western australia

The soup night is over

@JudyEv (382467)

Rockingham, Australia

June 22, 2024 8:00pm CST

We attended a ‘soup night’ at our clubhouse on Friday. There were about 125 people and the social committee had put a lot of thought into the logistics of serving so many. We had a choice of four soups – chicken and corn, Thai pumpkin, vegetable and minestrone. There was also a large selection of breads and buns. We sat at tables of 8 and took turns to go up to the serving area with our bowls then on to get bread if we wanted it. As a bit of amusement, 24 photos of some of the residents as young people were stuck to a whiteboard – 12 boys and 12 girls. We had to try to put names to faces. This created a lot of fun and chat. They’re now talking of having a curry night which would probably get as good a response as their soup night.

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@snowy22315 (209132)

• United States

23 Jun 24

Ha, seems funny to be talking about soup when we are near triple digits here

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

It was appreciated that night as it was quite chilly. Have you had cold soup? Vichyoisse (cucumber soup) is refreshing in summer. There are a few soups you can have cold.

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@snowy22315 (209132)

• United States

23 Jun 24

@JudyEv I have and I like it. Vichoisse here is usually a potato soup I think .and served warm. I have had cucumber, strawberry and gazpacho soups cold.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

@snowy22315 Strawberry soup? That would be a new one to me.

@LadyDuck (502754)

• Italy

23 Jun 24

That soup night sounds to have been a huge success. I am so glad you are enjoying this nice community.

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@LadyDuck (502754)

• Italy

24 Jun 24

@JudyEv - I imagine that it was very hard for you in the beginning. You had the habit to live in such a large space with no neighbors. Now you know that you took the right decision. We are also decluttering, I do not know for how long my husband can go up and down the stairs.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

Maybe at last I feel we're settling in better and appreciating the benefits of being here -- especially with Vince's health issues.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

@LadyDuck At least here, many of the houses do not have stairs although two- and three-storey homes are more common than they used to be. I've often heard of older people having to move when they can no longer manage the stairs.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

23 Jun 24

The soup night at the clubhouse sounds like a blast, especially with the fun guessing game! A curry night sounds like a fantastic idea too. It's great to hear about such lively community events!

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

23 Jun 24

@JudyEv It's wonderful to see such active community engagement! Maybe they could consider expanding the venue or having multiple sessions to accommodate everyone who wants to participate.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

They might need to limit numbers next time. It was pretty cramped but it wouldn't be any more cramped whether you had soup or curry.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

@annierose Those are good ideas but I think they have enough work with putting it on just the once.

@kaylachan (84867)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Jun 24

I'm glad you had a good time. I think that would've been fun.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

It was fun. Always nice to catch up with friends too.

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@jstory07 (148771)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Jun 24

The soups sounds so good and having bread with it is always fun.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

They had a great choice of breads. One loaf in particular reminded me of the lovely bread we used to get in France.

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

23 Jun 24

The soups sound good. What did you have?

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

23 Jun 24

@Beestring @JudyEv I would have chosen chicken and corn too.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

I had chicken and corn, then when they said we could go back for seconds I had vegetable. Both were very nice. And the bread was REALLY good! It reminded me of the bread we used to get in France.

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

23 Jun 24

@JudyEv Chicken and corn sounds good.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

25 Jun 24

Exciting choice of Soups. I am not much of a Soup person yet I might have been interested in such a Meet. Curry Night sounds promising as well! I hope Vince's health is improving. Are the Aussie newspapers making a lot of hue and cry about Aussies' exit from the T 20 World Cup or are they indifferent?

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

26 Jun 24

@JudyEv Well I myself got something:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/minnows-breathe-life-into-aussie-wc-dream-but-cruel-weather-twist-could-ruin-it-all/news-st

www.foxsports.com.au

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/minnows-breathe-life-into-aussie-wc-dream-but-cruel-weather-twist-could-ruin-it-all/news-story/c9a2f93b754380fd937d1c5a01045933

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 24

I haven't seen too much about the cricket other than headlines giving details, etc. We don't get a newspaper but I do read the news on my computer and we see it on TV each evening.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

24 Jun 24

You have a well run clubhouse. Wish the Home here picked a few things. I have had Christmas parties there but they seem so sad and unhappy

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

This is a bit different to a nursing home as mostly we're all mobile and look after ourselves.

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@rebelann (117269)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Jun 24

That sounds like lots of fun. Were you able to guess the identities of the photos?

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@rebelann (117269)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Jun 24

That's not bad, it can be hard to figure out

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

I could only guess about six in total - and one of them was Vince!

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@RasmaSandra (98106)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Jun 24

Sounds like lots of good soup and lots of fun, Yes, the curry idea sounds great,

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

The organisers put such a lot of work into the evening. I'm glad it went off so well for them.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Jun 24

It sounded like a fun evening.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Jun 24

@JudyEv That's a lot of soup.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jun 24

It was, thanks. They provided soup for 125 people and most people had several helpings.

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@JESSY3236 (22244)

• United States

25 Jun 24

That sounds like fun.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 24

We enjoyed the evening. It was nice to have four soups to choose from.

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@NJChicaa (127172)

• United States

23 Jun 24

That sounds fun! We do a soup fundraiser at work each winter.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

They charged very little but at least it encouraged people to attend. I think most of the soups were donated.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23263)

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23 Jun 24

thanks for share the soups you have mentioned are really delicious

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

There was a good choice and everyone enjoyed their meal.

Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23263)

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24 Jun 24

@JudyEv thanks Judy I am glad you enjoyed the meal

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@AmbiePam (121092)

• United States

23 Jun 24

Soup night? I’m there! The photo thing sounds so fun. Our church at the time did that a couple of decades ago. It was a blast.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

I only managed to pick about three people. Some have changed so much.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

23 Jun 24

The soups you mentioned are enticing plus the fun activity you had that night.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

True. Overall, it was a very enjoyable evening.

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@Tampa_girl7 (54730)

• United States

23 Jun 24

It sounds like you had a good time.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

We did enjoy it, thanks.

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@wolfgirl569 (135966)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Jun 24

Glad it went so well

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

Thanks. Overall, it was a great success.

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@Dena91 (17038)

• United States

23 Jun 24

Sounds like an enjoyable evening for all. We had the rest of the French onion soup Mike made for us the other day for lunch today. It was good.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 24

Years ago a very popular recipe was French onion soup, chicken and apricot nectar. That makes a nice meal.

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@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

23 Jun 24

Wow 125 is a great turnout. I'm glad you had a good time. Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (382467)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 24

They had prepared well. As they knew how many were coming, they had plenty of soup for everyone.

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