David R, Garry , David C, Leonie, Lyn, Trish, Terry, Cath,
Wendy, Helene and welcome to Maria
News
David C’s brothers
will be visiting soon from the UK Garry brought in an item about the Masai
people where he once lived. David R highlight of the week was Sing Australia
meeting. Wendy is going to Tarago for a picnic with her car club. Cath has been
stripping off wallpaper. Terry bought a 1976 Triumph 2500 classic car last
week. Maria moved here 30 years ago and has moved back to the area recently.
Trish has been in touch with her cousin in England
Words of the day
Quixitous = romantic
notion, idealistic
Mendacity –
dishonesty, deceit, lies, deception
Sully = to soil or
dirty
Facile = pliant,
easily gained, docile
Pettifogging = to
quibble, or use cheap or mean ways in law
Acquiesce = to
agree without protesting
Wax = to become
angry at insinuation
Nuance = subtle
difference or distinction or response
Conniption = fit
of range or hysteria
Damascian
conversion = the penny dropped
Disruption =
answering phone call
Writing from words
of the day
Helene – Madge the
beautician
Wendy – Love can
make you mendacious
Cath – Jim was
violent
Terry – you can be
king
Maria – called to
dinner
Trish – Going
crazy
Lyn – No time to
relax with a quick write
Leonie – the
meeting
David C – McDonald
a scoundrel – very well written
Reading of homework
Trish – lessons
from Adele including a very honest family portrait
Lyn – the slob at
the kitchen bench – a great story
Leonie – thoughts
from the past – a lovely story
David C –
exemption from National Service
David R – Late
delivery – like a letter in a bottle
Helene – Fifi has
Music Appropriation Disease
Terry – more of
the story of McCord
David R – read
from “The infinite Plan” by Isabel Allende from Chile
