Meeting on 21st July ‘10
Attending: Mandy, Jo, Cath, Robyn, Terry
Brags: Jo Her son Danny is now doing street art in Sydney, Another son Murray has
been approached by ABC re his wildlife photos
Cath… a performance at her church for Christmas in July
Robyn…further work on her ancestors, 2 convicts found
Mandy…had a fa…no she fell…okay though…nice that she still bounces
Terry… read out a terrific poem from his 11 y/o grandson…a proud Pa

Words… Cath…attenuate…to reduce, minimize, weaken, impair
Terry..beguile…to deceive, to cheat, (he beguiled me….)
“ visceral…touching deeply, affecting inner feelings (a visceral
experience)

Homework readings
Mandy…”What diet are you on?”
Jo………” Dodo requiem for an old bird”…a nonsense poem
Helene (read by Jo)…about a safety pin…terrific, very funny her best yet…keep it up
Robyn…”Diet – a story
Cath….also Diet…a poem
Terry…a story about old Sid and a computer

Exercise…Mandy…Gave the word…dermatology…we had to make as many words as we could from the letters…Jo streaked out in front with 64 words…you could almost hear those electrical impulses crackling around in her head…we all compared words afterwards and amazingly there were only about 50% common. What a great language we have.

QuickWrite…fifteen minutes to write a story using the words…alarm clock, match, and postcard.
As usual a wide interpretation and variation on the final stories.
Jo…” True to myself”
Cath…”Adelaide”
Robyn…”Uncle George’s house”
Terry…Jane’s adventure”
Mandy…” A romantic story”

A really good day...but missing Helene,Melissa, Wendy, Vala, Mary and the two Davids

Homework…”discovering a key…”

See you next week
Terry