Present: David C, Terry, Cathy, Jo, David R, Mandy, Wendy, Helene.
News: David C is having a slow combustion heater installed soon. Helene went to five gym sessions already this week. Wendy avoided the rain and drove to Cootamundra and visited the Temora air museum. Mandy spent time helping a friend with a children’s book manuscript and has reduced her commitments to allow herself more time to write. David R went to see the Kings Speech at the Huskie pictures and had lunch at the Catalina Club in Batemans Bay. David R took the opportunity to read a seductive cat poem and a serious poem. Jo told us our blood pressure is higher in the winter. Cath has almost finished sanding her front door step to stop the door sticking – everyone was curious to hear what she will do next. Terry has been reunited with his son.
The group discussed establishing a new blog which allows for more interaction and feedback between members - Terry to investigate and report back.
Word of the day
David C – a diacritical mark - two dots placed over vowels to indicate pronunciation. Helene – filibuster – A parliamentary procedure for delaying debate or a military invasion of a foreign country. Wendy – pangram – a sentence containing every letter of the alphabet. David R – anathema – a noun something vehemently disliked. Cath – shanks pony – one owns legs. Terry – brou-ha-ha – a confused uproar or hullabaloo.
Homework readings – using words of the day from last week
David C – Siamese twins. Helene – the para linguist. Wendy – What’s for tea? Mandy – A strange feeling. David R – Caprice. Jo – digging his own grave. Cathy – words. Terry – Bugger.
Exercise
We used the words hypocrite, biscuit tin, city, telephone to create a story. Some funny and some weird stories emerged. Jo wrote about fast limping. Cath entertained us with a weekend away. Terry about a night time telephone call involving blood stains. David C wrote a poem about a wrong number. Helene wrote about a buried watch. Wendy wrote a short poem about not being alright. Mandy wrote about a pompous boss stuck in the bath. David R concocted a poem about Lady Gar Gar, animals and meat.
Homework – What would you give up for lent? This does not have to be a religious work – use your imagination.
