Summertime

It's that time of year again when the livin' is easy, when Red Dress runners pound or shuffle along the city streets, and when we're putting together our outfits for the Hash Christmas party. As we say each December - where, oh where, did the year go?

Are we not lucky to have - in the midst of our crew of excellent cooks - a professional chef? Saucy Sous' talents were on full display on Sunday in a three-course meal that would have blown the diets of many of us out of the water:

 

 

A highly sophisticated first course was followed up by plethora of main course dishes, and a massive fruit salad...yum! This was all preceded by a very pleasant run and walk though the green undulations of Highvale. Many thanks to our hares, Saucy Sous and Dumbbell!

Here is just a small selection of the pictures taken on the occasion by Snappy, Cash Converta and Culture:

Monday saw fifteen - fifteen! - of us taking part in the Red Dress Run (and walk) from the Ship Inn in Southbank. The routes - taking us on both sides of the river and past plenty of bemused diners -  were well marked and intricate. Here's the runners' one, as recorded by Banger:

And as hare Tinkerbell remarked to the runners paused at the Cultural Centre to look over the river "Who'd want to live anywhere but Brisbane?". The views over the water were certainly spectacular, and the temperature was very pleasant.

Here's Payback taking his place among a group of other GMs prior to the start:

 A view from the walk:

Drink stop by the river:

And sundry other images of our highly attractive, not to say seductive, frocked-up group:

 

We're looking forward to our Hash Christmas party on Saturday - should be a wonderful night, for us anyway. Don't know about the neighbours....PLEASE BRING CHAIRS!

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 7th December, 5 pm (recovery run)
Where: John Scott Park, Samford Village.
Hares: M. Promptu will set the trail. Potluck will cater (please bring leftovers to share).

On, on!

Triumph and tragedy (and a very pleasant Dayboro jaunt)

We tend to avoid controversial subjects at Hash (really?), so no-one mentioned the first Ashes test ("just not cricket"). But who could avoid the topic of France's defeat of the Wallabies? Especially when it's so easy to make Budgie sulk?

Dayboro and the surrounding hills were once again very green and scenic this Sunday, an early morning storm having washed the air clean and clear. The walkers took on a circuit through the Showgrounds and beyond, while the runners enjoyed a new route Banger had found, short-cutting across a paddock en route for the hill country. We headed back to the hares' to feast on copious quantities of chili and cake. Many thanks to Banger and Make an Offer, our hospitable hares!

Here are some pics from the occasion, courtesy of Saucy Sous, Cash Converta and Snappy:

As usual at this time of year, there are a lot of Big Events coming up:

• the Red Dress Run on December 1st; we're once again expecting a sizable Samford Hash contingent, most of whom will be catching the 5.02 train from Ferny Grove;
• our Hash Christmas Party at Lax and Le W*nk's on the 6th; the theme is "Over the Top!"; and
• (looking forward a bit) the Dayboro Beer Mile on Australia Day; it sounds as though B&W will be joining the usual runners for this occasion, and we'll all have to put in some beer-drinking practice before then....

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 30th November, 5 pm.
Where: Saucy Sous and Dumbbell's Highvale hacienda
Hares: Dumbbell and Saucy Sous

On, on!