21 October 2015

Record of meeting 21 October 2014


Reminder - Christmas lunch 12 noon Thursday 10 December 2015 –
The Lodge Sanctuary Point


The writers

Wendy, Juan, Helene, Leonie, Terry, Lynn, Cath and Di

We shared fond memories of Geoff


Words of the day                         
Callow = inexperienced

Prattle = talk like a child

Caprice = change of mind

Glib = fluent but insincere

Aquiline = curved like an eagles beak

Lesson = a single period of instruction

Redolent = reminiscence or strong smelling

Flunky or flunkey = servile person, manservant who wears a livery


Writing from words of the day

From the interesting collection of words we created a range of glib stories and poems - In King Charles’ Palace, They really stink, Like a small child, Makes my uncle mad, Water from the horse trough, Gentleman’s gentleman, The scent of frangipani and The young speaker.


Reading of homework

The writers present read out a range of interesting stories and poems on the topics - Ted and Brady, Anne Teak, Unexpected, A 50 year old letter, The fish walker and The pencil.

Exercise – the looser

The writers concocted great stories and poems on the topics -

Recognition of the tooth fairy, Don’t Loose her, The prize, In control, A bit of a looser, The plumber and the loo, The tooth fairy’s mother and the lawyer and Probably a man with an axe.

Homework

When I arrived home I found I had a boot full of blood











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