Brenda Emerson—Canasta Five

Brenda Emerson

Brenda Emerson has been playing Canasta Five on a regular basis for more than ten years. It is a lot fun, keeps your mind active, and "makes the old grey matter keep on keeping on". However Canasta Five is not a really serious game like some card games—bridge or 500 for example. It is more of a social game, and once you are comfortable with your game, you can enjoy a chat as well as a game.

Canasta Five is not difficult to learn, the game is usually played either in a group of four people (two pairs) or six people (three pairs). You can also play in a group of two or three people, though it is a slower game, and different tactics are called for.

Brenda has been retired from the work force for nearly six years, and has found U3A to be a great source of interesting groups. "Along the way," she said, "I have met a lot of very nice people."

As well as enjoying some of the scheduled classes, Brenda is the Office Manager this year. She said, "This is proving to be an enjoyable experience for me, and gives me the opportunity to keep up some of the skills I obtained during my working career. Just enough work though to be interesting and fun, and not too much like the work I did for thirty plus years. In doing this job I have got to meet and work with the committee members that run our U3A. What a thoroughly likeable and dedicated bunch of people they are."

So come along and join in Brenda's Canasta Five class on a Friday afternoon. See if it suits you. I am sure you will get to enjoy yourself and meet other U3A members.

If you have any queries at all concerning Canasta Five, you can ring Brenda on 4721 1735, or at the office on 4722 3405.