03 August 2016

Record of meeting 3 August 2016

The writers

The cold winds did not discourage Terry, Juan, Roslyn, Wendy, Cath, Pauline, Lynn, Leonie, Helene, David C and Di from attending.



Kris sent an email saying farewell for now.

Thanks to Wendy for organising our Christmas in July lunch and thanks to Juan for playing Santa.



Words of the day

Halcyon = carefree
Miffed = annoyed, peeved
Decimate = reduce by 10%
Lurid = gaudy or ghostly pale
Vociferous = noisy or clamorous
Plutocratic = governed by wealth
Decadent = detonation of morality
Hoary = white or greyish white frost
Privilege = a right, immunity or benefit
Omnipresent = present every where at the same time
Megalomaniac = passion for appearing important, crazy


Writing from words of the days

The writers grabbed the words of the day and rearranged them to create a range of interesting stories and poems; Helene – The Cabinet, Wendy – the person next door, Juan – Mr Charles Lindbergh, Roslyn – Older folk, Terry – he stood on the stage, Lynn – To rule, Leonie – The opening of Parliament, Pauline – Boredom, David – Donald Trump, Cath - Become accustomed and Di – Remove that child.

Reading of homework

The cooler weather has stimulated writing skills expressed in the following stories and poems; Helene – Charm and beauty, Juan – Johnny,  David – The Real estate agent, Pauline – Tom Jones, Leonie – Angry and resentful, Lynn – Pacing like a cat, Terry – Rick is likeable and Roslyn – A man living in the bush.

Reading

Terry read out an excellent poem submitted to the competition on Mental health by a 14 year old.

Terry also read out a description of the Virgule – a little rod

Miss Understanding exercise

We finished a story that started with “Miss Understanding opened a can of worms when …..

The writers approached this exercise from very different angles as follows; Helene – Its fiction, Di – she used her teeth, David – My mistake, Pauline – A can of spaghetti, Lynn – Misplaced her instructions, Terry – Misses in the library, Roslyn – Jumped over the counter, Juan – mixed up the book for a customer and Wendy – She has sharp teeth.


Homework

  1. Write a short story or poem from your family or your own life. Bring an item that relates to your story to the meeting on 10 August 2016.


  1. Select your word of the day starting with the letter F for 10 August meeting.

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