Around the Club 28-8-2012

Hamilton Heartache at Hamer Hall
The Shadow understands that Ian Hamilton played a part in the recent refurbishment of the Hamer Hall.  Something to do with supervising the re-cladding the leather wall panels to render them a new colour.  Orange, apparently.  (Is orange anyone’s favourite colour?) This was reasonably rewarding financially, for Ian, apparently.  But his heartache came because he had to be on site at 7am Monday-Friday, for four weeks!  Does anyone enjoy early starts like that?

Take it Home?  Or Leave it With the Host?
Our recent splendid evening of home hosting will surely have re-ignited a burst of angst on the perennial topic: “I brought the plate of food / bottle of wine;  some is left over;  should I take it home, or leave it for the host’s household?” The Shadow, being agnostic, cautious and retiring, has no view on this topic.  But if any reader has a view, a policy, or an insight, let’s hear it!

Seeking a Sikh Wine?  Finding an Urbane Turban in Flinders
One home hosting group was treated to a Pinot Noir from the Nazaaray winery near Flinders.  Maybe our very own Flinders house owner, Anne Scott, knows Paramdeep Ghumman, the genuine, urbane, turban-wearing winemaker?  The Shadow challenges members to produce another similarly exotic winemaker!  And, yes, it was a nice drop.

Sex, Politics, and Religion!
The Shadow could be seen lurking in the grounds of several of the hosts abodes but at one was fearful of being caught in a police raid and silently left as the guests and hosts touched upon all of those taboos of polite dinner party conversation.   Frightening to realise also that they were madly enjoying the discussions under the guise of Rotary fellowship.  The Shadow will be tight lipped and keep a Stoney silence about who introduced each subject and how the diverse and passionate views just failed to come to blows.

Blown Away: Who was the Sneeziest of Them All?
The medical mystery of simple serial sneezing was on display at one home hosting event.  Why does a human sneeze twelve times in a row?  And leave sufficient pauses between the sneezes to enable others round the table to make supposedly witty remarks?  David, our sympathies are with you!

Photos of Fellowship in Action

Ian Hamilton and colleagues in progress!