Meeting 25th November ATTENDING.Robyn, Helene, Terry, Dave C. Vala, Cathy Wendy, Dale, Mandy.
Apologies. Mary Melissa, David.
Brags of the Week. Nothing in the Literary field plenty in every day life. For one we were all alive so that’s a good brag.
Used the voice recorder to do the meeting and by accident erased it before I could listen so anything missing just remind Terry and he can add it to the Blog.
Word of the day:
Serendipity – Terry it has a nice ring to it this word and it means finding interesting things by accident. Bit like life really.
Precipitate – Dave. He hummed and hawed over not having a word then produced this one, typical Dave. It can mean rain wet condensed moisture or to make happen quickly.
Ubiquitous - Vala To be found everywhere.
Redeem. Cathy. Meaning to regain possession by payment. Paying a price or making amends.
Mawkish – Wendy. Very Dickensian type word but sometimes used. Means to be sickly sentimental which is apt to cause loathing.
Sanguine – Dale. Optimistic and Cheerful. Also ruddy or red in appearance.
Step Mother or Step Father – Robyn Discussed what the word originally meant. It was a person who stepped into the parenting role after a bereavement or when one parent remarried the person took this role on.
Eclectic – Helene. Something selected from Various Sources. Furniture that is mismatched can be called eclectic
Homework provided by Dale was about an open doorway with a broom standing in it. We had to say why what for and how.
Dave wrote a dark piece called A Fathers Grief.
Vala wrote Any ones Grandmother.
Cathy was simply called the Broom and was a good start for a story so give us the longer version next time Cathy.
Terry wrote a scene from his book The Sorcerer’s Coat. This is a good way of incorporating homework with work in progress.
Wendy. Bernie The Broomstick. This was a funny poem in her own inimitable way and gave us all a good laugh. Wendy you are priceless.
Dale. Also wrote about the subject but incorporated it into her work in progress.
Robyn. Hand smack no homework due to home pressures.
Helene. Wrote about The Broom also
Mandy Forgot what was for homework so wrote a short memoir called The Rolling Pin Doll.

The Exercise was organized by Helene. We all took an item out of the basket and were given three words that we have used in our word for the day. Each person had different items and words. Very interesting Exercise and much enjoyed.
Quick Write was When I was born I made a difference because: All of us had different ideas and stories some true and some fiction.
Homework for next week has a Christmas Theme and was set by Wendy. Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho!. This will be interesting.
Don’t forget our Christmas get together is a dinner at the Country Club on the 4th Dec which is a Friday night at 6 to 6-30pm. All welcome no partners unless they cry and want to come, you better bring them then.
The group enjoyed a good laugh and laughter is the food for the heart so anyone who missed the meeting will be broken hearted.
Bye Mandy.