On October 11, members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter started off the 2014-2015 season with a potluck salad luncheon, which has become an annual event for the first meeting of the year. Members met in the pavilion of Estero Bay Park, a large, light, airy screened-in garden room with a high-peaked roof topped by a lookout tower. The pavilion is set in a tropical environment among the High-Rises of Bonita Bay. The salads were many and varied, with a few desserts, too, and were the perfect meal for this still-very-warm fall day in southwest Florida.
After lunch, the guest speaker was Jean Lewis, who goes by the pen name, “Maurice on Books.” Jean reviews books on her weblog www.mauriceonbooks.wordpress.com and her book reviews appear in the “Collier Citizen” section of the Naples Daily News. Jean brought along with her many new and upcoming books that she thought would be of interest to our members. She gave a brief synopsis of the books that she recommended to our membership and also gave away some of the books to a few lucky members
Estero Bay Park in Bonita Bay
Estero Bay Park Directory to nature sites
Garden House in Estero Bay Park
Garden House amid High-Rises of Bonita Bay
Carolyn, Pat and Rosemary arrive for the luncheon
Ann welcomes Carolyn into the Garden House
Denny, Dee and Mary
Phyllis and friend Shirley
Brenda and Phyllis
Dee and Nancy
Jean Lewis, our speaker
Jean Lewis reviews books under the monicker, “Maurice on Books.”
Doris looks over the book display
Barbara checks out the latest books
Denny and Jean
New member Nancy and Shirley
Sally and Linda
New member Kim
Joan and Ann
Barbara checks out the latest books
Rosemary and the book display
New member Nancy and Shirley
Sally and Linda
New member Kim
Joan and Ann
Mary and Pat
Bartender Shirley
Buffet line with salads and desserts
Bartender Shirley
Buffet line with salads and desserts
Selecting salads from all these offerings is serious business.
The buffet line moves along.
An uninvited guest
This gopher tortoise is indigenous to the southeastern United States and normally isn't very far from the burrow it digs for its shelter. But it is herbivorous, which explains why it crashed our luncheon in order to share our salads.
Alycia, Sasha, Brenda and Phyllis
Nancy and Becky
Co-presidents Shirley and Ann
Jean Lewis during her presentation
Jean with a book she recommends
October Birthday Girls Nancy, Alycia and Jean
Jean with a book she recommends
October Birthday Girls Nancy, Alycia and Jean
