Dorothy Edlund If you did not get the chance to visit the Christmas capital of Texas, Grapevine, as of this writing, you still have until Jan. 10 to experience the beauty of the holiday season. The Rockin’ Red Ranchers did not want this opportunity to slip by, so more than 30 members of our club…
First was a truffle making class presented by Kay Thibodeaux, a traveling chocolatier. Kay explained where the best cocoa comes from and how it is harvested, fermented, roasted, and ground before finally coming to us in the form of our favorite chocolate treat. We also learned the proper way to taste chocolate: smell it, then take…
Just before the start of the football season, the Rockin’ Red Ranchers had an amazing private tour of the sports complex, including the playing field and interview rooms, followed by lunch at Texas Live, a new entertainment complex. Thanks to Diane Eoff, Pat Hamblin, Chris Mershon, and Robbie Waits for planning this event!
The use of the napkin began in Europe in the 1400s, on tables of royalty, and by the 1800s napkins began to be part of the bourgeois lifestyle, mostly to protect the sumptuous dresses of the period during meals. The art of napkin folding took off around 1880 with the incoming prosperity of the Industrial…
Vicki Baker and Dorothy Edlund Fifteen Rockin’ Red Rancher ladies ventured forth to the historic Denton Bayless Selby House Museum in the Denton County Historical Park, to enjoy a traditional High Tea and listen to a presentation about customs and history of the house. It was built in 1898, The Queen Anne style house depicts…
Dorothy Edlund The rainy days of May could not keep the Rockin’ Red Ranchers from moving forward with the planned Scavenger Hunt. Our hosts, Carol Ciselik, Jan Utzman, Peggy Crandell, Jan Thomas and Judy Ondina, went above and beyond to quickly switch to Plan “B” and moved the scavenger hunt indoors, rather than embarking on…
Dorothy Edlund On St. Patrick’s Day, several members of the Rockin’ Red Ranchers board invited the membership to have coffee at their home, provided those invitees were comfortable with the environment. The hosts assured their guests that they had been fully vaccinated for COVID. With that established, about 20 members gathered at board members’ home for…
Dorothy Edlund The COVID pandemic was trying to keep us down, but the Rockin’ Red Ranchers (RRR) persevered. A Zoom event, “You Bet Your Life,” based on the ’50s TV show starring Groucho Marx was held recently. It was a fun way for several members to get to know each other while they shared memories…
Dorothy Edlund As the Rockin’ Red Ranchers had to postpone their annual January Membership Brunch due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was decided not to wait for the rescheduled event to recognize new members at the beginning of the year. In late December, then Vice Queen Sally Ryerson and Queen Janice Forthman set out to personally…
Linda Terry How do you attend a cooking class during a quarantine? Rockin’ Red Ranchers (RRR) had an idea. Carol Ritchie is a 2001 James Beard Award Nominee for “Best Local Television Cooking Show.” Her show is called “Cookin’ With Carol.” Carol is a recipe developer and volunteer spokesperson for American Heart Association cookbooks. Her…