From the President

 A big thank you to all members who attended our Annual General Meeting at Club Sapphire on 25 September. As the existing committee had renominated for their positions, it was another easy going affair. The AGM was followed by a very brief General Meeting, as required by our Constitution, at which it was decided to continue the good work and to remind you of the end-of-year event, our cultural and musical dinner and Christmas party, where we are all invited to take to the stage for a fun filled end of year activity. Both administrative proceedings were followed by a screening of the film La Tête en Friche (My Afternoons with Margueritte). The characters are instantly sympathetic, the acting is superb, the script impeccable, simple and with good feelings, a charming movie that we all enjoyed.

It is time to invite you to take part in our now famous Car Adventure Tour, which will take place on Friday 1 November 2024, from Moruya to Milton. We encourage you / recommend that you form a team of 4 people (4 pairs of eyes are always useful) and that you have an internet connection to help you answer tricky questions. You will find all the details you need on page 2 of your La Mouette, as well as a recommendation for booking accommodation. I am counting on many of you to help make this fourth rally a great event.

I came across a recipe (which I tried and found to be yummy) whose name made me smile, ‘French breakfast muffins’, so I decided to find out where muffins come from. As you know, there are two types of muffin, the bread-like we call ‘English muffins’, which originated in England, and the cake-like simply called ‘muffins’ that were developed in the United States in the 19th century, but did you know that the name muffins comes from the old French word ‘moufflet’, which means soft? It's quite surprising and I am sure you will agree, but not enough to call muffins ‘French’... So what makes these muffins French? Read on and you will find out why (see recipe on page 3).

And last but not least, welcome to our new members, Carole, Leanne, Michael, Jessie, Colleen and Peter.

A bientôt!

Sylvie