Snake skin |
Terry took a
grandson to Mogo Zoo and asserted common sense at the entrance. Elizabeth
has had a hoard of visitors to check on her.
Jo brought in snake skins from two diamond pythons. David C visited his
18 year old grandson in Queensland .
Geoff had another letter published in the Fin Review about constructive
Government policy development. Helene has two grandchildren staying and a plumber
found a plunger in her drain. Cath is cleaning up for visitors. Pauline has
relinquished her patronage of P&O. Lynn is painting again. Diane had her grandson
visiting for a few days and played cricket and monopoly.
Mordacious =
biting or sharp
Delve = research
Incorrigible = not
able to be changed
Bizarre = strange,
quaint or fantastic
Ambidextrous =
able to write with both hands
Cavil = to raise
trivial objections
Aberrant = going
off track
Altruistic =
living for the good of others
Obdurate =
stubborn, refuse to change
Maladroit =
lacking skill, fumbling, clumsy
Stories from words of the day
Jo – A good child
Diane – Conflict
in the brain
Terry – Joe with a
pout
Pauline – The
granny flat plan
Cath – Tom and the
team
Helene – conflict
in the group
Geoff – Our
shallow PM
David C– Feet and hands in
mouth
Terry – Common or
refined
Pauline – A visit
to Melbourne
Cath – Manual to
automatic
Helene – The snake
David C – RBT
Garry – two
stories The Tsunami & Beauty
Jo – Frightened by
school - What is “abc”
Exercise
We wrote short
stories on the topic, what I recall
Cath – A Filipino
fishing boat
Helene – What will
people think?
Geoff –Times of
economy
David C – When the
Titanic sank, London
fire etc
Jo – I couldn’t
swim but won a cup
Diane – Life without
TV
Terry – No regret
Pauline – The
church
Write a true story
include one detail which is 100% made up. When you read it next week see if we
can guess the one lie.