13 September 2020

Ranches Ladies Newsletter

Welcome to UAE if you are a new arrival or have been away for the summer

Ranches Ladies are looking forward to the autumn in Dubai and to meeting as many of you as possible as soon as we can meet again. Ranches Ladies has not yet received permission to restart our activities by meeting in person but we have a number of online circles meeting and members have continued to paint, sew, make mosaics and enjoy all their crafts.

Please get in touch with us on our email ranches.ladies@gmail.com if you want to find out more about Ranches Ladies, what we do and where you can meet us

Tuesday Morning Social Meeting

RL are keen to recommence our Tuesday coffee mornings in the near future when we hope to have received confirmation from the CDA that Ranches Ladies may meet again. In the meantime RL still cannot meet as an organisation but we will let you know as soon as we get approval to meet again

RL Circles News

You can view the September Circles Calendar on the website: This Month’s Circles Calendar on the website http://www.arabianranchesladies.com and our home page for updates. We are keeping a watchful eye on events and will let you know if circles are resuming in September/October

Book Circle

For the next Book Circle meeting on 20th Sept we are reading Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

RL Quilters

The Quilters are meeting on zoom on 20th September

Time to Get Gardening!!

It’s that time of year when we can start getting out in the garden again and what better way to beat the COVID blues than seeing new life springing up! In recent years, we have seen a big increase in the number of people growing their own food, is this something you would like to try? If you are just getting started, check out the following links for excellent advice on preparing the soil and the best vegetables to grow in our climate:

http://mylittlegardenindubai.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-soil-matters-basic-soil-mix-recipe.html

https://www.moccae.gov.ae/Content/Images/School/simplified_guide_to_growing_vegetables_en.pdf

https://www.moccae.gov.ae/Content/Images/School/agriculture_calender_page_en.pdf

Although RL gardening circle is not currently meeting in person, we will be sharing tips online and learning together how to make the most of our gardens. Email Jackie at circles.ranches.ladies@gmail.com to find out more

Literary Lunch

The next Literary Lunch book is A Keeper by Graham Norton. Enjoy and Karen will be in touch closer to the next meeting/zoom to sort out the discussion

We have a few regular weekly circles which are held on online on a weekly basis

On Mondays and Thursdays at 2pm Mariana is live streaming her Yoga classes and on Wednesdays at 2-3pm Optimal Fitness is holding Pilates sessions.

Please email Jackie on circles.ranches.ladies@gmail.com for any more information and to sign up

Discounts:

Your RL membership card is your passport to great discounts from our dozens of discount partners. There have been some changes on our discounts pages so please take a look. It’s a good idea to have a check before you book your hair appointment or to see the dentist to see which companies offer RL some great deals

New Discounts

Larte Restaurant is offering 20% off total bill

Valid on a la carte items and not special promotions

Studio One Hotel, Ground Floor – Al Qudra Rd – Dubai

+971 4 581 6870
https://www.larte.ae/

Spill the Bean

15% Off
Shop No.#07, Block, The Sustainable City – Dubai
04 242 8671
https://www.facebook.com/spillthebean/

Bare Essentials Swimwear Dubai
20% off all swimwear (including reduced items)
Jumeira Centre, Jumeira Beach Rd
Tel: 04 344 0552
http://www.bareessentialsdubai.ae