Record of meeting 28 January 2015

News

 

Leonie’s son and grandson visited and she had a busy week. Lynn went to cards at the Country Club. Jo received a spider catcher and recommends it. Terry's second grandson has written a fantastic story. David C played at Coastal Waters and later played again after an Australia Day BBQ. Helene has been to the beach and an Australia Day BBQ. Geoff saw the movie “Turner” about the painter, worth seeing for art lovers. Cath went to the beach. Pauline had a phone call from her daughter who had been doing adventurous activities in Bali. Elizabeth had more family visitors over the weekend.

 

Words of the day

Albeit = not withstanding

Abstruse = vague

Martinet = one who demands adherence to the rules

Polemicist = supports controversial opinions

Capricious = impulsive, unpredictable

Amoeba = microscopic one cell animal

Appeasement = to satisfy, pacify

Quintessence = pure, highly concentrated

Bucolic = rural

Wabbling = to move in an uneven way, vacillate

 

Writing from words of the day

Lyn – Dysentery

Leonie – Feet in water

Elizabeth – My father

Pauline – Down on the lane

Cath – The casual scientist

Geoff – This week’s stumble

Helene – Modern language

David C – The masters of the hunt

Terry – A tiny brain – a great poem

Jo – I can remember my mother’s control

 

Reading of homework

Helene – 99% true

Geoff – Communication with the Modern jazz quartet

Cath – World War II

Pauline – Royal views

Elizabeth – Lambing time

Leonie – A nice cup of tea spoiled by a spider

Diane – A lovely village in Spain

Lynn – A walking holiday

Jo – How to explain oldness

Terry – Gotcha

David C – I have done many things

Garry – Wild life in Africa

 

Other stuff

Terry recommended subscribing to a good resource the Writers digest on line in the UK.

Geoff read out his Limerick - Tony OBE

 

Exercise

We wrote the dialogue between people stuck in an elevator

Lynn – a metal grill

Diane – smells like beer

Elizabeth – too crowded in here

Pauline – appointment with a publisher

Cath – between 8 and 9

Geoff – Mr Crampton

Helene – Lucky escape

David C – Tools on the 5 th floor

Terry – The Otis cell

Jo – Enjoying themselves

 

Homework

 

 

You arrive home to find someone who looks like you eating dinner with your family. Your family is convinced you are the imposter.