Record of meeting 14 January 2015

News

Elizabeth lost her new glasses temporarily. Pauline mislaid her key cars and her handbag and found all missing items. Leonie was stung by a wasp and is still thinking about getting another dog. Diane has been getting rid of tadpoles. Lynn has been working all week at home. Terry is investigating music as therapy for dementia patients. Geoff had a quiet week. Cath remembered we may have missed an invitation to speak at the church about what the group does. Helene has her grandson visiting and taught him to sew this morning. If you want to make Joey bags for injured wildlife look for Wildlife Rescue South Coast. Wendy visited a flooded cake shop in Braidwood and reported the Braidwood to Nerriga road is starting to be sealed. Wendy goes to hospital for surgery on Tuesday 20 January.

 

Words of the day

Stipend = fixed salary or allowance

Gambit = opening move

Zealot = member of radical group

Vituperative = insulting, abusive

Incisive = sharp or cutting

Effluvial = strong smell

Whiffling = to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs

Maudlin = tearfully sentimental

Crannog = fortified dwelling

Smackgirl = Japanese female martial artist

 

Stories from word of the day

We created amazing stories from the words of the day as follows

Helene - Suzie and her partner

Wendy - To my hearts content

Elizabeth – Use my ability

Pauline – Now I’m off to sea

Leonie – Win at any cost

Diane – the Company meeting

Lyn – Anger

Terry – There is no other way

Geoff – Odour from Tony Abbot – a great witty story

Cath – Holding her nose

 

Reading of homework

Leonie – A lesson in adversity

Diane – Refuge for breakfast

Lynn – Jennifer the Rottweiler

Terry – The meeting from Facebook

Geoff – The trapeze artist – great dialogue

Cath – The mystery

Helene – Pink tape

Wendy – Secrets

Elizabeth – From ballet to waltzing

Pauline – At the day spa

 

Garry - sorry forgot to read your homework

 

Exercise

We wrote stories of our experiences with spiders as follows

Funnel web spider

 

Cath – filaments of a gossamer web

Geoff – bitten by a spider in bed

Terry – A boy of 12

Lynn – Blocked my vision

Diane – Hiding everywhere

Pauline – 20 spiders at home

Wendy – big and hairy

Helene – under the pillow

 

Homework

Appearances can be deceiving