September 2024 – Greetings from the Chair

My dear CADS, Next time I’m at a CADS lunch and I tell you that I’m boarding a plane to Tuscany in a few hours, please stop me having a G&T, white wine, red wine… (you get the picture!) –…

My dear CADS, Next time I’m at a CADS lunch and I tell you that I’m boarding a plane to Tuscany in a few hours, please stop me having a G&T, white wine, red wine… (you get the picture!) –…

My dear CADS, I hope you are all well and enjoying summer now that it has finally arrived. This month sees yours truly being very busy conducting many summer weddings as part of my role as Celebrant. I find this…

My dear CADS, I am writing this on a Sunday morning; I have the lights on in the house; my dog is soaking wet from his morning walk in the rain, yet I am nursing sun burn from working in…

My dear CADS, Greetings from Javea! I’m sorry I missed the dinner on Wednesday 19th, but the appeal of some decent sunshine, my friends’ villa and companionship, and of course the delicious Rioja, was all just too much! Typical with me,…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Despite the frequent rain showers I do feel that Summer is finally here. At least my beanie and gloves have been abandoned when I walk my dog! A chance remark at Friday’s lunch…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Finally, I was able to sit out in my garden yesterday with a nice glass of wine. Don’t think that inaugural evening ritual has ever happened so late in spring! Did you enjoy…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Enjoying the occasional signs of Spring? This really has been a long damp winter, and I cannot wait for warmer days – it is nearly April after all! We had a super CADS…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Surviving the never-ending rain, I hope! At our recent CADS lunch for February, I was reminded of what being a member of CADS is all about. We had some members coming along who…

My dear CADS, How are you all? Walking back from the gym this morning in the winter sunshine, I had a little more zing in my step with the feeling that spring might be near. I know in this part…