Record of meeting - Wednesday 16 July 2014

Reminder lunch at Vincentia Golf Club

Tuesday 22 July at 12.30 pm

 

News

Jo bought in a picture of a snowflake and told us about a woman who attacked her front door.

Geoff announced the opening of a Tapas bar, in Milton.

Elizabeth had a scam call telling her she was going to get money from the Government and her son in law did not clean out her fridge.

Leonie went to a pain specialist, who did not help, also had a visit from a friend and a lovely lunch in Ulladulla. 

Helene had an accident in her car.

Wendy went for a beautiful fish and chips picnic at Culburra.

Cath played good Samaritan to her neighbours who were away in Vincentia.

Terry saw Chicago at the Entertainment Centre on Sunday.

 

Words of the day

Inimical = hostile or unfavourable

Morass = muddy or boggy ground or mess

Chief = boss

Nostalge = thinking about the past

Exacerbate = to annoy

Authentic = real

Impugn = assail by words

Equilibrium = balance, symmetry, stability

 

Writing from words of the day

Helene – a common criminal

Wendy – swinging from the trees and sinking

Cath – not an antique

Jo – the objectors

Geoff – Clive from Queensland

Terry – pigs might fly in the Red house

Elizabeth – the rock

Leonie – One man lost

 

Reading of homework

Helene – Fifi and Gigi to Fiji and An interesting phone call

Wendy – oldies but goodies

Jo – You should have been there

Terry – murder in Camperdown – possible part of Terry’s novel

Elizabeth – a planned visit to the beach

Leonie – Marry me again - more of the Madeline story

 

Two exercises

1. Day dream believer – we composed stories of three word sentences

Cath – a day delight

Jo – Spring and death

Geoff – out the window

Terry – I love school cloudy or fine

Elizabeth – long year gone

Helene – Visit exotic ports

Wendy – all day long

 

2. We wrote stories about a brush with danger

Wendy – sweeping with danger

Helene – Dangerous tooth cleaners

Elizabeth – Searching for eggs

Terry – cigarettes buts and drawing pins

Geoff – blood cousins

Jo – petrol and broken brakes

Cath – the building site

 

Homework

Not what it seems

 

Recorded and posted by Helene