Record of meeting 11 February 2015

News

Helene enjoyed walking and swimming on Collingwood beach. Wendy has been on two picnics and told us about a new men’s barber at 33 Kerry Street Sanctuary Point, cost $15. Cath is finished celebrating her birthday. Elizabeth worked in the garden and visited Ulladulla. Jo had an ultrasound on her arm. No news from Lynn. Diane had family visit for her birthday. David C spent time in Sydney with his daughter and grandson. Terry watched his 8 year old grandson play cricket. Geoff enjoyed the movie the Water diviner and had a letter on East Timor published in the Australian.

Diane is looking for a tenant and cat sitter for May, June and July - preferably a woman who loves cats. Let Diane know if you are interested or if someone you know may be suitable.

 Geoff has offered to organise a group to see a Miriam Margolyes show in about a month’s time in Wollongong.  Let Geoff know if you are interested.

 

Miriam Margolyes with Julia Gillard
 

Words of the day

Hurdy-gurdy - a stringed instrument

Persiflage – frivolous talk or writing

Poppycock – humbug, nonsense

Portend – foreshadow, warning omen

Hermetic – air tight

Pantechnicon – furniture removal van

Interlocutor – a person who takes part in a conversation

Ambiguous – more than one meaning

Recidivate – return to a previous behaviour

Discern – notice or recognise

 

Stories from words of the day

Terry – Have some fun

Geoff – Avoided the dump

Helene – Total frustration

Wendy – Lets cut it out

Cath – Fresh air

Elizabeth – The interloper

Jo – A noxious woman

Lynn – The witch

Diane – In the fair ground

David C – Silence

 

Reading of homework

The topic of wolves was highly favoured in our fairy tales from a different view

Geoff – Day of the wolf

Helene – The real baddies

Elizabeth – No presents this year

Jo – Granma looks for work

Lynn – An average family

David C – A property investor

Terry – The big gingerbread mixer

 

Exercises

1. We wrote the dialogue when meeting after 10 years, the bully who had made our lives miserable at school

Geoff – A cigarette in his fingers

Helene – Anything for cheesecake

Wendy – I bet you wish you were nice to me

Cath – I thought it was you

Elizabeth – I watched her

Jo – No one below me

Lynn – Maybe she won’t see me

Diane – The narcissist becomes a worker bee

David C – Kitty

Terry – Came back to haunt him

2. We created stories on the topic what the psychic said or it’s best to count you chickens before they are hatched.

Diane – It’s my own fault

David C – The old mother hen

Terry – The lottery ticket

Geoff – You don’t believe in all that crap

Helene – Maddie’s ballet class

Wendy – Don’t be absurd

Elizabeth – Aunt Alice

Jo – I might be mistaken

Lynn – My perfect match

 

Homework

Describe an object without naming it or naming the colour – show don’t tell