The special gathering to remember Richard’s Queen Anne was held on Sunday, March 20th,  ably organised by our Social Secretary Jane Roberts.  Unfortunately there were only a few of us who gathered at North Sydney Leagues Club.  Dorothea was willing, but was already winging her way to London for the Blood and Roses conference, Pat Tomkins was confined to bed by her doctor and Rosemary Burgess was so drenched in the downpour on her way to catch the bus, she decided to abandon the elements and return home.

Those of us who made the venue all right showed that quality not quantity counts on some occasions, and when has any Ricardian event not proved interesting and entertaining?  The Club did us proud with a beautifully decorated table in the raised section of the Bistro.  We might have wished for murrey and blue table napkins, but the red and black of the North Sydney Bears looked striking.  Many thanks to Jan Robson who brought an attractive centrepiece of white roses and Ricardian coloured ribbons.  The food was the Bistro’s best and the desserts were to die for and certainly not to be included in any diet!  What luck that the immense size of the helpings  meant easy division of the spoils to share.

As we left, the sun had come out and blue skies were overhead to cheer us on the way home, our minds still filled with the inspiring and interesting ideas that had been such an important part of the day.

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