Vista Friends and Newcomers

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers … and lots of Vista Friends activities!

Our Membership meeting/breakfast will be held Thursday, May 12 at the Broken Yolk Cafe, 2434 Vista Way, at 9:30am.   At the May meeting we will elect the Board of Directors for 2022-23; the Budget Committee will present the Board-approved budget for 22/23; and the Meeting Location Committee will update us on next steps and the voting process.  Saving the best for last, we will have a Program given by a special guest speaker—see the announcement from Jan Zacharias for details.

See you soon!  Shirley

Welcome April!  We have so much to look forward to this month, including warmer, longer days, spending time in the garden, and Easter.  Our Membership meeting/breakfast will be held Thursday, April 14 at the Broken Yolk Cafe, 2434 Vista Way, at 9:30 am.  This promises to be a lively meeting as our Meeting Location Committee will report on their research and recommendations for our standing Membership meeting place.  The Nominations Committee will announce the slate for the proposed Board members for 2022/23, which we will vote on in May.  And last, but certainly not least, we will have a brief and interesting program from Jan Zacharias on dolls.  See you soon!  Shirley

Happy Spring!  Even though it seems we’ve had a taste of Summer already, the official first day of Spring this year is March 20.  I’ve been doing some Spring cleaning at home, and found some old magazines with feel-good tips for every month.  I thought I’d share a few from March:

• For good sleep, the best time for women to exercise is early in the day.  According to a study conducted in Seattle, women to exercised at a moderate intensity for at least 30 minutes in the morning has less difficulty falling asleep than those who exercised later or not at all.
• For a quick pick-me-up when you’re feeling sluggish, massage your ears for one minute.  There are 200 accupressure points in the ears that correspond to various parts of the body and that stimulation may energize you.
• Eating a serving of 8 strawberries provides more than 140% of the daily required vitamin C.

February promises to be a busy and exciting month for us!  Vista Friends & Newcomers will celebrate the anniversary of our founding with a gift exchange at our general membership meeting.  We will meet at a new restaurant this month—the Broken Yolk on Vista Way in Oceanside.  They offer a  large private room where we will be free to share news and gifts.  We will also celebrate Valentine’s Day.  I’m looking forward to seeing you all soon.

— Shirley Higgins