Congratulations to all those who served on the
organizing committee for the “Girl’s Day
Out”. It was
fabulous. GREAT JOB DONE BY ALL!!!!
This week AWA celebrated the last ‘Out and About’
of the season….and what a way to celebrate! Oh
my!!!! We had fun in the sun and in the Spa!!! Our
“Girl’s Day Out” was relaxing and care-free, though I think
for some it was more of a “Girl’s Day
Off”.
Tayiana Garden Spa is fairly new to the Nairobi
scene and Margaret, the owner, has been building it up for the
past year. We all enjoyed the ‘royal’ treatment of her
beautiful gardens, peaceful pavilions where some enjoyed a
‘reflexology massage’, others lounged on couches or chatted
under umbrellas with a glass of wine, while still others
lounged around the pool while they received a luscious
manicure and pedicure. A Caribbean cruise could not have
given us a better reception and “Girl’s Day Out”. There
were even a few brave ladies who ventured out to horseback
ride.
Also at the Spa were some wonderful vendors….many
from our own AWA ranks. Their displays were tempting to
the purse and easy on the eyes. It was a great
opportunity to shop till you dropped….or in this case….shop
till it was your turn for another Spa Treatment.
Brenda Kean was showing the wonderful sewing
projects from her Jacaranda Creation ladies. They
do beautiful work with bags, aprons, dresses and darling
children’s clothes. Vicky Winkler had a display from
HEART WEEP Centers (Women’s Empowerment and Education
Program) showing crafts the women had made. Betty
Meserve was displaying her unique and beautiful
Jewelry. Nargis Manji from Trendy Hair had
creams, nail and hair care products. I hope everyone got
some of her nail polish….super stuff. Our lovely
Renate Lotay was there with her delicious cakes.
I was blessed to have received one of her chocolate cakes in
the ‘Grab Bag’ event. Christine Wang was showing the
wonderful crafts from the AWA Craft Group.
Shivali Patel produces some of the most beautiful
candles….can’t pass those up. A woman can never have
enough candles burning. Sara Shaw displayed her
beautiful handmade/hand-dyed or painted silk scarves.
They are incredibly beautiful. Mary Stannah, a
long-time member of AWA, was selling leather and bark-cloth
while her friend, Leone Ghering, sold hand-strung
beaded bookmarks and preserves. Zena Giessen
brought her personally designed jewelry….and on sale
too! If you missed the Spa day…you missed a fabulous
sale. “Zena-I still want that black ring!” A new,
up-coming coffee vendor-Vavau- was there to provide
fresh-brewed excellent coffee and Wines of the World
served chilled red and white wine. Our lunch was
provided by Spez - great variety and delicious too, and
good value.
My compliments to the committee who organized the
“Girl’s Day Out”. Their great idea to make a “Grab Bag”
part of the entry fee was clever and delightful. I hope
their unique idea is used again…it was such fun. We all
went away feeling we had ‘won’ the great prize.
Our next ‘Out and About’ is September
14th. You will
not want to miss it. It will be
grand!!!!
