Present
David R, Trish,
Terry, Lynn
Sue is happy she
finally made it to our meeting as she lives in the area part of the time, Jo
has not had computer access for a week, Lynn has been enjoying gardening except
for builders next door, Terry bought a dehumidifier which is working well,
Jenny went to her daughter’s baby shower, Trish ate too much cake, David R has
booked a trip to NZ, Margaret enjoyed Tosca at the Sydney Opera House, Wendy visited
Congo, Araluen and Braidwood on a recent day trip, Helene shared a good news
tradie story, David C bought in the Angels Catering menu and shared another
tradie story, Cath found some good travel information on the internet.
Fatuous = stupid,
silly
Frey = dispenser
of fertility, good weather
Convocation =
pulling together a large or formal meeting
Sinecure =
position requiring little of no word but providing
Convoluted =
complicated, twisted, unnecessarily elaborate
Embroil =
implicate or involve in an argument
Ad hoc = for this,
solution designed for a specific problem or task.
Inane = lacking
sense, stupid
Filigree =
delicate kind of jewellery
Ineffable = beyond
expression, too wonderful
Picador = a man
who incites a bull
Sportsmanship =
fairness, cheerful looser
A stick insect,
Stolen water a great poem from David R, The jewellery maker and the Queen,
Bleeding to death, The bull, The master debater - David C of course, The decorated costume, The
good sport, Visit to Spain, The filigree ring, The footballer, A cushy job a
great poem from Terry and The raving Minister and twins from Jenny.
The good ship a
great poem from David R, Meeting Joseph a storm in life, not a spring chicken, Too many friends, my best
friend, a real friend from Garry ,
friends from school, The new dress, Do you remember, With me – an emotional
poem from Terry, The cat on the piano – a lovely story from Jenny, a friend to
kill for, a friend of mine - a moving story from Trish.
Terry read his
story a storm in my head about Julia. David R read his poems; The death of a
bird and Impetuous imps. David C read his stories The stockman, Who would a
farmer be and Ode to the Navy Cadets. Margaret is first in line to read next
week.
Exercise
We did progressive
writes starting with Once upon a time which produced some funny stories.
Yesterday
