The Food Network couldn't have sent better chefs.  They were working so fast they had to take their chef hats off but kept everyone fed on delicious hot pancakes at a good pace.  Gary, Angel, Larry, and Mike representing the NorTex chapter (always ready to get their pretty faces out there)  were heroes on Friday morning.  The ladies of the chapter were too busy for a photo op, serving sausage and keeping the condiments ready and waiting.  It was total comfort food on a really cold morning in January.  Angel also doubled as the "keep the home fires blazing" man by starting the fire in the fireplace each and every morning.  It was WONDERFUL.

Gail brought her own keyboard, a very professional looking piece of orchestration, and provided us with tunes the whole meeting.  She has a marvelous repertoire and could play nearly anything anyone wanted to hear.  It is amazing how much it changes the ambiance at a gathering to hear such great music as you visit, play games, or just walk around.  There were several ladies who joined her and sang along.  We can only hope she will continue to entertain us so unselfishly.

Fay  taught a craft class, with her first class side kick, Marjorie.  We learned how to make these grand floral arrangements with little more than cloth remnants, a flower stems.  Yes, there was more to it than that, but they did a great deal of prep work for us and we were able to channel our most creative selves which resulted in some pretty chic floral decor.

Washer Toss is always a fun pastime, and a really serious game to many of our members.  Here we offer a picture of Nancy  on her first introduction to a washer toss board, and she did really well (at first).  Delilah, a fierce competitor,  offers her some instruction.  It seems Nancy had not signed up but was filling in for someone unable to compete.  Note that even the necessity of coats, hats and gloves did not impede the progress of the game.