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Farmington Woods Women's Club Book Club

The Farmington Woods Book Club meets the second Tuesday of the month and welcomes new members along with a participation and membership in the Woman's Club. Please contact Loretta Antupit at 860-404-7449 or [email protected]. We meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Farmington Library.  
Books for 2025-2026
 
September  The Little Lier by Mitch Albom
Facilitator:  Melissa Zachariah
This is a timeless tale of the harm we inflict without deceits, and the power of love to inspire forgiveness and ultimately to redeem us!
 
October        Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Facilitator:  Carolyn Starr
A fun, feminist character, the writer follows a single mother, a brilliant chemist in a man’s world of the 1960s.

November   The Foundling by Ann Leary
Facilitator:  Barbara Smith
A vivid, often alarming toke of women working at the Nettleton State Village for the feeble-minded. They are of child-bearing age in the 1920s in America!
 
December    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Facilitator:  Eileen Sharff
Many scholars and critics regard this book as the greatest American novel of the 20^th century.
 
February       Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Facilitator:  Kay Eaton
Called a magnificently crafted story brimming with wisdom! It is a work of majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight.
 
March            Night by Elie Wiesel, “Nobel Laureate”
Facilitator:  Mary Therese Conners
A memoir of a scholarly, poor teenager who is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust!
 
April               Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Facilitator:  Claire Silverstein
This is a novel of youthful love, married love and lives of parents before their children were born.
 
May               The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Facilitator:  Carol Coderre
In 1940, Tris James, a postmistress of Franklin, MA, Cape Cod, does the unthinkable! She doesn’t deliver a letter!
 
June               The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
Facilitator:  Louine King
This novel is a fictional version of the mysterious disappearance of author Agetha Christie for 11 days!

Here are few other activities you may like:
Canasta:  Come and join the Canasta fun each Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the Master Association Board Room. You don't have to be a master to join as we will teach you the finer points of the game. Just come and enjoy each other's company and have a fun afternoon.  Please contact Barbara Smith at 860-675-0328 if you would like to attend.

Mahjong:  Come and join the Mahjong fun each Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Master Association Board Room.  You don't have to be an expert as we will show you the finer points of the game. Whether you are new to the game or need to update your skills, come join a fun group sharing a common interest.   Please contact Dorothy Pfizenmaier at 860-673-4919 if you would like to attend.
                                                                                                                 

Recap of May 2022 Luncheon and Fashion Show

The annual May Luncheon and Fashion Show was a huge success despite the delay of two years due to the dreaded Covid Virus. Over 90 women attended on a lovely Spring Day and enjoyed a delicious lunch and a Soft Surroundings Fashion Show with a “Taste of Paris” theme topped by sparkling flutes of champagne. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the many FWWC members, as well as others, who made this wonderful afternoon possible. Darlene Williams and her team from the restaurant helped negotiate prices for us, helped set up the room, and served so graciously. We also want to thank Johnny who prepared our lunch and received rave reviews, Kevin Cloud who arranged for transportation to get our guests from the parking lot to the Heritage Room, George Pierfedeici who arranged and played music in keeping with our French theme, Kelley Brewster and her staff who took photos, prepared announcements, and pretty much did anything we needed help with.

Our FWWC, led by President Carol Kardas, stole the show with her welcome speech in perfect French, and her surprise announcement of two very special awards for Dorothy Pfizenmaier and Irene Loretto who have given so unselfishly to our club over the many years.

We also wish to thank our FWWC members Rachel Keyser, Marianne Morrison, Sophie Sefcik, Louise Pierfedeici, Carolyn Blaine, and Dorothy Pfizenmaier who helped with everything from advertising to decorations, to welcoming guests, to making phone calls.

We are so grateful tour six models, Angela Maine, Barbara Smith, Anne Fitzgerald, Carol Verge, Thirza Hyatt, and Susan Landry who looked so lovely and presented the Soft Surroundings clothes so beautifully.

The work of my Co-Chair, Judith Harlow, is indescribable. Her organizational ability and attention to detail truly made this event possible and such an amazing success. It is impossible for me to thank her enough for her hours of effort over so many months.

We are looking forward to an equally successful year ahead for our FWWC. Don’t forget to join in the Fall!   We have big plans for next year and we will be needing help with all our events and committees.

Enjoy the Summer and stay safe.

Jackie Blaine
 

Woman's Club 51st Year at Farmington Woods   On Thursday, September 9, 2021 the Farmington Woods Woman's Club began their 51st year with a celebratory Tea in the Heritage Room.  FWWC provides friendship and service to the Farmington Woods community, with over $85,000 donated over the years as well as historical, educational and social events for FWWC members.