Words of the day
Benefaction =
donation or gift
Eleemosynary =
charitable, philanthropic
Impromptu =
unrehearsed, without planning
Kismet = destiny
fate
Sorority = US
Coterie = small
select group of people with a shared interest
Instil = infused,
or put into liquid or put into the mind gradually
Innate = deeply
imprinted
Bask = exposed to
gentle heat, revel in something pleasant
Writing from words of the day
We created a great
range of stories with the themes - The meeting of the sisterhood, Reading out
aloud, Deserving of selection, The loopy society, Poorer people, Polluted by
blokes, No sport on TV, Marcia’s Mercedes and the One dollar donation.
We heard Christmas stories with the titles - Standards of Christmas from Helene, Increase
the dose next time – a funny poem from Wendy, The shopping list from Cath,
Santa Clause sleigh update from Terry, Integration – a poem of appreciation
from David R, The night before Christmas from David C, Christmas in Tokyo 1970 from
Geoff and Uncle Rudolph from Garry
in Thailand.
We shared a yummy
afternoon tea including sausage rolls, pies, dips, cheese, cakes, mince pies and fruit while we shared details
of our most memorable Christmas gifts.
More of Charlie the
detective from David C
We participated in
progressive write starting with “What I want for Christmas”. Stories included
rabbit eradication, Lotto wins, the circus, the real thing, the perfect husband and other weird tales.
Predictions for
2014
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Bay and Basin Writers Group
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