AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB OF LAUSANNE VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 7 APRIL 2009 AIWC NewslettSPReING r APRIL PROGRAM FUNDRAISER PLANT SALE 29 April • 9h30–12h00 (See page 5 for details)
UPCOMING EVENTS 14 May Bowling Night at 19h 18 June End-of-Year Luncheon & Boat Cruise 12h –15h20
IN THIS ISSUE April Calendar 2 President’s Note 3 The Board Reports 3 Program Info 4 Community Services 5 La Maison de la Femme 6 Free Spirits 6 Picture Perfect Club Announcements 7 Photographer and Author Alistair Scott ______FEATURES Join us as professional photographer Alistair Scott shows us a non-technical way to make every picture look perfect. He is a firm believer that the eye and brain behind The Hiking Group 8 the camera are more important than the equipment being used. Breath of Fresh Air 9 Gardeners 10 , 11 Wednesday, 22 April • 9h30 –11h Buy Local 12 CHF 10 members / CHF 15 non-members (Please bring exact change) Gardening Glossary 13
AIWC Clubhouse • Avenue Eglantine 6 • 1006 Lausanne ______Area Art & Music 14 Reservations and/or cancellations must be received by Membership Info 15 Monday, 20 April before noon. There is a no-show policy in effect Activity Groups 16 ,17 on all AIWC programs. More details about our speaker and about Classified s/Services 18 registration/cancellation can be found on page 4. AIWC Miscellany 19 April MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN 123 4 / 5 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis 09h30 LR AREA COFFEE Beginner Tennis 09h30 Board Meeting 13h30 Beginner Bridge Badminton 13h50 Business 10h00 French 14h00 Bridge Tennis Motivation 14h00 Needlepoint 10h00 Squash 15h00 Scrabble 14h30 Jewelry Design APRIL FOOLS’ POSSON D’AVRIL
678910 11 / 12 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis Tennis Hiking 09h30 MEET & GREET 13h30 Beginner Bridge Tennis 10h00 Squash COFFEE 14h00 Bridge 14h00 Dog Walking 10h00 French 14h00 Needlepoint SUNDAY 15h00 Scrabble GOOD FRIDAY EASTER SUNDAY VENDEDI SAINT PAQUES PASSOVER BEGINS (SUNDOWN) KARFREITAG OSTERSONNTAG
13 14 15 16 17 18 / 19 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 08h45 FREE SPIRITS: 09h00 Tennis Tennis Tennis DIJON 09h30 Literature 10h00 Squash 10h00 LC AREA COFFEE 09h00 Mah-Jong 13h30 Beginner Bridge 14h00 Dog Walking 10 h00 French 14h00 Bridge 14h00 Needlepoint
EASTER MONDAY 15h00 Scrabble LUNDI DE PAQUES 15h30 Monthly Playdate OSTERMONTAG 20 21 22 23 24 25 / 26 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis 10h00 Dream Group II SATURDAY Tennis Hiking 09h30 AIWC PROGRAM: 13h30 Beginner Bridge ANZAC DAY (AU, NZ) Tennis 10h00 Squash Picture Perfect 14h00 Bridge 13h45 Business Music Appreciation Motivation 14h00 Needlepoint 14h00 Dog Walking 15h00 Scrabble
EARTH DAY ST. GEORGE’S DAY (ENG)
27 28 29 30 31 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis Tennis Hiking 09h30 AIWC PLANT 13h30 Beginner Bridge Tennis 10h00 Squash SALE 14h00 Bridge 14h00 Dog Walking 19h00 French Readers WR AREA COFFEE 14h00 Needlepoint 15h00 Scrabble 20h00 Knit & Stitch
APRIL DATES TO REMEMBER
Fri 3 Lavau x/Riviera Area Coffee Mon 13 Easter Monday / Lundi de Pâques / Ostermontag Wed 8 AIWC Meet & Greet Coffee Wed 22 AIWC Program: Picture Perfect Sun 12 Easter Sunday / Pâques / Ostersonntag Wed 29 AIWC Plant Sale / West Riviera Area Coffee Easter / Spring Term School Holiday: 4 –19 April
2 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 Behind the Scenes! (Part Two) PRESNoIDENtTe ’S by Anne Guyot, PRESIDENT
Well, here we are in April—a wonderful and Hospitality (Linda and Charlotte). Parliamentarian who, having been on the time of the year. The gardens are coming From the first email enquiry of a prospec - Board for many years, is our reference into their own, flowers are blooming and tive member, Membership aim to build a concerning AIWC legal and procedural there is renewal in the air. I don’t know warm and helpful relationship. Once the matters. For example, she identifies Con- about you, but I look at my wardrobe and application is completed, biography details stitutional issues that need to be updated I know that even if there are cold days, cer - are forwarded to the Newsletter for publi - or clarified and advises the Board how to tain winter clothes won’t be worn—they cation. The contact details are then sent to proceed. Deirdre, our Corresponding Se- look too dowdy, too grey—not spring-like Hospitality who inform the area hostesses. cretary, has recently introduced a “Board enough! Despite the fact that April is They, in turn, phone the new member, Tickler” which reminds the Board of ac- known for its showers, we feel in the air thereby ensuring the continuity of the tion steps from the previous minutes, that winter is behind us and longer, war- “welcome process”! special tasks by month, and recurring mer days are just around the corner. To further support our new members, tasks. You see, we are kept on our toes! As promised, I am returning to my sec - Community Services aim to expand the This is just a taste of what goes on be- ond instalment of “Behind the Scenes”. role of “service within the community”. A hind the scenes, but as you can see, the Indeed, this month the Board has had group of ladies would give their time to Board spends much time and thought to some considerable decisions to take. Due help new arrivals understand the trans - make the AIWC a pleasant, welcoming, to personal reasons, Karen and Sue co- port system, inform them of medical ser- and forward-looking Club. Please don’t chairs of the Newsletter have given their vices, and fill in a BV at the post office. As hesitate to contact us if you have any sug - resignations, and their last Newsletter will Joanne says, “The list is endless”. gestions that will help us respond further be this edition. I am sure for us all, such Brenda, our Treasurer, controls our to our members’ needs. Our next pro - news is quite a shock, and there has been expenses—just a phone call and Brenda gramme will be held on April 22nd in the a lot of activity to ensure the continuity of prints out a spreadsheet giving us an im- Clubhouse. Photographer Alistair Scott the Newsletter. We all enjoy reading the mediate update on budget. I cannot end will reveal to us some of the secrets of Club events and interesting articles, but this “Behind the Scenes” without men- a successful snapshot. The Board and I don’t realize the hours spent collating ma- tioning Gareth and Deirdre. Gareth is our look forward to seeing you soon! terial and doing the layout: hours that vol - unteers give, only to know that in a short THE BOARD REPORTS time, they will be involved in the next month’s edition. We are so grateful to Sue • Committee chairs were asked to update their job descriptions and and to Karen who have given of their time submit them to the parliamentarian by the end of March. so willingly—to Sue who has revamped • A thank-you coffee for volunteers and activity leaders is planned the layout, benefiting us with her profes - for 22 April. sional expertise and to Karen who has not • A list of constitutional issues that need to be investigated, updated, only been responsible for the editing but or clarified was presented; these issues will continue to be addressed has also favoured us with her literary skills. over the next few months. The team have created a Newsletter of • Budget forms for each committee were distributed that are to be reviewed which the AIWC is so proud. and completed by the next board meeting. A board subcommittee will meet We are now looking for members who on 26 March to review the club’s overall budget for the upcoming year. have experience in editing, layout, and • Most positions for this year’s Living in Lausanne program have been filled. writing to come forward. This is a won - Positions yet to be filled are playgroup coordinator, partner events derful opportunity to practice your skills coordinator, and someone to coordinate the rewrite of the LIL book. or learn new ones, and Karen and Sue • Gill Hibbs has joined Joanne Ray as co-chair of the Community have generously offered to be on hand to Services Committee. help ensure a smooth transition. • Sue Niewiarowski and Karen Roberts have resigned from the Publications There is much collaboration between Committee. The board will take steps to ensure the continued publication of the monthly newsletter and will look for members who are interested Board committees. This is particularly true in leading the newsletter team. with Membership (Caroline and Sandy), Community Services (Joanne and Gill) APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 3 PROGRAIM nfo Photographer and author Alistair Scott was born in the UK and grew up in the countryside north of London which he said, “gave me a love of nature and a desire to travel.” After graduating as a teacher in agricultural science, he moved to Zambia to begin a three-year teaching contract. In the end, Mr. Scott stayed in Africa for twenty years teach - ing in government schools, working as Executive Director of the Wildlife Con- servation Society of Zambia, and serving as a licensed trail leader in the Luangwa Valley National Park. Mr. Scott was thrilled to be given his first camera at the age of nine. Though it was basic, the camera led him to a lifelong fas - cination with photography. While living in Africa, Mr. Scott developed his skills by photographing wildlife, landscapes, and people. He also began writing and went on to win several awards in the annual BBC Wildlife Awards for Nature Writing competition. In addition, his short story, “Climbing Kibali,” has been broadcasted on the BBC World Service. In 1990, Mr. Scott came to Switzerland to manage African environmental education projects for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In 1996, he left the WWF and now works as a freelance photographer and writer of poetry, essays, and non- fiction. Mr. Scott has continued to travel widely; his trips have Cours de included climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, exploring the Namib De- français Littera sert, and sailing in a three-masted schooner to Svarlbard (Spitz- bergen). His most recent publications are a book of poems and private lessons and groups photography entitled A Sort of Archaeology and a practical guide adults and children to photography, The Greatest Photography Tips in the World .
• All levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced PROGRAM REGISTRATION / CANCELLATION INFORMATION • Conversation and communication in all current and business situations We have a no-show policy in effect for all our programs. You will not be charged for cancellation if it is received • Preparation for all examinations: Alliance Française and DELF/DALF by the cancellation deadline. To register for a program either: • Mail the completed registration card inserted Madame Annick Biegajlo in the newsletter. Avenue de Villardin 3 • Email [email protected] being sure to 1009 Pully include the program name in the subject area of Phone 021 728 76 50 / 079 628 59 85 your message. E-mail [email protected] Web www.cours-littera.ch To cancel a registration: Email [email protected] by the deadline.
4 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 Community Services: Serving Our Community COMSeMU rNvITicY es by Joanne Ray, COMMUNITY SERVICES CO-CHAIR
Community Services is planning to ex- ANNOUNCEMENTS pand the role of “service within the com- Call for Charities! Thank you! munity” starting with our own new It is time to start thinking about the A BIG thank you goes out to Lesley Cur- members. We shall, of course, at the charities we will support next year. nick who ran the February bake sale to same time continue to support the club’s Do you know of an organization and Constance Braissant for selling her usual charities. that you think deserves our sup - preserves. It was a wonderful event and We know that there are many ladies port, whether on a local, national, Community Services raised a fantastic within the club who help, in a number of or international level? Are you will - CHF 743! different ways, new arrivals to the Laus- ing to be involved in following-up anne area: these women are the unsung How can I Help? on the results of our involvement heroes of the club who help new members Our small group of community service with that organization during the settle into their new country, culture, and volunteers is always looking for members course of the next club year? Please community. By developing this service ini - willing to give a hand with fundraising send an email to commservices@ tiative, the club network will grow and efforts and volunteering. Volunteer oppor- aiwc-lausanne.org or contact the allow us to help even more newcomers to tunities can be limited to once a month AIWC office, and we will send you the area. and usually involve attending one of the an application form that can be The club already has an excellent new AIWC scheduled programs. given to the charity for submission member support network. To begin with, Do you have any ideas for next year’s to the Community Services Com- there is the Membership Committee which charities or events? Send us an email at mittee. The application may also be organizes the monthly “Meet & Greet” cof - [email protected], or con- downloaded from the AIWC Web- fees that are organized to welcome new tact Joanne Ray. site at
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 5 LA MAISON DE LA FEMME FREE April Program Spirits 2 April, 19h15 –21h: Psychosomatic Diseases APRIL A Day in Dijon Presented by Dr. Olivier Spinnler, psychotherapist Where: Dijon, France 9 April, 14h30: Beyond the Salty Seas … a Desire When: Wednesday 15 April for Liberty, an autobiographical story plus How to get there: Meet at Lausanne train station 8h45 on Miss Anne’s Arab Lover, a novel platform 5. The TGV leaves at 9h03 for the two hour trip to Presented by Fateh Emam, author Dijon. Bring your passport. The return train arrives at 19h52. How much: Money for train fare ( CHF 109 with demi-tarif), 15 April, 14h30: Initiatives Towards a Green Sahel, lunch and spending money (euro). a film shot on location in the African country How to reserve your space: email Amy Jernigan at of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) in 2004 [email protected] or Gisela Witt at [email protected] Presented by Willy Randin from the New Planet Organization What do we know about Dijon? Well, it’s where the well-known mustard is produced, but there is much more to this city. Dijon 30 April, 12h –14h: Self-Employment? is the capitol of the Burgundy region, which is renowned for its A Dream Come True Made Possible by Microcredits wines as well as delicious French cuisine. There is a charming Monthly luncheon and conference central pedestrian area with many unique shops to enjoy. The Presented by Andréa Lehmann-Beytrison, Cathedral of St. Bénigne dates from the 13th century, although Director of the Foundation for Solidarity in its crypt dates from the 10th! For the art lover, there is the Palais Action and Enterprise Creation. Ducal and the Musée des Beaux-Arts, as well as the Town Hall, Lunch CHF 10 all of which hold ancient, priceless, and unique treasures. His- Note: All conferences are held in French and are free unless tory buffs will love St. Michel’s church, built between the 15th otherwise noted. Men are welcome. For more information: and 17th centuries, and the Palais de Justice.
6 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 Club Announcements FROM ETHE ditor BALLOTS Parting Words Enclosed with this issue of the newsletter, or sent separately if you receive the PDF ver - by Karen Roberts sion, is a ballot for the election of officers for the 2009 –2010 club-year. The ballot requires no stamp. Please complete your ballot and drop it into a mailbox by 15 With many mixed feelings, but with April. Ballots postmarked after this date will not be counted. Thank you for your par - definite and clear objectives in ticipation —Stephanie Trahan, RECORDING SECRETARY mind, Sue and I have resigned from EDIBLE PLANT WALK the newsletter team and the Pub- GARDENING GROUP ADVANCE NOTICE: During the last week of May, we lications Committee effective with are planning an edible plant walk followed by a cooking class and lunch in the this edition of the newsletter. Sue’s Montreux heights area. Our guide/chef will identify the edible plants that grow above skills and creative talents have been Montreux, and then we will prepare and enjoy lunch at a local chalet. It is a full day to called to work in another capacity, about 16h, day and date to be confirmed. The cost is approximately CHF 85 with a and for me, I simply need to spend maximum group size of 12 people. If you are interested, please email Bernadette Smith my time and energy focusing on at [email protected]. All AIWC members are welcome to come along, walking other goals and objectives in my life boots at the ready! that have recently been sorely neg - lected. PROGRAMS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! Anne Guyot and Margaret Saine Do you want to be more involved in the club programs? If so, join the Programs have been working diligently with Committee! We are looking for members who are interested in planning events, the board over the past few weeks setting up, or working the registration table for our programs. If you have any inter - to ensure that the newsletter con - est, call 021 311 99 50 or email Amy Jernigan at [email protected] for tinues to be produced each month more information. We would love to have you join us! on a timely basis. Sue and I are also working to help effect a smooth transition to those who take over
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S vice-president, Margaret Saine. K I Sue and I have very much en- joyed working together to produce BRITISH PASSPORT RENEWAL the AIWC Newsletter. We really ap- preciate all of the wonderful feed - As many of you may already know, beginning 1 January 2009, those holding back that so many of you have British passports can no longer renew them from within Switzerland. British taken the time to give us. We have passport holders living in Switzerland are now required to have their pass - tried to make the newsletter a dy- ports renewed by the Switzerland-Benelux-France Passport Service based in namic, informative, and engag ing the British Consulate General in Paris. According to the Foreign and Com- publication to read each month. Al- monwealth Office statement on its “UK in Switzerland” Website, the removal though we will no longer be in- of the passport service from the British Consulate in Geneva is part of global volved in its production, we will measures to cut administrative costs. still be participating from time to Obviously many British nationals would like to see the passport renewal time in other club events and acti- service reinstated in Geneva. As a result, an e-petition has been set up to vities. Hopefully, we will see you at request that the British Prime Minister restore passport renewal facilities in these events as well. Switzerland. If you wish to add your name to the e-petition, you may do so at
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 7 FEATURE by Karen Wilson, AIWC HIKING GROUP AIWC Hiking Group
Think of Switzerland: visualize moun - formed as we set forth, rain or shine, for euphemistically refer to as our course d’é - tains, snow-covered Alps, contented another new and exciting foray into the cole—our major outing of the season is cows grazing in the meadows creating a countryside. It is a rare occasion indeed a full-day excursion. Often, we travel by concert of tinkling bells, quaint wooden when a hike is actually cancelled. train to such distant places as Wengen, the chalets, Heidi and Peter . . . . What finer Yielding to popular demand, Monica Loetschental or the Swiss path at Urner See way to experience all of this and more now begins the hiking season, weather near Lake Lucerne. On rare occasions, we than on foot? permitting, as early as February; these might be permitted to invite our spouses Hence some 20 years ago, back in early walks are at lower altitudes or in the on this very special outing! 1989, a small group of AWC ladies who vineyards. As the snow melts and the In late October or early November, the enjoyed cross-country skiing together, weather improves, we head for higher al- group holds a buffet canadien, or potluck decided to continue their outdoor excur - titudes and longer, more challenging ex- luncheon, to show our appreciation to sions by walking and hiking during the peditions in the Valais or the Jura. Monica, our much-loved, dedicated and warmer seasons. The group would occa - Many of us will never forget the steam - conscientious leader. While a few other sionally meet on a Tuesday with rotating ing hot August day when we climbed to ladies will lead hikes on the occasional volunteer leaders and excursions restrict - the summit of Le Grammont; the infa - Tuesday, the majority of hikes are em- ed to the greater Lausanne area. mous Col de Pauvres that challenged barked upon with Monica’s expert guid - All that changed in 1992 when Monica some of the most stalwart hikers; or the ance. Since becoming the group’s leader Taillard assumed the reins of the “walkie- magnificent Lac d’Emosson where one in 1992, Monica has now led about 500 talkies”, as the group was then irreverent - can still observe the dinosaur prints from hikes! What an incredible feat! ly known! Very fit, enthusiastic and know- thousands of years ago. Other more note - As we explore peaks and valleys, ex- ledgeable, Monica literally jumped in worthy hikes include “peaking” the periencing the beauty of the country we with both feet and offered to lead a group Glacier du Tsanfleuron at 3000m in 2003 are so privileged to call home, deep bonds every Tuesday to places near and far, de- and the seven-hour hike, the longest in of friendship are often formed. Stories are pending on the season and the weather our record, at the Barrage de Mauvoisin shared of families, children, grandchil - conditions. in 2007. A typical Tuesday hike, howev - dren, weddings, births, good times and In the early years, the Tuesday hikers er, is 4 –5 hours long, includes 30 min - more challenging moments, art, music, consisted of just a handful of die-hard utes designated for our picnic lunch at a politics, travel —no subject is ever off- ladies. A few phone calls would be made scenic point along the trail, and at the limits in this multi-cultural group. Not to Monica on a Monday morning to de- end of the day, a coffee at the local tea - surprisingly, many hikers unabashedly termine the next day’s itinerary. However, room—a much-welcomed reward for all declare that Tuesday is their favorite day as word got out about our special activi - our efforts. of the week! ty, the number of enthusiastic hikers in- In addition to our usual outings, every New members are always warmly wel - creased and logistics became more com - hiking season is punctuated by what we comed to our very special group. plicated. Fortunately, as the group in- creased in size, so did computer usage and email. Although initially met with a bit of resistance and skepticism, modern technology took hold, and now hikers anxiously check their email on Monday morning to learn about the following day’s adventure. At the designated meeting place on Tuesday morning, you’re likely to find 15 –20 eager, chatty women, grandmas and young women alike, all from around the globe (we once counted 11 national - Photo on the left: Hikers gathered at Signal-de-Bougy, 1998; Monica is seated in front, ities amongst 15 hikers!) and delighted second from the right. Photo on the right: Hikers gathered again at nearly the same to see one another. Carpools are quickly spot, about ten years later.
8 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 FEATURE
A Breath of Fresh Air by Beth Lefebvre, NEWSLETTER TEAM
We all learned long ago the importance of for example, purchase furniture made percent of emissions in only a few hours! keeping a few plants in the house or office from untreated wood. Natural build - Also among the best choices are plants to increase oxygen in the air. Some plants ing materials are readily available, with large leaves that provide bigger go much further than that in improving such as insulation made from wool surfaces for the exchanges between air and the quality of the air we breathe inside. If or hemp, untreated wood panels and water which in turn increases the humidi - you just bought new furniture, laid a new beams, natural paints and glues, etc. ty permitting the absorption of CO 2. carpet, painted, varnished, or remodeled, There are also a growing number of The most effective way to significantly then there are plants you want to invite natural choices for cosmetics and improve air quality is to combine two or home. cleaning products. more plants in a room. In addition, you do It is hard to believe, but the air present not have to spend your daughter’s college 3 Surround yourself with green plants! in the confined areas where we spend most fund buying plants either; air quality varies Research carried out by the National of our time (home, work, and school) considerably from room to room and the Aeronautics and Space Administration can be as much as 10 to 100 times more number and type of plants can be easily (NASA) in the 1970s, which has been polluted than the air outside. The conse - adjusted so as to both clean the air and to confirmed by numerous international quences of air pollution on long-term take into account the use and decor of the studies, has proven that domestic health are well documented. Moreover, the surroundings. house plants remove a large number effects of these pollutants, called volatile One small caveat: contrary to common of air pollutants. Plant leaves and organic compounds (VOCs), can often be belief, plants and flowers are not neces - stems absorb the VOCs which felt immediately: headaches, sneezing, sore sarily a welcome guest in bedrooms. At micro-organisms, living in the soil throat, dry mouth and lips, and fatigue. All night the photosynthesis process revers - and roots of the plant, trap and of these symptoms, if recurrent, could be es, and instead of emitting oxygen, plants convert into organic matter which signs of health conditions caused by am- emit CO . While the quantities of this gas they then use for nourishment. 2 bient air pollution or health conditions to are greatly inferior to what a human be- which air pollution contributes. Certain plant varieties are superstars at ing exhales, this is a good reason not to Studies have identified over 300 VOCs pollution clean-up. Some absorb over 90 turn your child’s nursery into a jungle. present in interiors. They are the byprod - uct of chemicals used in a multitude of Here are some plants to get you started. Take this with you to the garden center, ordinary and widespread products inclu- and when you spring clean your home this year, you can clean the air, too! ding furniture, treated wood, plywood, plastics, leather, rubber, glues, carpets, POLLUTANT SOURCES PLANT rugs, insulation materials, solvents, paints, Formaldehyde Plywood, carpet, Ficus benjamina (weeping fig) inks, cleaning products, and cosmetics. glue, fabrics, paint Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern) These items emit VOCs which we breathe Phoenix roebelenii ( miniature date palm) without even being aware, including Dracaena fragrans “Massangeana” (corn plant) some of the most dangerously toxic such Dracaena marginata (dragon tree) as benzene, toluene, xylene, and styrene, Scindapsus aureus (devil’s ivy) as well as mixtures of glycol, ethanol, and Fern alcohol, i.e. combustible gases! Aloe The good news is it is possible to Trichloreythelene Solvents Spathiphyllum (peace lily) Dracaena deremensis “Warneckii” resolve this pollution problem to a very (Janet Craig dracaena) large extent and clean the air we breathe. Dracaena marginata (dragon tree) There are three main actions to take: Ivy Benzene, toluene Paints, solvents Dracaena marginata (dragon tree) 1 Air out your home daily. Open the and xylene Scindapsus aureus (devil’s ivy) windows in each room at least ten Carbon monoxide Smoke/gas exhausts Dracaena marginata (dragon tree) minutes per day, even in winter. Chlorophytum (spider plant) Scindapsus aureus (devil’s ivy) 2 Avoid purchasing items produced with chemical products, and instead,
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 9 FEATURE by Beth Lefebvre, GARDENER Rousseau’s Rock and
My deep love of the land came to me very young, yet its expres - sionGin a passion for gardening ararived late onrly about sedven e P
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V seeds, a dirty-nailed card-waving member of numerous botani - R E cal associations, a proud wearer of ugly green gardening boots, and a keeper of a Latin pronunciation guide by my bed. What brought about this transformation is still unclear to me. What I Visit a Garden Near You do know is that in 2002, I visited a rock above Lake Geneva, and something inside me changed. Lausanne Botanical Gardens and Museum My grandfather taught me the signifi cance of the land in much Montriond –Place de Milan, Lausanne the same words as Scarlett O’Hara’s father explained it to her in www.musees-vd.ch/fr/musee-et-jardins-botaniques/ Gone with the Wind : “It will come to you, this love of the land. musee-et-jardins-botaniques-cantonaux/?print=1 There’s no getting away from it if you’re Irish”—Scotch-Irish in 021 316 99 88 my case. There is nothing agricultural in this notion, nothing about cultivating the earth or planting flowers. It’s something Geneva Botanical Gardens Chemin de l’Impératrice, Geneva else. I still have trouble putting it into words. www.ville-ge.ch/cjb / 022 418 51 00 But I did love nature and I spent hours walking in the woods and fields around my grandparents’ farm. And I followed the Prangins Castle Gardens mantra of every other member of my family: leave the land alone, Prangins / 022 994 88 90 and when you do have to touch it, rely on easy and convenient www.musee-suisse.com/e/prangins/index.php plants that do their job every year with no fuss: bearded irises, daf - Wildegg Castle Gardens fodils, azaleas, forsythia, and grass. This was my state of mind Effingerweg 5, Wildegg / 062 887 08 30 until a few years ago. www.musee-suisse.com/e/wildegg/index.php Then one afternoon on the French side of Lake Geneva, I came Vullierens Iris Garden upon a small roadside marker indicating a tourist point of inter - Vullierens / 021 869 91 44 est with the rather curious name, “Rocher de Rousseau” or www.iris-jardin.ch “Rousseau’s Rock.” I knew Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th- century French philosopher, but what was the “rock” bit? Pont de Nant Alpine Garden Les Plans-sur-Bex / 024 498 13 32 Intrigued, I asked my French husband what it was all about. It www.bgci.org/garden.php?id=760&ftrCountry=CH&ftr seems that Rousseau often came to this area (he was born in Keyword=&ftrBGCImem=&ftrIAReg= Geneva) and had a favorite spot in the woods overlooking the lake where he wrote and pondered the universe. Something in Les Diablerets Alpine Garden me suddenly craved to see this place that had the power to le Pattier, Nendaz / 079 446 22 46 inspire. www.jardinalpdiablerets.ch The road twists and turns torturously and climbs steeply, Garden of the Five Senses finally coming to one of those typical French engraved com - Rue du Lac, Yvoire, France / +33 450 72 88 80 memorative stones. Next to this was a medium-sized rock out - www.jardin5sens.net cropping surrounded by woods and wildflowers. The marker Pré Curieux Water Garden said pretty much what my husband had already told me, and Tourist Office, Evian, France / +33 450 70 15 44 Rousseau’s Rock looked like, well, a rock. Definitely a “so www.precurieux.com what?” moment until I turned my back to the rock and looked out over the lake.
10 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 How I became a Small Garden Beginnings
By Bernadette Smith, AIWC GARDENING GROUP
We’re used to gorgeous views here, but this one was different A few weeks before my third birthday, my family mov- defnor me. I felt draewn in. Mr y surroundings elicited more than the ed into a newly built house with stairs—a great novel - usual, detached “This is so beautiful!” reaction and made me ty after our previous single story home. The garden want to participate, to move to action in some way. The best I however could only be described as a builders’ rubble can put it into words is that, at that moment, “Nature” (the lofty dump. A few summers later, my father and two older philosophical concept) became “nature,” intimate like a friend. brothers, with my help, had managed to tame this Rousseau’s Rock is a spot that adapted nature to me; rather than small wilderness, and as a reward, we children were being something I should admire from afar, it became tangible, each given a patch of our own. something I wanted to touch. Inspired, I stopped at the garden - Mine was a small plot in the back corner—oh joy, no ing center on the way home and bought a package of alpine sensible veggies and salad for me—colour and scent flower seeds. were my ambition. Seed packets in hand, I started my Everything goes on in a garden: birth, life, death, relation - gardening career with lots of enthusiasm and ambition ships that last forever if not disturbed, sex, murder, cooperation but very little skill. Sweet peas, night-scented stocks, punctuated by wars, and reconciliation. My garden has a per - pinks, and somewhere along the line, a silver birch sonality. It is cheeky, growing where it should not and surpris - tree! ing me with plants I thought would never grow. It heals me with I don’t recall where the birch tree came from, per - long passages of time when I forget everything else as I focus on haps my father, now eighty-eight, may remember, but the perfect placement of a shrub or the discovery, little by little, I suspect it was a foundling. As my patch was furthest of the beauty of the bouquet as I fill the vase. away from the house, it was decided this was where it I admit I don’t have the farm I’ve dreamed of nor dirt as rich should be planted. Over the years I watched with pride and black as I’d wish, but my small parcel of clay and pebbles as its shimmering delicate beauty grew; each spring the (with a pH so high the garden center told me nothing would delicate leaves catching and reflecting the sunlight. My grow!) is my paradise. I admire it for its potential. My garden is dedication to gardening was rather haphazard as life also a way for me to set down roots, both figuratively and liter - unfolded, but as the tree took over the whole of my ally. Planting a garden is my show of confidence and belief in patch, I had much pleasure without the hard work. the future. Many homes and a variety of gardens later, garden - Unlike Rousseau, I am a reluctant philosopher terrified by the ing has not become my overwhelming occupation, but vastness of the whole subject, like a black hole. Yet, in becom - every spring, I cannot resist the urge to create some - ing devoted to a small piece of dirt I call my garden, I have dis - thing colourful and aromatic in my garden. covered there is a link here between philosophy and gardening What joy to find in our garden here in Switzerland that is deeper than I could have imagined. I first noticed this not one but three splendid silver birch trees forming when facing the “dark side” of my garden (every garden has an elegant copse with their branches reaching and one): the hard work, the storm damage, the seeds that won’t quivering up to the sky. They will not take over this germinate, and, for the ones that did, the morning when you plot; it has plenty of room for all the fragrant flowers I discover that slugs have eaten all the hope that lay in the could wish for. More flowers, perhaps, than my hus - seedlings. At moments like these, becoming “philosophical” and band would like as he is called on to do most of the gaining perspective are important skills. digging! I become my most philosophical, cradled by the scent, calm, and beauty, in a garden. In a garden, I find myself actually con - sidering weighty matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, and justice. Like a baby in the face of the vastness of Nature, I E can feel quite small, but if I am small, then my problems are infinitely smaller, sometimes even manageable.
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 11 No Garden? Buy Local. Following is a short English- French glossary of common As much as we want to eat fresher, tastier, and safer food, plant names and gardening not all of us have the room or the time to grow our own terms. If you are looking for fruits and vegetables. The supermarkets do provide an a plant name not included below, cannot find ever-increasing selection of organic produce, and this is it in a normal dictionary, an excellent resource. We sometimes overlook, however, and are not fluent in what is under our nose—local farmers. While not all local botanical Latin, there is a produce is organic, small, diversified farms use signifi - rather cumbersome yet effec - cantly less chemical pesticides and fertilizers than what is tive way to go from English- used in mono-species industrial agriculture. In addition, to-French and vice versa. To supplement this glossary, buying locally reduces costs and transportation (which you can use these methods: means less CO 2), and the produce is virtually as fresh as if you grew it yourself. English-to-French In addition to buying produce at the numerous farmers’ Go to the Fine Gardening Web- site
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12 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 English –French Glossary of Basic Gardening Terms
FLOWERS / FLEURS (f.) Apricot Tree. Abricotier (m.) TREES & SHRUBS / Swallow. Hirondelle (f.) Bellflower. Campanule (f.) Blueberry. Myrtille (f.) ARBRES (m.) & BUISSONS (m.) Tit. Mésange (f.) Chrysanthemum. Cherry. Cerise (f.) Ash. Frêne (m.) Turtle Dove. Tourterelle (f.) Chrysanthème (m.) Cherry Tree. Cerisier (m.) Azalea. Azalée (m.) Woodpecker. Pic-vert (m.) Columbine. Ancolie (f.) Grape. Raisin (m.) Beech. Hêtre (m.) Cornflower. Centaurée (f.) Melon. Melon (m.) Birch. Bouleau (m.) INSECTS / INSECTES (m.) Crocus. Crocus (m.) Peach. Pêche (f.) Boxwood. Buis (m.) Ant. Fourmi (m.) Daffodil. Jonquille (f.) Peach Tree. Pêcher (m.) Broom. Genêt (m.) Aphid. Puceron (m.) Daisy. Margerite (f.) Pear. Poire (f.) Buddleia (“Butterfly Bush”). Caterpillar. Chenille (f.) Dandelion. Pissenlit (m.) Pear Tree. Poirier (m.) Arbre aux papillons (m.) Bee. Abeille (f.) Daylily. Belle-d’un-jour (f.) Plum. Prune (f.) Cedar. Cédre (m.) Beetle. Sarabée (m.) Delphinium. Pied d’alouette (m.) Raspberry. Fromboise (m.). Cypress. Cyprès (m.) Butterfly. Papillon (m.) Foxglove (Digitalis). Digitale (f.) Raspberry Bush. Fromboisier (m.) Dogwood. Cornouiller (m.) Fly. Mouche (f.) Freesia. Freesia (m.) Strawberry. Fraise (f.) Elder. Sureau (m.) Ladybug. Coccinelle (f.) Geranium. Géranium (m.) Strawberry Plant. Frasier (m.) Elm. Orme (m.) Spider. Araignée (f.) Heather. Bruyère (f.) Tomato. Tomate (f.) Fir. Sapin (m.) Wasp. Guêpe (f.) Hellebore (“Lenten Rose”). Quince. Coing (m.) Forsythia. Forsythia (m.) Worm. Ver (m.). Earthworm. Hellébore (m.) Hazel. Noistier (m.) Ver de terre (m.) Hollyhock. Rose tremière (f.) VEGTABLES / LÉGUMES (m.) Hawthorn. Aubépine (f.) Iris. Iris (m.) Bean. Haricot (m.) Hibiscus (“Rose of Sharon”). TOOLS / OUTIL (m.) Lily. Lis (m.) Broccoli. Brocoli (m.) Hibiscus (m.) Chainsaw. Tronçonneuse (f.) Lily of the Valley. Muget (m.) Cabbage. Chou (m.) Holly. Houx (f.) Clippers. Sécateur (m.) Lupin. Lupin (m.) Carrot. Carotte (f.) Hydrangea. Hortensia (m.) Gloves. Gants (m.) Marigold. Œillet d’Inde (m.), Celery. Celéri (m.) Juniper. Genièvre (m.) Hay Fork. Fourche (f.) (Tagète (m.)) Corn. Maïs (m.) Laurel. Laurier (m.) Hoe. Binette (f.) Narcissus. Narcisse (m.) Cucumber. Concombre (m) Lilac. Lilas (m.) Lawnmower. Tondeuse (f.) Nasturtium. Capucine (f.) Eggplant. Aubergine (f.) Linden. Tilleul (m.) Rake. Râteau (m.) Orchid. Orchidée (f.) Fennel. Fenouil (m.) Maple. Érable (m.) Saw. Scie (f.) Peony. Pivoine (f.) Garlic. Ail (m.) Magnolia. Magnolia (m.) Shovel. Pelle (f.) Primrose. Primevère jaune (f.) Green Bean. Haricot Vert (m.) Oak. Chêne (m.) Tarp. Bâche (f.) Rose. Rose (f.) Green Pepper. Poivron Vert (m.) Pine. Pin (m.) Watering Can. Arrosoir (m.) Rosebush. Rosier (m.) Leek. Poireau (m.) Privet. Troène (m.) Watering Hose. Rose Garden. Roseraie (f.) Lettuce. Salade (f.) Redbud. Arbre de Judée (m.) Tuyau d’arrosage. Wild Rose. Églantier (m.) Mushroom. Champignon (m.) Rhododendron. Wheelbarrow. Brouette (f.) Sunflower. Tournesol (m.) Onion. Ognion (m.) Rhododendron (m.) Thistle. Cardon (m.) Pepper. Poivron (m.) Spruce. Épicia (m.) MISCELLANEOUS / Tulip. Tulipe (f.) Potato. Pomme de Terre (f.) Walnut Tree. Noyer (m.) DIVERS Violet. Violette (f.) Pumpkin. Potiron (m.) Willow. Saule (m.) Bird Feeder. Mangeoire (f.) Zinnia. Zinnia (m.) Radish. Radis (m.) Yew. If (m.) Compost. Terreau (m.), Red Pepper. Poivron Rouge (m.) Compost (m.) CLIMBING VINES / Shallot. Échalote (f.) FUANA / FUANE (f.) Fertilizer. Engrais (m.) PLANTES GRIMPANTES (F.) Squash. Courge (f.) Blackbird. Merle (m.) Hedge. Haie (f.) Clematis. Clématite (f.) Sweet Potato. Patate Douce (f.) Crow. Corbeau (m.) Kitchen Garden. Potager (m.) Honeysuckle. Chevrefeuille (m.) Zucchini. Courgette (f.) Frog. Grenouille (f.) Lawn. Pelouse (f.). Ivy. Lierre (m) Goldfinch. Chardonneret (m.) Manure. Fumier (m.) Morning Glory. Ipomée (f) HERBS / HERBES (f.) Hedgehog. Hérisson (m.) Orchard. Verger (m.) Sweet Pea. Pois de Senteur (m) Basil. Basilic (m.) Magpie. Pie (f.) Peat. Tourbe (f.) Wisteria. Glycine (f.) Chives. Ciboulette (f.) Mole. Taupe (f.) Soil. Sol (m.) Mint. Menthe (f.) Pigeon. Pigeon (m.) Alkcaline Soil. FRUITS / FRUITS (f.) Oregano. Origan (m.) Rabbit. Lapin (m.) Sol alcalin (m.), Apple. Pomme (f.) Parsley. Persil (m.) Shrew. Mulot (m.) Sol calcaire (m.) Apple Tree. Pomier (m.) Rosemary. Romarin (m.) Slug. Limace (f.) Stake. Tuteur (m.) Apricot. Abricot (m.) Sage. Sauge (f.) Sparrow. Moineau (m.) Trellis. Trellis (m.) Thyme. Thym (m.)
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 13 AREAA rt & Music APRIL / UPCOMING EVENTS LAUSANNE MUSEUMS THEATRE IN ENGLISH
Château-d’Oex Musée Historique de Lausanne Geneva English Drama Society 2–4 April: Party Time (12th Annual) www.lausanne.ch/mhl www.geds.ch www.partytimefestival.com Musée Cantonal d’Archéologie Village Players Celebrate the end of winter with et d’Histoire / www.lausanne.ch/archeo www.villageplayers.ch musicians from France, Ireland, Musée et Jardins Botaniques Cantonaux CINEMAS UK, US and Switzerland www.botanique.vd.ch Cinéma de la Grande Salle, Chexbres Lake Morat, Fribourg Collection de l’Art Brut / www.artbrut.ch www.chexbres.ch/Cinemadechexbes.htm 26 April: 10th Le slowUp Fondation de l’Hermitage Films are shown in their original version, www.slowup.ch www.fondation-hermitage.ch with French and German subtitles. Try regional specialties and admire the Musée de design et d’arts appliqués Current Films in English scenery as you walk, rollerblade, or contemporains (MUDAC) www.europlex.ch bicycle the 30 km traffic-free route www.mudac.ch www.cinerive.com (Vevey/Montreux) around Lake Morat. Musée de l’Elysée / www.elysee.ch Classic English Version films Espace des Inventions www.cinematheque.ch Lausanne 25 April: 28th 20km of Lausanne www.espace-des-inventions.ch GENERAL INFO 021 315 14 23 / www.20km.ch Musée Olympique / www.olympic.org 24Heures Weekend section See article in March issue for details. Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Thursday edition of this daily includes www.beaux-arts.vd.ch a supplement with information about 30 April–3 May: Carnival of Lausanne all kinds of events. www.carnavalausanne.ch MUSEUMS ELSEWHERE Street theater, rides, food, music, Alimentarium Swisster.ch / www.swisster.ch The Tribune de Genève and 24heures’ and dancing. Vevey / www.alimentarium.ch joint online daily caters to the English- 18, 19 and 20 June: Papiliorama Kerzers, Fribourg / www.papiliorama.ch speaking community. Subscription- “Steel Magnolias” by the Village Players based with some free content. International School of Lausanne Fondation Beyeler Basel-Riehen / www.beyeler.com GenevaLunch / www.genevalunch.com Le Mont-sur-Lausanne Free online news in English for the www.villageplayers.ch Musée Tinguely Lake Geneva region. Breaking Swiss Basel / www.tinguely.ch news, interviews, and features by Morges Centre Paul Klee 28 March–10 May: Tulip Festival Swiss media organizations. Berne / www.zpk.org 021 801 32 33 / www.morges.ch/tulipe Inside Switzerland / Musée Historique de Berne www.insidemagazine.ch Beautiful lakeside display of more than Berne / www.bhm.ch In English, an original outlook on con - 100,000 tulips, narcissi, and hyacinths. Fondation Pierre Gianadda temporary Swiss culture beyond the Tulip bulb sale 13 May. Martigny / www.gianadda.ch “cows, cheese and chocolate” stereo - Villars-sur-Ollen MUSIC & THEATER types. Subscription-based; free online 12 April: Pirates of Villars’ Treasure Hunt guide available. Théâtre du Jorat / www.theatredujorat.ch 024 495 45 45 / 024 495 95 85 Swiss News / www.swissnews.ch www.myswitzerland.com/en/event_calen Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Swiss News provides information con - Salle Métropole, Lausanne dar/event_display_int.cfm?event_id=439 (OCL) cerning expat life in Switzerland. www.sallemetropole.ch 2720 Swisspassport / www.swisspassport.ch A huge treasure hunt organised by Café-théâtre Barnabé, Servion Recently-launched online version of this 021 903 09 03 / www.barnabe.ch the Villars Ski School on the Villars ski free guide to Lausanne. slopes for 4 –14 year olds. Search for Grand Théâtre de Genève Cultural Magazines (in French) buried treasures with the aid of a www.geneveopera.ch Both in print and online: treasure map. Théâtre Montreux-Riviera Accrochages / www.accrochages.ch www.theatre-montreux-riviera.ch Regart / www.regart.ch
14 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 NEW MEMBERCS ’ orner REMEMBER TO SEND IN Liliane Barry is Swiss and, with her in France before moving to Essertines- Swiss/Guinean, husband lived in New sur-Rolle. She has an adult son and work- YOUR BALLOTS York City before moving to Switzerland in ed in desktop publishing for 12 years. BY 15 APRIL! 1970. They have two adult children. Her interests include stamp collecting, Liliane worked in human resources until reading, cross-country skiing, wine tast - her recent retirement. Her interests include ing, Spanish/French languages, and walk- walking, reading, and travel. Now with ing. (022 799 78 44) LC more time to spend as she likes, she is Barbara Keenan is American, and she looking forward to a whole new range of and her Irish husband live in La Conver- Monthly activities. (021 635 89 53) LC sion. Before moving here, they spent 25 Mee t &Greet Ulrika Devapura is Swedish and grew years in Geneva and 6 years in Thailand up in Mexico where she lived for 13 years. and Pakistan. They have adult daughters. Coffees Before moving to Switzerland, she spent Barbara’s career was in business manage - For prospective & new members ten years employed in senior management ment, and she has volunteer work expe - 2nd Wednesday • 9h30 positions in hotels in a variety of places in rience with various groups all over the Next gathering: the US and Europe. Ulrika’s interests world. Her hobbies include bridge, hik - 8 April include tennis, water skiing, skiing, scuba ing, and cooking. (021 791 22 08) WR diving, jogging, movies, books, theater, Therese McGowan and her husband AIWC CLUBHOUSE and yoga. (079 221 08 32) LC are American. They lived in Scottsdale, Avenue Eglantine 6, Lausanne Ann Faulk is American and moved Arizona, before moving to Lausanne. (close to the Eglantine stop from New York City to Chailly to be near They have four adult children. Therese for bus numbers 9 and 12 her family. She has four grown-up chil - has worked as a customer service repre - from Place St-François) dren. She did volunteer work as secretary sentative and as an office manager. Her for the Anglican Church Chaplaincy in volunteer work includes mentoring a Join us for conversation Greece. Ann enjoys hiking and reading. five-year-old homeless girl. Therese en- and to get acquainted. (021 653 61 27) LSN joys reading, hiking, and travelling. (021 Margaret Fennessy is Irish and lived 312 47 17) LSN
Lavaux / Riviera La Côte West Riviera Area Drop-in Coffee Area Drop-in Coffee Area Drop-in Coffee Join us for a coffee and Join us for a coffee and Join us for a coffee and meet your neighbors! meet your neighbors! meet your neighbors! If you are part of this If you are part of this AIWC member area, If you are part of this AIWC member area, you will find the letters LR AIWC member area, you will find the letters WR next to your name in the you will find the letters LC next to your name in the membership directory. next to your name in the membership directory. Friday • 3 April • 9h30 membership directory. Manora Restaurant, Vevey Wednesday • 29 April • 9h30 Tuesday • 14 April • 10h00 (2nd floor, Manor building, across the Hotel du Rivage, Lutry roundabout from the Vevey train Hotel La Longeraie, Morges station main entrance) Please drop-in! Area Hostesses: Area Hostesses: Area Hostesses: Anne Cappin, Claire Dyson, Susan Alloun, Linda Buday, Ann Green, Helen Lennox, Francoise André, Shana Goodman-Pickard, Annemarie Prins, Lilian Ratiu, Rosalind Evans, Jane Miners, Charlotte Mazzeo, Inge van Wely-van Trigt Tanis Vollmann, Karen Wilson Bernadette Smith, Ann Wood
APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 15 DOG WALKING GARDENING GROUP ACTIVITY Linda Dyson 021 653 55 91 Bernadette Smith 079 724 60 09 Groups Rhonda Langham 021 905 16 58 [email protected] Dog ownership not a prerequisite! We Linda Dyson 021 653 55 91 ART STUDIO meet for an hour walk at the bicycle build - [email protected] Rachel Ouziel 079 682 91 33 ing at Chalet- à-Gobet on Tuesdays at 14h. The plant sale is 29 April. Donations want - 021 311 20 73 Please call by noon on Tuesday if you will ed of cuttings, indoor/outdoor plants, and Meetings take place at Rachel’s studio from be joining the group that day. garden paraphernalia. Edible Plant Walk, noon until 15h once a week. Beginner and cooking class, and lunch planned for May. advanced artists are welcome. There is a DREAM GROUP maximum limit of 5 for this group. Anna Bourgeois 021 801 62 23 GOLF [email protected] BADMINTON Beverly Grahame 079 212 29 45 Hazel Shepherd 021 801 95 92 I have training as a Jungian psychoanalyst, [email protected] [email protected] and I coach the group in dream interpreta - Please contact Beverly for full details tion, teaching them how to work with Anne Cappin 021 803 26 42 about playing golf in Switzerland. their dreams as a guide for daily living. We [email protected] meet monthly at 10h at the clubhouse. HIKING Beginner, intermediate and experienced Call Anna for more information. Monica Taillard 021 729 99 18 players are welcome to join us Mondays [email protected] at 9h at the Lausanne Badminton Center. ENGLISH CONVERSATION Hikes are planned for 7, 21, and 28 Please call for more information. This is a group we have had in the past, April. I don’t know how much snow will and there has been a lot of interest to start BRIDGE remain at 1,000 –1,500 meters, but we it up again. Contact Margaret Saine if you Estelle Lie 021 711 31 84 will walk up to four hours in the Vaud are interested in leading this group. Monica Gyllborg 021 711 17 45 countryside. Further details will be in the email sent on Monday afternoon to the We meet on Thursdays at 14h. Please call FREE SPIRITS email contact list. Hikes take place all if you would like to join us. Sharon Meinhardt 021 824 35 90 year round, are about 4 –5 hours long, [email protected] BEGINNERS’ BRIDGE and are often demanding. We explore Switzerland, France, and Italy, Liz Baron Demarco 021 652 38 51 visiting interesting cultural and historic INTERNATIONAL COOKING We meet Thursdays at 13h30. If you are sites, restaurants, and shops. See page 6 LAUSANNE interested in joining the group, contact Liz. for full details about excursions. Tanis Vollmann [email protected] BUSINESS MOTIVATION Karen Wilson [email protected] FRENCH Kari Lund-Mestre 079 436 57 43 We meet once a month in the afternoon Juliette Brull 021 616 87 27 [email protected] at participants’ homes. Email us for infor - [email protected] mation. We meet monthly at members’ homes to The French group focuses on medium-to- discuss starting your own business. The advanced French conversation. We meet INTERNATIONAL COOKING next meeting will be on 21 April at 13h45. Wednesdays from 10h–11h30 at the club - VEVEY Newcomers to the group can contact me house, except 8 April when we will meet at Ann Hartwell 021 921 29 89 for information. Annemarie Prins’ house. We meet one Friday afternoon each month at participants’ homes. Please call CYCLING FRENCH READERS if you are interested in joining us. Karin Ducret 021 729 82 57 Michelle Bailat-Jones 021 946 2130 [email protected] [email protected] JEWELRY MAKING Marie Lou von Schack 021 653 40 47 Elida Gloor 021 646 30 59 French readers generally meet the last We will start cycling again in the summer. Monday evening of the month to discuss Meetings will be held at the AIWC office in a classic or contemporary French or Swiss the afternoon. For a small fee, all materials novel en français . Our next meeting will be are provided. Please call if you would like on 27 April at 19h. Please call for the book to join. All are welcome. title and meeting place .
16 AIWC NEWS I APRIL 2009 Activity groups are popular and often fill up. If a group is full, why not start a second one. If you don’t see the group you’re looking for, why not start it! Contact Margaret Saine at
KNIT AND STITCH GROUP NEEDLEPOINT SKIING—DOWNHILL Naomi Puttick 021 824 18 16 Catherine Galitzine 021 697 00 14 Judy Lister 021 657 10 70 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The knit and stitch group meets at the Beginner and experienced stitchers are Jane Miners 021 791 27 33 home of Ann Kooij, Chemin Messidor 4, welcome! We meet weekly at 14h at my [email protected] Lausanne, at 20h on the last Wednesday of house in St-Sulpice. Call or email me for Karin Schwarz 021 791 25 63 each month. more information. [email protected] LITERATURE NIGHT-N-GALS Come and discover the Swiss mountains with us. We meet on Tuesdays at 9h, wea- Tanis Vollmann [email protected] Alicia Monachon 021 617 96 73 [email protected] 079 316 15 60 ther permitting. Please call or email on We will meet on 16 April at 9h30 at the Monday afternoons for details. We hope home of Ricky Schmidt. We will be dis - Leng Mouquin 021 624 17 79 to see you on the slopes. cussing Chinese Writers. Call Ricky (021 pang.yuet.leng@ 079 703 61 54 bluewin.ch 802 16 00) if you would like to attend, SQUASH and she will give you further details. Because of the Easter holidays there will be Judy Lister 021 657 10 70 no activity in April, but please plan to join [email protected] MAH-JONG us again in May. This group always meets We play at 10h Monday mornings until Denise Gamage 021 701 31 58 in the evening. the end of May at Alcatraz in Renens (near Hazel Shepherd 021 801 95 92 OUT-TO-LUNCH BUNC H the Migros OBI). Please call me if you Come and explore this ancient and in- would like to play. We book the courts as Sandy Otero 021 601 18 88 triguing game. All levels welcome. We we arrive and swap partners after each [email protected] meet on Wednesday mornings at Denise’s game, so everyone gets to play at different home in Echandens . Please call for infor - If you are interested in having lunch with levels. We are a very informal, friendly mation; we are looking for new players! us, please send me an email, and I will group, and we always enjoy new faces. MONTHLY PLAYDATE send you information. TENNIS Claire Dyson 021 691 01 84 READERS Maggie Zahrai 021 634 33 15 claireallardyce@ 079 791 88 78 Sandy Otero 021 601 18 88 [email protected] 079 230 17 60 netscape.net [email protected] Annemarie Prins 021 807 05 69 We meet at EduKids once a month on the Socialize with other book lovers. We meet [email protected] third Wednesday from 15h30–17h for a every month to share opinions, thoughts, “bring and share coffee/tea.” There is no Tennis is open to anyone who likes to and ideas in a fun atmosphere. Call for fee, but attendees are invited to bring play doubles and who enjoys the social more information about meeting times. some goodies to share! aspect of being on the court! There is a SCRABBLE “friendly” tournament held in May with MUSIC APPRECIATION Celeste Bakker 021 961 21 52 lunch afterwards. Call for details. There Marie Lou von Schack 021 653 40 47 [email protected] 078 618 99 93 is a fee for court use. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, Come and enjoy this challenging game 22 April from 9h30–11h30 at Cecilia Rein- with us. Although we aim for high scores, hart’s home (021 312 26 43). She will talk we play in a relaxed atmosphere, always to us about Arnold Schoenberg. Please ready to help each other. We meet weekly contact Cecilia if you plan on coming. in the afternoon in Pully. New members are welcome. Please call for time and ve- nue.
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APRIL 2009 I AIWC NEWS 19 EASTER CAMPS (5-13 YEARS) WHEN: Mon. 6-Thursday 9 April (Register for 1-4 days) WHERE: FC Vevey Sports, Vevey WHEN: Tues. 14-Friday 17 April (Register for 1-4 days) WHERE: FC Pully, Lausanne COST: 66chf per day (Book Online) AFTER SCHOOL / MINI SOCCER (3-13 YEARS) Monday 20 April-Monday 15 June, FC Vevey Sports, 5-9 yrs Wednesday 22 April-Wed. 17 June, FC Vevey Sports, 3-10 yrs Wednesday 22 April – Wed. 17 June, Int. School of Mont Corsier 3-11 yrs NB: LAUSANNE AFTER SCHOOL STARTS AFTER EASTER SUMMER CAMPS (3-13 YEARS) Monday 29 June – Thursday 2 July (10:00-1600) La Veyre, Vevey Monday 6 – Thursday 9 July (10:00-1600) FC Vevey Sports Monday 13 – Thursday 16 July (10:00-1600) Lausanne Monday 27 – Thursday 30 July (10:00-1600) La Veyre, Vevey Monday 17 – Thursday 20 August (10:00-1600) Lausanne Monday 24–Thursday 27 August (10:00-1600) La Veyre, Vevey (Supervised drop off from 09:00) BOOK ONLINE: For more info and to book course visit www.intersoccer.ch
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