Boo! It's Halloween for You! November 2019

Halloween certainly brings out Christy's creative side! There were 9 ladies who joined the fun at Christy's thoroughly decorated Halloween house! The weather was glorious so we filled our plates and adjourned to the patio to enjoy our wine, food and conversation.

Spooky and edible appetizers!

LtoR - Every inch is Halloween!

Halloween decorations, even down to a Halloween purse!

Elvira watches over the scene!

LtoR - Cathy, Christy, Pam, and Vicky, our resident fortune seller!

LtoR - Ruth, Pam, Christy, Vicky, Cathy, Connie, Kelly and Susan 

LtoR - Pam, Christy, Vicky, Cathy, Daryl, Connie, Kelly and Susan 

LtoR - Susan and Christy

Relaxing Afternoon at Stables - October 2019

Kelly arranged for a lovely afternoon at Stables in Tubac. She pre-ordered appetizers for our group so all we had to do was order our beverages and relax! The afternoon weather was perfect, the food was delicious, service attentive and the conversation lively. A perfect afternoon with friends and laughter.

LtoR - Carole, Judy, Pam, Sharyn, and Debbie

LtoR - Cathy, Ruth, Connie, Kelly, Carole, Judy, and Pam

LtoR - Cathy, Ruth, Daryl, Connie, Kelly, Carole, Judy, Pam, and Debbie

Resident ducks out for a stroll!

Tour du Jour at HF Coors - September 2019

Judy arranged for the Women Who Wine to take a tour of the HF Coors factory. There were 10 ladies who were able to join us for the day's events. After the tour, we shopped in the showroom, of course! Then we adjourned to the "Board Room" at the Grill for lunch.

A little backstory about HF Coors:

HF Coors - Dinnerware Made in the USA 100%, was formed in California in 1925 by Herman Frederick Coors, son of the renowned Coors brewery founder, Adolf Coors. Interestingly enough, the HF Coors dinnerware business helped keep Coors brewery "afloat" during prohibition! ... Adolph Coors opened the Colorado Glass Works in 1887 to manufacture beer bottles for his brewery, the Adolph Coors Brewing Company. The Glass Works was leased to German-born John Herold in 1910, who incorporated the Herold China and Pottery Company on the brewery site in Golden, CO. Herold used clay from nearby mines to make dinnerware and heat-resistant porcelain ovenware under the trademark Herold Fireproof China. Adolph Coors Company acquired Herold China in 1914. The company began producing chemical porcelain in 1915 as a result of a World War I embargo on German imports. Adolph Coors’ second son, Herman F. Coors, was named manager in 1916. Herold China was renamed Coors Porcelain Company in 1920, and the trademark “Coors U.S.A.” was first used. After World War I, Coors Porcelain made fine china and cookware bearing the trademarks Rosebud, Glencoe Thermo-Porcelain, Colorado and others. During Prohibition, the ceramic business was largely what kept the brewery afloat. Herman left in 1925 to start the H.F. Coors China Company, a manufacturer of dishes for restaurants and institutional use, in Inglewood, CA. The H.F. Coors Pottery's trademarks include Coorsite, Alox and Chefsware. HF Coors' assets were acquired by Catalina China, Inc. of Tucson and moved from California to Tucson in 2003

HF Coors - Here we come for our tour!

HF Coors showroom

The start of the tour!

The painting room where designs are applied freehand.
Anyone want to try?

It all starts with the clay.

Another station in the process

Pressing the clay into a mold.

Look, the clay is now a bowl!

Think Outside the Bowl - August 2019

Debbie hosted the August Women Who Wine event in her home. There were 9 ladies who were able to attend. Each lady brought two ingredients for a salad bar. The ladies brought cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, pasta, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, onions, chicken, radishes, cheese, peppers, pecans, cranberries, carrots, celery, smoked salmon and blueberries. With the addition of Parmesan Crisps and rolls, the salad bar was complete. As a bonus, Debbie made us dessert, a perfect ending to a lovely day of conversation, delicious food, and of course, wine.

  

LtoR - Vicky, Judy, Pam, Christy, Debbie, Connie, Ruth, and Cathy

LtoR - Vicky, Judy, Pam, Christy, Debbie, Connie, Ruth, and Cathy

Ship, Captain, Crew! July 2019

Vicky invited the Women Who Wine crew to Casa Woods for a rousing game of Ship, Captain, Crew, a dice game. The first order of business was lunch, Papa Murphy's pizza, salad and cookies. The ladies brought their beverage of choice along with $5 for the game.

LtoR - Debbie, Susie, Judy, Carole, Daryl, Christy, Judy, and Vicky

LtoR - Vicky and Susie
Yummy Papa Murphy's pizzas for lunch!

We have our rules! 

Before the first player rolls, each player must make an ante. Once a roll is made, the rolling player will want to set aside a ship (6), captain (5), and crew (4) if rolled. A player must have a ship (6) before a captain (5) can be set aside. A player must have a ship (6) and a captain (5) before a crew (4) can be set aside. Any dice that are not set aside are rolled again. A players turn can have up to three rolls. Once a ship (6), captain (5), and crew (4) have been rolled, the remaining two dice are added together for a cargo total. The player with the highest amount of cargo wins the ante pot.

LtoR - Christy, Pam, Vicky, Debbie, Cathy and Judy
Getting our instructions!

LtoR - Debbie, Cathy, and Judy
Roll those dice!

LtoR - Debbie, Cathy, Judy, and Susie
Judy is taking ALL the money!

The faces that Cathy and Judy are making tells the WHOLE story!

Judy is SOOOO excited about winning!
$16 in total!

Cathy has to give up her quarters!

Cathy and Judy are still friends though!

Happy Hour at the Grill - June 2019

 Ten ladies were able to attend a casual happy hour organized by Pam. We met in the "Board Room" of the Grill and enjoyed an afternoon of conversation and good food. Don't forget to order Connie's Cucumber Mule the next time there is a warm, sunny day!

LtoR - Carole, Susie, Connie, Christy, Judy, Cathy, Daryl, Pam, Debbie and Vicky

Merry Merry Month of Craft Day in May 2019

Cathy invited the Women Who Wine group to her home to try our hand at paint pouring. There were 8 women who were able to attend the painting party. Using an Acrylic Flow Painting Open Cup Pour & Drag method, we painted an 8 x 8 inch hexagon clay tile. We each got to choose a minimum of three colors and five or six, max. The tiles require a few days to dry, and then Cathy gave them three coats of polyurethane for protection.

Before the painting began, there was plenty of food to enjoy and wine, sweet wine, to get the creative juices flowing!

LtoR - Ruth, and Cathy

LtoR - Connie, Christy, Pam, and Carole

LtoR - Pam, Carole, and Susie

Cathy begins her demonstration

Cathy begins the pour

Spread the paint a bit

Finished tile!

We have our paint and ready to start pouring!

Ready, set, go!

LtoR - Debbie and Carole confer!

LtoR - Kelly, Christy, Connie and Cathy

Secret Agent Ruth and her classified tile

Kelly's tile

Pam's tile

Susie's tile

Carole's tile

Debbie's tile

Christy's tile

Daryl's tile

Connie's tile. Looks like the olives from a dirty martini!