Jo, Leonie, Geoff, David R, Wendy, Helene, Cath, Trish
News
Helene was the first person to buy Melissa’s song “Welcome to Dumpsville - population you”. Wendy’s going to see “Goodbye Mrs Markham”. Cath has done all her Christmas shopping. Trish has joined the Sing
Words of the day
Lexical = words or vocabulary
of a language
Vapid = flat or dull
Sate = gorge
Absquatulate = decamp
Ahimsa (Sanskrit)
= to do no harm to living things
Salient = initial stage, conspicuous,
line of attack, in a leaping position
Relent = to pull back, to give up harsh
intention
Awry = away from appropriate, amiss
Writing from words of day
Humidity, Playing with the English language, The medical profession, The group meeting, Lexy has spikes on his sandshoes. What’s in a name? Do not kick the cat, The library
The girl of his dreams, Madeline behaving badly, Oh purple one – an excellent poem by Jo, The Alaskan pipe line, The bullies at the circus, My man, The Finders Keepers Detective Agency, Finders weepers, The brainwave.
Poems
Geoff suggests we have a look at the Kitchen table poet’s website.
David R has written over 600 poems and read two of his poems on global warming and the ocean.
Geoff recommended the writing by Joyce Carol Oates.
Helene discussed “Room” by Emma Donohue about a boy who spends the first five years of his life in a room and his adjustment to the outside world.
Quick write topic – Never to old to learn
In 10 minutes we produced some great stories on How to knit a woolen jumper, On being old, Never too old, Never to old to earn, See me on the TV, The man of
Homework
If
Christmas lunch
Don’t forget 12:30 at Mel’s next week – Wendy will bring the cheque book.
