Record of meeting 10 December 2014

Important notice

Meeting 17 December 2014 - 12.30 pm start

Please arrive at 12.30 pm and bring a plate of food to share for lunch on Wednesday 17 December for our last meeting in 2014.

Christmas Pavlova

News

Jo told us about her old family home in Arncliffe. Lyn has been clearing out her mother’s house. Leonie has been writing and had the busiest morning ever. Di had a stressful week with her family. David C is still chopping fire wood and eating porridge. Elizabeth has new glasses after an interesting experience at the Optometrist. Geoff read his letter to the Australian and is having a book published. Cath has posted her Christmas cards. Helene has a new printer. Wendy had a good Christmas party with the car club at the Lady Denman on Sunday and advised that the Post Office at Sanctuary Point hours have extended by the new owner. Terry’s grandsons have done well at school in 2014.

Words of the day

Indolent = slow lazy

Turpitude = wickedness

Climatic = an exciting feat or climax

Fimbriated = furnish with a fringe or border

Bae = before anything else – pronounced bay

Rambunctious = boisterous, wild,

Eviscerate = to deprive or take away something important

Supersede = set aside, out dated

Minion = unimportant follower, highly regarded person

Epiphany = revelation or bright idea

Magniloquent = speaking loftily, grandiose, bombastic
 

Writing from words of the day

We created brilliant stories from the brilliant words of the day

Jo = Rewriting his will

Lyn = Before any one could stop him

Leonie = Performing pranks

Di = The princess

David C = The GP co payment - very witty

Elizabeth = Those around him

Geoff = The future path – great political comment

Cath = The curtain came down

Helene = Fin and Laura

Wendy = Chains around her neck

Terry = You have 12 minutes

Reading of homework

Helene = Fifi and Mark

Elizabeth = Dreams to buy – a lovely poem

David C = Looking for the remote control

Leonie = Elsie and Lifeboat at sea - Two different interesting stories

Jo = Swearing and clichés – a great entertaining portrait of Sandra

Terry = Dressed in rags – a great poem

Garry = Another nappy change – a different look at change

Stories and reading

Di told a quick story and showed a picture of a mother spider and babies on the veranda of her house. Jo told a story of a spider bite in her ear.

Helene recommends the book “Elizabeth is missing” by Emma Healey, borrowed from the Sanctuary Point library.

Exercise

We shared two words, one with each of our near neighbours and wrote a story using those words.

Elizabeth – A deathly silence

David C – Down the well – a funny story

Di – The chestnut stallion – romance at the farm

Lyn – Ugly zits

Jo – A birthday present - a fun story

Terry – Skye is lost

Wendy – Nearly drowned

Cath – Starving the sheep

Geoff – His arms reached out for her

 

Homework

Short fuse