Meeting notes for March 9th 2011.

Present. Terry Mac. Trish Rock. Geoff Bolton. Cathy Rose. Wendy Williams. Mandy Byrne. Dave Cargill. Dave Rudder Jo Ball. Helene Gaul. Eva Brown.

Brags of the Week.

David R. Got the all clear on his skin cancers so can now go swimming again. He read out a poem to celebrate Eva's Birthday. Well done.

David Cargill. One of his daughters is running in the local Triathlon on Sunday and naturally he is very proud of her. He also warned us about restoring on the computer. He managed to wipe everything off his machine.

Jo didn't have a brag.

Terry Mac. His skin biopsy was clear not cancerous. Also the on going Sager of his wife's meeting her real family after being adopted out as a baby.

Trish. Pushed a Garage Sale that the Lions are running in April. She hopes to show us a copy of a book she has contributed to. She also brought in tips on how to get published, all very daunting.

Eva .Bragged about her lovely poem written by David.

Cath. Couldn't think of anything.

Geff. Had an article printed about a tribute to a friend who died. Also something in the Australian Financial Review.

Helene. Got stopped in Canberra for using her mobile phone and was fined and lost points on her license. Naughty girl.

Wendy. Went to see the Kings Speech and enjoyed it. She also went to the Mini Rally at Goulbourn and enjoyed it.

Mandy She got a discount on her new A/C so was pleased.

Word of the Day.

David. Tantamount. Equivalent to Equal to or as good as. Italian origin.

David C. Internuncio someone who is acting between two parties a go between, or a messenger usually sent by the Pope to governments..

Jo. Soupcon. Meaning a little to taste something a little bit or small quantity.

 Bathos. It can mean insincere pathos. Or the depth of something.

Terry. Kilometre and Zoology how often it is mispronounced. Portentous =ominous..

Trish. Malapropism to mispronounce words often hilarious.

Eva is wordless today.

Cathy. Patronize to be a regular customer or to be treated in a condescending way.

Geff. Magniloquent  Great size or mass High sounding language pompous in style.

Helene. Recuperate. To recover, it is the way it is pronounced usually the u is a  when speaking the word.

Wendy. Chicanery. Deception by trickery or sophistry. Jewellery  a word

often mispronounced.

Mandy Wheeking. The noise a dog makes when he is excited, hunting dogs often Wheek when waiting to gather the shoot. Not found in a dictionary so presumed to be a colloquial word.

 Homework.

David Cargill Lost all his stuff off the computer  but wanted feedback on a few poems he had on paper. Who Would a Farmer be. A good poem which he is entering in the Ipswich Competition. The Larrikin another poem which was very good..

Jo. We sincerely hope we can make your dreams come true. A story about a woman who inherited a lot of shrunken heads.Very different approach to an inheritance story.

Terry. Easy Come Easy Go. A poem  A bush poem well done.

Cath. Knock Knock. A short story.

Geff. Has a book he is writing and read us the first three pages. His aim is to finish the first draft by Sept.

Helene Cheap Wine. A short Story.

Wendy. Money, Money, Money. A funny poem in her usual style.

Mandy. Wrote a different story called Working Class. A Memoir from her own life.

David R. A poem Where there is a Will there is a Relo. Funny and wet written poem.

Exercise. Affect/Effect Spelling Exercise.

When to use them. Affect is a verb and effect a noun that helped with knowing where to put them.

Homework He made her sit on his lap. Write a poem or short story about it.