Our Annual Picnic
Centennial Hall, June 7, 2025
Photos courtesy of Laura
This year’s picnic was another resounding success! Thank you to several dedicated husbands who arrived early to set up tents and carry tables and then returned in the afternoon for take-down.
Sixty-five enthusiastic participants gathered, reconnected with friends, and were inspired by the creativity on display during Show and Tell. Guests came from near and far to join our members, making for a truly impressive turnout. We were joined by Brome County, Martintown, Montreal West, North Hero, Ormstown, Ottawa, Pointe Claire (Track2) and Thousand Islands/Brockville.
Though we were initially concerned about the air quality warnings due to smoke from forest fires, the air was fine in time for our gathering. Attendees enjoyed a lively paper bag auction, several door prizes, a 50/50 draw, plus our vendors Dawna, Isabelle and Jacques offered tempting wares of all kinds for rug hookers.
The food was generously supplied by our members, ensuring delicious bites for everyone. Thank you to all who joined us and all who contributed to making our day so special.
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| Juliet's welcoming smile. |
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| Three beautiful door prizes await the lucky winners. |
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| Paper bag auction. |
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| Dawna vending her beautiful wools while Malcolm tends the books. |
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| Jacques and Isabelle with Marlie. |
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Alyson and Penelope introduce ideas for the 2027 OHCG annual.
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| Delicious bites for everyone. |
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| Nothing beats a hook-in with friends. |
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| Audrey shows her winter cardinal. |
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| Chris’s fourth in her Tom Thomson series. |
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| Claire shows her Happy Hooker rug. |
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| Dawna's beautiful Leaves rug. |
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| Debra shows her adorable stacked-pigs rug. |
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| Denise showing her Maud Lewis rug. |
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| Elaine and her festive Christmas tree skirt. |
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| Elizabeth modelling her Maple Leaf Forever jacket. |
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| Elizabeth shows Juliet's Chickadees rug. |
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| Elizabeth’s first floor rug. |
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| Fay's beautiful “O Canada!” rug. |
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| Ginny shows her Christmas wreath. |
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| Heather and her “Material Girl” rug. |
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Jane’s Bear catching a salmon rug.
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| Jill and her beautiful Tom Thomson’s The Jack Pine |
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| Joanne shows Karen’s Gingerbread House. |
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| Juosi models her hooked vest. |
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| Margaret and her beautiful woven rug. |
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| Suzanna and her Scotty Dog chair pad. |
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| Leslie’s fabulous floor rug. |
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| Maureen reviving her rug started many years ago. |
