23 July 2014

Record of meeting 23 July 2014


News

Terry had a good lunch yesterday with great people

Cath had no new information about the mystery pizza delivery

Jo attended the local council meeting and received some help about her fallen trees

Leonie is going to see Mother Africa as a belated treat for her birthday

David C had a white crane steal the fish from his backyard pond

Geoff had an uneventful week with the highlight a visit from a local plumber

David R has recovered from his medical treatments and is arranging to self publish some of his poems

Helene took her grandson back to Canberra

 
Words of the day

Machiavellian = deceitful, perfidious

Freeload = bludge

Cleave = hold or divide

Cupidity = greed for money or possession

Emerald = is a gemstone, and a variety of the mineral beryl coloured green

Exotica = objects out of the ordinary

Abscond = to leave horridly and secretly

Contend = to strive, struggle in opposition

 
Stories from words of the day

We created an amazing range of stories from the words of the day - Visit to the theatre, Gemstones and the gentrified classes, Family jewels, A villain from Goulburn, The dinosaur park, More than his share and I’ve rung the police.

 
Reading of homework

Misunderstood, The witness – maybe more of Terry’s novel, The snake, The cement mixer, Exotica and A stage production.


Reading

David R – is reading and recommends “The colonial queen” by Peter Corris

Jo – recommends “The timeless land” by Eleanor Dark

David R read out his latest poem Ambiance

 
Exercises

1. Sounds of touching – we wrote stories about

Caresses and bites, A compromise, The comfort of water, Coat flapping, fingers snapping, The sounds of food cooking, Air in a carburettor, Tabasco sauce and Sound of Exotica.

 
2. A progressive write on the topic “Not what is seems” –

In my underwear, So bright and clean, Leaves in the trees, Musical chairs, Pulled the pin and Ancient exotic remains.

 
Homework

The age of Suspicion

 
Recorded and posted by Helene
 

 

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