Sunday, July 2

The Rotary Changeover Dinner last night was a bit unusual.  We often have as many as 100 people, including our own members and spouses, local dignitaries such as the mayor and sundry politicians, and others who have some other associations with club.  It's a formal occasion, and people dress appropriately.

We were surprised when the venue was announced as the Empire Hotel, and doubly surprised when we were told to wear something orange or green.  St Patricks's Day was in March surely!  The Empire is a very attractive pub but their largest room will only seat about 50, and we have over forty members, not counting spouses.

Well, there were about 60 squeezed in, some of the expected faces didn't appear, and there wasn't the formality of previous years.  Still, the dinner was good, we had a chance to catch up with people we hadn't seen for a while and we got home at a reasonable hour.  The mystery of the Irish theme was revealed: the out-going president is called Muldoon, and the incoming one has Irish ancestors.  Our dessert was a chocolate mud cake, iced like a leprechaun's hat.