Record of meeting 19 January 2011

Present: Jo, Terry, Robyn, Cathy, Geoff, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, David C.

Brags: Terry has bought himself a new PC an Apple Mac. Robyn is wearing her mothers beautiful princess sapphire and diamond ring. Geoff bought a magazine showing history of the local youth orchestra. Helene went to the beach on Sunday. Wendy has tickets to see the Waratahs in Nowra. Mandy has too many brags to list. David C is a grandfather again.

Words of the day

Terry - Jejune lacking nourishing qualities, dull, unsatisfying to the mind, boring.

Robyn – rigmarole – a load of non sense

Cathy - Acolyte – attendant in a church.

Geoff – sanction – against or for something

Helene – hiatus – a gap, rest, break

Wendy – primrose path – life of sensual pleasure

Mandy – bare and bear

David C – inconsequential – not following logically, consequential – as a result

Jo – sapid – savoury having flavour, Vapid – dull, not having flavour. Sanable –able to be cured. Hale and hail and tenterhooks.

David C brought a poem that may be from AB Patterson. He is researching further. Jo bought in an interesting metal challis she found many years ago. More updates on these items later.

No meeting next week 26 January 2011 as it is Australia day


Reading from homework

Terry – Common and refined

Cathy – Eavesdropping

Helene – I couldn’t help myself

Wendy – Overheard

Mandy – The laughing order

David C - As winter grows near and Picking up Johansson – start of a novel.

Jo – Being first

Exercises and quick writes

A number of members bought in 10 quick writes and 5 exercises each which were placed in a folder for future use. Mandy will bring in a box to hold the ideas for exercises, quick writes and homework.


Exercise today

We rewrote a favourite joke or fairy tale as a tragedy, a serious academic paper or music video.

Terry – the boy stood on the burning deck: Robyn – mixed fairy tales: Geoff - from the bus: Helene - Hansel and Gretel: Mandy – Jack and Jill: David C – Rolls Royce think of everything.

Homework due 2 February 2011 (no meeting on 26 February Australia Day)


This was not a good place to have my car break down.