News of the week - a week of cats and dogs
Geoff is not well and staying with friends at Calala Beach- we would send him a real get well card if we could - instead we send him out best wishes for a speedy recovery and return to the group. David R has enjoying
swimming, walking and writing. Cath announced her birthday on Facebook and made
cats meat stew, she also received a condolence card from Fifi the cat. Melissa discussed SFA. Helene discussed frozen tomatoes. Wendy
went to the dingo farm and shared interesting information. Terry went to the sailing of the Hobie Cats
on the weekend. Jo has been to doctors and other boring things, and wore her new glasses to impress us - see pic below. Leonie has visited the beach but went home quickly because
of the strong wind. Welcome to Debbie who writes in her head (doesn't everyone she asked, she will fit right into the group) and is doing a writing
course soon
Putative =
generally considered or reputed to be
Niche = small
space or speciality
Filch = to steal
something small
Nascent = not yet
mature fully emerging or developed
Sandstone = a rock
of closely adhering sand
Hope = feeling of
expectation of desire
Infinitesimal =
very small or calculus term
Leeway = make
allowances
Diaphanous =
transparent, sheer
Contrived =
planned
From our eclectic list of words we created brilliant stories
about The exhibition house - Helene, Stealing sugar and salt - Wendy,
People storing - Terry, How many grains of sand - Jo, The statue of
remembrance - Debbie, The department store from Leonie, Dreams of a man from
David, Hidden away by Cath and Cherubs from Melissa.
George’s lost
marbles - a poem from David R, A description of Mrs Louise Banks by Leonie, Jo
talked about a character she had problems developing further, Terry - on the
other side of the curtain, Fifi lost her marbles from Helene. The competition from Garry in Thailand contained a dog called Fifi - where is your respect Garry? Have you been living too long in a foreign land?
Terry read out the
message about the See Change festival - Wild about words. We expressed interest in participating in the trivia challenge on the weekend of 1 June 2014.
David R – read his
poem Shades he wrote this morning and another poem Dreams. David also explained
how he sees friends in colour and told us our colours.
Exercise
We participated in
a progressive write starting with Welcome to my world. The cobbled together
stories covered - my stomach and the witch doctor, fins and fangs, The mental
hospital, A bumpy ride, Up the creek, A zombie, Outer space, An unforgettable
party, the Angel and falling on my face.
Trust me I’m a
…………
Jo impressive in her new glasses - she says she can see better
