The 2015 Christmas cookie exchange will be on Friday, December 11, at Susan Hirst’s house following scheduled the walk.  If you are not able to walk, you may come to Susan’s house and join the party at 9:45 am.

Walkers will meet at Susan’s house,  1932 Rhododendron Way, to start the walk and follow the trail route to Haggen’s at Barkley Square and back again.  There is on-the-street parking; please leave the driveway clear.

If you wish to exchange cookies, bring 3 dozen cookies to share and containers to carry cookies home with you.  If you choose not to participate in the exchange, you’re welcome to bring a little food to share and join the party.

Look forward to social time with good friends, seasonal music and plenty of treats.  Contact Susan Hirst if you have questions.

On Friday, Dec. 4th at noon Joan Ofteness will lead a tour of the exhibition Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: the Color Prints of Norma Bassett Hall for Walking Friends.

For those who were unable to attend Martie Lopez’s recent tour of Unhinged: Book Art on the Cutting Edge, she will lead a tour of that exhibit at noon, and then she & Joan will switch groups at 12:30pm.

Museum admission is $6.00 for non-members.

RSVP to Martie at lopez.martie@gmail.com with which tour(s) you will attend and whether you will be bringing anyone with you.

Walking friends put on the gloves and pitched in to clear invasive blackberries along the Lower Padden Creek/Interurban Trail.   In a short time, the barrels were full of the thorny plants.