Folsom library knitting group enjoys day at the lake

About a half dozen ladies joined Moore at a rented cabin for an afternoon to sit on the porch knitting, talking, eating and watching all of the beautiful scenery outside the lakefront cabin.

“The women in the knitting group are so much a part of this library and they do nice things for the community that I thought it would be nice to share a special afternoon with them,” Moore said. “The cabins are difficult to rent and it gave them a chance to see the cabins and enjoy the lake.”

An avid outdoorsman, Moore enjoys frequenting not only the cabins at Fontainebleau but other campgrounds as well. She and extended family members cook, eat, talk and enjoy all the shoreline offers from bird watching to crabbing and wading.

“The whole park is nice but the cabins on the lake are so special, they bring back a lot of memories for me,” Moore said. “When I was young, my family always rented camps on south side of the lake at Little Woods and Lake Catherine; unfortunately, those are all gone now.”

Moore added that the new cabins at Fontainebleau are a great place for her to share the same experiences with her grown children and grandchildren.

“Camps on the lake are all about being with your family and friends and we pretty much just sit on the porch, enjoy the whitecaps and watch the eagle flying around,” she said. “You couldn’t ask for much more than that.”

The young children in her family enjoy crabbing and fishing plus the water is nice enough for a kayak or canoe. They also enjoy some of the nature programs offered by the park rangers.

However, before family arrived for the weekend, the knitting group spent a Friday afternoon talking, eating and doing very little knitting.

“It was a wonderful afternoon,” said group coordinator Janet Tully. “An eagle swooped by and caught a fish then an egret flew over while we sat around talking and eating.” Tully added that they spent the entire time on the porch enjoying the view and light breeze off the lake.

The group spent the afternoon enjoying sandwiches, artichoke bread and Mississippi cake.

“It was Lynne’s birthday and she was embarrassed that we brought a cake,” Tully said. “She does so much for us all the time and then she invites us to enjoy her special weekend at the lake.”

“You feel like you’ve been on a great trip when you spend just a little time out there; we can see why Lynne loves it so much.

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