20 February 2013

Record of meeting 20 February 2013


Present

Leonie, David C, Trish, David R, Helene, Wendy, Terry, Cath, Robyn, Geoff and welcome back to Muriel who is visiting again from SA.

 
News

Trish had more contact with her cousin about her father and step sister. David C is feeling well and went to Bunnings and now has this third chain saw, Leonie took a sick projector to Sydney. Geoff plugged the Sydney Male choir gig. Cath was held up in traffic by the triathlon, saw Les Mis and is now wall paper free. Robyn has had a quiet time. Terry saw Les Mis at the movies and thought Hugh Jackman was great. Wendy’s husband is having surgery on his carpel tunnel in a few days time. Helene has been doing a big jigsaw puzzle. David R walked to Huskisson on Saturday and saw all the triathletes and also went to his sisters 60 th birthday in Sydney - sadly his dog had to be put down because of illness.

 
Words of the day

Amanuensis – one who writes from dictation

Turgid – slow moving sluggish

Adamant – very hard, unyielding, inflexible

Augur – sign of the future and carpenters tool

Magnanimous – generous in forgiving, noble

Gardyloo – watch out below

Epicene – common to both sexes or effeminate

Soupcon – dash, drop, morsel, taste

Culpable – answerable or blameworthy

Addendum – addition

Pedantic – fussy, pride of book learning

 
Writing from words of the day

We wrote about the boss and the galahs, spoiling the fun, time for fretting no real addendum, stealing books, getting frantic, he did not pee in the soup, always carrying a note book, stolen words, the recipe book and guests from America.

 
Reading of homework

Wendy – Not funny Valentine – a brilliant funny poem. Helene – Begin the beguine, David R – Always in my heart a lovely poem, Trish – dog love, David C – wake her with a kiss “stubble is trouble”, Leonie – told a story about her grandson, Geoff – a reef encrusted with values, Robyn – a letter from the spiritually alive, Terry – more of his novel. Muriel – a love poem for her husband.

 
Reading

Trish – more memories from London - Deidre absconding from the front desk

Leonie – A life not mine

David R – Apparition – tribute to Oscar the dog and

               Flying in a metal box

Muriel – Dear nurse – remember my good points


Homework

A fright and or Sweet nothing