News
Leonie saw whales
on a rocky Whale watch cruise. David C is waiting for the report on his angiogram. Terry
knows how to read an ECG. Jo is still waiting for her scabby new glasses. Cathy has more things to take to the Op shop.
Di had a wonderful time dealing with flooding in her garage. Pauline’s life is
busy blur of emailing etc. Geoff had his yellow fever injection for his trip to
South America . Elizabeth
Exude = to emit or
discard
Adulate = praise
Frisson = quiver,
shudder, tremor
Diminutive =
petite, small boned
Lackadaisical =
explanation of sorrow or regret, sentimental
Sardonic = grimly
mocking or cynical
Extirpate = to remove
utterly, destroy utterly
Frugal = prudent,
thrifty
Esoteric = secret,
private, confidential
Netrosexual =
person whose sexual experience comes from the internet
Writing from words of the day
Leonie - Costs of
the internet
David C - Get rid
of him
Terry - Tony and
Putin - a brilliant poem
Jo - Garbage,
pearls and swine from a dwarf
Cath - The lowest
of the low
Di - Who is small
and small minded?
Pauline - Missing
David Suchet as Poirot
Geoff - Fitness
debate and jelly wrestling
Helene - a dog
wash
Di – a message
from my mother
Pauline – no
marriage in heaven
Helene – the life
of the rose – a poem
Leonie – on a
swing from the heavens
David C – The end
Terry – We do not
know
Jo – Once more with
feeling
Garry – It’s not
your time yet
On the topic of
life after death Leonie recommended the Meryl Street
Geoff read out the
winning poem in the Ulladulla competition on the topic of “The edge of morning”
by Dorothy Swoope.
Pauline read from
her memoir - the migrant experience part 2 from the point of view of an 11 year
old girl.
Exercise
We created a range
of ship shape stories as follows
David C – the
latest intake
Leonie – Only your
parents
Helene – The Italian
Navy
Geoff – Ship’s
metaphors
Pauline – I don’t
have time
Di – I would like
to be ship shape
Cath – The fleet
review
Jo – I am
shipshape
Terry – it melted
away
My greatest
childhood fear
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