Words of the day
Waffle = rubbish
Mimic = imitate,
impersonate, copy
Inimitable =
impossible to copy, unique
Derelict =
abandoned or ruined
Floe = moving ice
Dulcet =
harmonious, sweet or melodious
Eccentric =
different from usual, odd, unusual
Pimping shed =
open shed for storing firewood including faggots – small kindling
Tantamount = the
most important, equal, equivalent
Meld = blend
Loquacious =
talkative
We used the words
of the day to create amazing stories. Jo
- My idea of perfection. Adele – the trip over the tundra. Margaret - Not
another like it. Leonie – an eccentric old man. David C – she told amazing
stories. Elizabeth
Leonie – we need
dictionaries and diaries. Margaret – I’m not wild about adverbs. Jo – letter to
Ace Pet supply. Terry – early language, a great poem. Wendy – I think I’ve
become an Aussie. Helene – women wild with words. David R – in the jungle.
Geoff – a growing language. Elizabeth Garry
– a royal story.
We discussed the
use of adverbs and adjectives and of the meaning of anticipate and expect.
Competitions
Jo provided
details of the following competitions
2014 Ipswich
Poetry Feast – opens 6 April and closing 1 August at 5 pm see www.ipswichpoetryfeast.com.au
Joyce Parkes
Writers Prize for Women and the Joe Sullivan Writers Prize closing 30 June 2014
see www.irishheritage.net
Helene will send
an email asking for names for lunch on 17 April and nominations for the Trivia
night on Friday 30 May 2014 and other Wild about words events.
We each started a
story with the words I anticipate and passed it around the table for a
progressive write. We had fun reading stories about - A long walk and
dance, Tony Abbott, rainbow spots, Clive Palmer, bull dog clip, fish, Easter eggs,
tadpoles, inspiration, frog enclosures, soccer balls, chocolate fountain,
Noah, the moving house, bullocks, lunch, prawns and the nudist colony.
Use each word of
the sentence below to start the sentences of your story or poem.
After leaving her
husband she never could sleep in a double bed again.
