple a nurse’s wage. She was promoted to filing clerk, learned about banking, and eventually was an executive director. Following were multiple jobs in commerce including coaching leadership & management. She managed 60-70 staff with the lowest attrition rate in the company.
She set up an office in Sydney and also worked in Hong Kong. Lots of travel - “too much”
Then the chocolate muffins arrived
I’m sure Deborah said lots more interesting stuff,
but for some reason I didn’t take notes.
Speaker
Pauline introduced Vicki with a “hot & spicy” welcome.
Vicki played the sympathy card early by admitting she was born 1957 in New Zealand. Her parents were farmers running sheep (no surprises there) cattle, deer and goats. Food was not very hot & spicy - meat & three veg - not even pumpkin pie. Food shopping was on a monthly basis. She was the eldest of four girls and hated working on the farm.
Could things get worse? Well yes, - she was sent to boarding school, complete with disgusting food. She was naughty at school, and the highlight of her culinary experience was salt, and lots of it.
She tried nursing, but seemingly as a way to achieve a higher goal - to get out of New Zealand. But be careful what you wish for, because by 1985 she was working as a camp nurse in the United States, battling spoilt brats and allergies - until then, she didn’t even know what gluten was.
She worked in England as a nurse, in surroundings which would not be unfamiliar to Florence Nightingale. She had the opportunity to travel, and she experienced spices in places such as Africa, Spain & France. She was a good “basic cook” and loved cooking.
Life changed when at 28 she was engaged again and became a runner for an investment bank. She thought she would “give it a go” and started at triple a nurse’s wage. She was promoted to filing clerk, learned about banking, and eventually was an executive director. Following were multiple jobs in commerce including coaching leadership & management. She managed 60-70 staff with the lowest attrition rate in the company.
She set up an office in Sydney and also worked in Hong Kong. Lots of travel - “too much”
She left commerce and ended up on the Sunshine Coast when her husband was transferred here. A friend had suggested a career in spices - no jobs on offer so she decided to set up a spice shop. After investigation, she decided on Bulcock St. Caloundra’s “got heart”. By 2011 she had a 50m2 shop selling herbs & spices.
Her mentors were an Indian lady in Bangalore and Ian from “Herbies” in Sydney.
She became addicted to chilli - it raises metabolic rate and has euphoric effects (blows your head off in more ways than one)
Herbs and spices have many health benefits - nigella seeds “cure everything except death”, tumeric fights free radicals, & cinnamon helps with blood sugar levels. Cummin & cayenne also got a mention.
To store herbs avoid heat, light & moisture. They contain volatile oils and “turn to dust”. Ground spices have a life expectancy of approx one year, whole spices three years - check your pantry!
Questions included about local production from Mark - India, Turkey & Bangladesh.
Deborah asked about Gourmet Garden - some preservative, but good & fresh.
Her mentors were an Indian lady in Bangalore and Ian from “Herbies” in Sydney.
She became addicted to chilli - it raises metabolic rate and has euphoric effects (blows your head off in more ways than one)
Herbs and spices have many health benefits - nigella seeds “cure everything except death”, tumeric fights free radicals, & cinnamon helps with blood sugar levels. Cummin & cayenne also got a mention.
To store herbs avoid heat, light & moisture. They contain volatile oils and “turn to dust”. Ground spices have a life expectancy of approx one year, whole spices three years - check your pantry!
Questions included about local production from Mark - India, Turkey & Bangladesh.
Deborah asked about Gourmet Garden - some preservative, but good & fresh.
Directors
Mark - Blue Cards due.
Conference - check the email about the “purse sized bag” especially on Sunday - morning or afternoon only. All phones arena is “high security” - sounds like a training run for the G20.
Darryl announced a free lunch at Happy Vally on Fri May 30th with his Ugandan visitors - sounds like a “big day out” with top end merchant bankers, developers & crooked real estate agents.
Conference - check the email about the “purse sized bag” especially on Sunday - morning or afternoon only. All phones arena is “high security” - sounds like a training run for the G20.
Darryl announced a free lunch at Happy Vally on Fri May 30th with his Ugandan visitors - sounds like a “big day out” with top end merchant bankers, developers & crooked real estate agents.
Sergeant Ian sorted us out.
Where is Gnomeo Iain?
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