Present
David R, Jo,
Leonie, Robyn, Jenny, Helene, Cath, David C
Jo dressed for
spring today and in a blue and green theme, Leonie had good news from the eye
specialist and went to Kangaroo Valley, sadly her aunt died in Victoria, Robyn
unpacked her last box and has given away lots of stuff, Cath has been enjoying
the weather and gardening, David R is walking 10 km per day, Helene went to
see “the way, way back” at the movies, Jenny’s daughter and son in law visited
at the weekend and David C found an Elmore Leonard book of short stories at the
tip.
Juxtapose – close
together, contrasting
Nadir – the place
or time of deepest depression, lowest point
Suave – charming,
smooth
Ludicrous –
absurd, ridiculous
Bemoan – lament
Succinct – briefly
and clearly expressed
Spleen – body
organ, spite, pique,
Megalith – a huge
stone used in ancient monuments
We wrote a great
bunch of stories - False friends, A visit to the dietician, On the stage,
Seemed to have everything, Lamenting the past, The bunk beds and Steinbeck and
Charley.
David C – The sons
of the father, Leonie – the blood test for cancer, Robyn – a parable a
religious magical play, Garry – Home
and away, Helene – a modern play of the
three rings.
David R read two of
his poems Free fall and Deceptive intentions.
Helene read her
story Trees – based on the mispronunciation of the word three.
David C read “The
cat walk” by Mary Jones from the Victorian FAW publication.
Robyn brought in
the software "Write your own novel" the group has purchased. We will ask Trevor
our IT Guru to advise how to install and use the program.
Jenny proposed the
group subscribe to the Victorian FAW publication and that we subsidises entries
to competitions.
We also discussed
membership numbers and reiterated the decision to divide the group for a
meeting if we have too many people attending on a particular day.
Show and tell -
write about a favourite item, bring that item to the meeting and read your story.
