The July 2018 Event has he following plans emerging:

July 15^th POC Meeting – Hosted by the Jim + Qin at the farm in Woodstock, CT

As Qin and Jim re-enter the world of debt, mortgage payments, and ‘selling our soul to the company store’  we want to share the excitement with the club !

 Where / When;   July 15^th, 2018;   Jim + Qin’s farm, Woodstock CT.   Time:  Arrive at 11:30. We will already be cooking and plan to eat promptly at noon. This will leave time for activities.

 What:  Pot Luck Cookout !    We have not done a group cookout for some time, and we sort of miss that. Jim and Qin will provide some hotdogs and hamburgers from the grill, as well as beverages, eating utensils, etc.  Although we certainly could do it also, we would love to try food from others, and you’all can bring the ‘cookout side dishes’ and deserts. I recall the sweet cucumber salad that Betty K used to make… that was delicious. So think leafy salads, pasta salads, cucumber salad, etc.

Note:  At least a week before the meet, let Jim + Qin know if you are coming (so we can plan enough food) and if you plan to bring something… a side or a desert. Note… not everyone needs to bring something… or as usual, we wind up with way too much food ! So 1^st few that offer to bring something will be great.. others after that we will let you know we likely already have too much food coming already.

Activities:  We have a number of activities in mind.    1).  Pass around the hat to help Jim and Qin pay the mortgage (kidding J )   2).  Tour of the Roseland Cottage. This is a really cool historic Victorian summer home that provides tours of the home and gardens. Quite nice. About a 6 minute drive from the farm. There is an admission charge. I think it is $10, but we will look into a group rate.   3). If time permits and people are interested… Winery Tour / Tasting.  This is about 8 minutes away from Roseland.   Note:  We can swap out the winery tasting for an Ice Cream run (about 10 min away) if that is more the desire of the group.

 Directions:  Most people just use GPS these days, but for reference, locate the Woodstock Academy in Woodstock on Rt 169.  At that grass common at the academy,  you will also see at intersection with Old Haul Road. Go west direction on Old Haul. In about 1/8 mile Pulpit Rock Road is a dirt road on your right. Go down Pulpit… we are the 1^st house on the left. It is a very long gravel driveway (OK for old cars) and you will not see the house. Come up the driveway. Note:  If you are coming from the west, your GPS will likely put you on the western side of Pulpit Rock Road. Then you will need to drive the full length of the dirt road to get to the other side (east side) of Pulpit. Suggest you drive past that end of Pulpit and look for Old Haul (west side of Old Haul) and take that to Pulpit.