Present
Jo, Leonie, Garry , Trish, David R, Helene, Geoff, Wendy, Terry,
Mary, Cath
We started at 12 noon with
our home baked Christmas lunch and played musical chairs to share the cool air.
Terry – told us
about an item in the Senior News on Centrelink's supply computers for $300.
Mary went to carols by candlelight in Nowra. Cath fixed her wobbly desk and
decorated her outdoor pine tree. Jo got her electricity bill and is thinking
about changing providers; she also had old letters returned to her. David R got a
Xmas card from a family member he had not heard from for 15 years. Garry was taken to hospital on Sunday by ambulance
and was treated very quickly. Trish gave advice when seeking treatment in
hospital to get into a wheel chair to get treatment quickly. Leonie went to Canberra
Premise =
presuming to be true
Pimp = to pander
Dissemble = to
retreat eg politician from a promise
Incipient = in the
early stages
Bombastic =
pompous, overbearing
Decoined = remove
from popular use
Insanity = doing
the same thing and expecting a different result
Reindeer = a
Christmas animal
Nonpareil =
without equal, small printing type
Apt = inclined,
tendency
Resurrection =
revival after disuse
Stories from words
of the day
David – A generous
Panda and money rolls in fine. Jo – A Christmas fairy a black Christmas tale. Cath
– No use for reindeer. Mary – Reindeer want work-cover. Terry – he wanted to be
a reindeer. Wendy – tried to decoin Christmas – a very funny but black
Christmas poem. Geoff – economic policy. Leonie – the street drenched in
Christmas lights. Helene – Ms Clause. Trish
– working in Darlinghurst true or not. Garry
– Santas little helper.
Helene – a very
twisted Christmas. Trish – "If" is a strange word. Garry
–the Xmas ball. David R – Christmas is for children. Jo – Frogy come on for a
nice walk. Cath told a story of her Christmas in the Philippines
New year’s
resolutions or any other resolutions.
Merry Christmas
and happy 2013 to all members and families
