Record of meeting 1 February 2012

Present: David R, Robyn, Dave C, Geoff, Leonie, Wendy, Garry

News
Garry – cousin visited and told about the ‘family tree’
Wendy – no good news but things are okay
David R – swimming, running – all is good.
Robyn – showed the plans for her new house and spoke of the benefits, which are fantastic, at the ‘village’.
Geoff – went to Sydney for a CD release/launch ‘concert' – music was wonderful. The pianist was Ambre Hammond and the bandolean player Marcelo Maio (Argentinian).
David C – daughter news – all are well and good
Leonie – had quotes for the garden in the new house but plans keep changing to fit the needs of her husband but fortunately it is not a big block

Words of the Day
Wendy – paraphernalia – personal articles reserved by law for a married woman – all your personal things.
Garry – Prognostication - A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
David – pragmatic – dealing with things realistically and practical ways.
Leonie – droll = queer or old – quaintly amusing,
Robyn = misocapnist
misocapnist 1. A person who hates smoking or the smell of tobacco smoke. 2. A reference to anyone who hates tobacco smoke in any form.
Geoff = apposite = appropriate/suitable
1. Strikingly appropriate and relevant.
David C – onerous = on·er·ous ( n r- s, n r-). adj. 1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.

Quick Write – 15 minutes because of complexity of the words of the day.

David C – story of a woman who had been murdered
Geoff – a story of his son’s marriage and his matriarchal wife.
Leonie – continuation of an old story of Madelaine.
Garry - Isn’t this year flying by so quickly?
Wendy – a great little poem
David R – a fun poem
Robyn – a short story but good.

HOMEWORK - an ‘enlightening’ moment
Garry – first solo landing.
David R – another great poem– a ‘brain implosion’
Robyn – a good story – at the supermarket – 10% discount.
David C – The Letter – grandparents – shock and sadness – finding an ‘old’ letter sent from the battlefields of Egypt.
Geoff – read one of his poems Brief Transcendence.
Sharing of writings and poems
Geoff shared a few pages from his story that he has been writing.
A poem shared by Garry that he received through the internet
General discussion –
An interesting discussion about the ‘benefits’ of the Writers group – how it is a ‘positive’ influence on members.
There was enough time left to do an activity.

A 5 minute quick write on ‘A bad hair day' was fun

Homework due 8 February 2012
Infectious – (the word can be used in any way you want to write about it.)