05 May 2014

Meeting notes 30 April 2014



Okay—Okay—Okay- It’s me again, even hiding behind Geoff I was found and the Mantle of Minutes Taker was thrust upon my effervescent head {ever known me to be effer wasn’t}.
 Present; Terry, Melissa, Lynn, Cath, Jo, Elizabeth, Leonie, David C, Geoff, Mary, Pam, David R, Wendy.

Info. 
Lynn.              House sitting
Jo.                   Trouble keeping her story on track.
Cath               Not letting the grass grow under her feet
Elizabeth       Too wise to be scammed / her daughter touring USA
Leonie            Back to nature at Bendalong beach
David C          Chest complaint now all good.
Geoff              Reading a good book about the women of the Eureka Stockade
Mary              Read an Email she had received.
Pam                Stamps for pensioners 60c at the Post Office
David R          Enjoyed his break, at his cabin near Gerrong
Wendy           Going to see Brian Cadd
Terry              Attended ANZAC dawn service at HMAS Creswell
Melissa          Having trouble containing herself, going to see Rick Springfield.

WoTD
Terry              Slake                   To quench or satisfy
Wendy           Charlatan             Imposter
David R          Foozle                Clumsy ---Botched
Pam                Rambunctious     Rowdy---uncontrollable
Mary              Malapropism       Comical misuse of words
Geoff              Elicit                  Draw out—extract
David C          Ire                      Anger ---resentment
Leonie            Assivism            Resemblance to a distant relative or event
Elizabeth       Bollard               Concrete or wooden pillar or harbour post
Cath               Ilk                      Similar characteristics
Jo                    Seduction         To entice –win over
Lynn               Allude               Infer in a round about way
Melisa            Grimalkin          A female cat ---an ill tempered old hag

Quick Write from WoTD
Terry              Hoist the mainsail               Melissa            Car park seduction
Lynn               Iron Lady                               Jo                    Swan song
Cath               Ship shape                            Elizabeth       Lion hunting
Leonie---Geoff---David C                       Similar theme, political, attack the government
Mary              Words of wisdom                Pam                Good use of words
David R          Poetic licence          
Good response all round

Homework.
Lynn               Invitation to a lady for dinner
Jo                    The unfinished house / cat lover
Elizabeth       An enthralling walk down memory lane
Leonie            Step out of a photograph
Geoff              Hector and the Silent Bus
Mary              Homeless Harry Field
Pam                Country lawyer in the big smoke.
David R          Interception
David C          A brilliant story worthy of a Pullet prize

Afternoon Tea
Exercise         A play on words using name association

Homework    A letter to/from a soldier.    



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