News
Welcome to Sarah
from ABC Open who stayed at the Coolangatta Wine Estate last night for paddling
and food. Also welcome to Susan who is writing short stories including one
using emails.
Terry met up with
old friends attending the Hobie Cat races, Leonie has been swimming and doing
her physio exercises, David C has returned from beautiful Tasmania, Jo not
doing much, Elizabeth is back from a gathering of the clan, Cath had a busy
time at home, Melissa went to see the play the Long way home, Helene is having
some deck supports replaced, David R is living the idyllic life and editing his
old poems. Garry news he is moving from Thailand
to Malaya .
Welcome back to
Morrie who was not able to write from the time he left the group until recently.
Flaccid = soft and
limp, drooping feeble
Belligerent =
hostile
Encase or incase =
to put in a case
Cathartic =
purging
Cognisant = aware,
having knowledge
Abnegate = to deny
and renounce
Hubris =
overbearing pride or presumption
Emergence =
appearance, surfacing
Personal =
individual,
Bionic = having
artificial body parts
Besmirch = defame,
slander
Jejune = naive,
unsophisticated, superficial
Writing from words of the day
We used the
diverse list of words and created a wealth of stories covering the topics - In
Parliament from Leonie, Personal comments in the department from Susan,
Question time from Terry, From the bathroom by Sarah, Salad greens from David
R, Banana cake by Helene, The fairy and her operation from Melissa, The bionic
character by Cath, Experiments in life, and Not human – strangely from David C.
A baby’s hand –
Terry, Further description of Mrs Banks by Leonie, I’m a procrastinator by
David C, The voice from the gorge – Jo, A haiku poem from Melissa, Readers
Digest by Helene, The scene of schemes by David R and The medicine man from
Garry.
ABC Open
Sarah Moss who is
the producer for ABC
Open South
Coast
A personal
challenge – take the challenge - it’s homework this week and the topic for ABC
Open contributions for February 2014.
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