Christmas lunch Friday 8 December 2017

The writers

Cath, Helene, Trevor, Elizabeth, Jenni, Pat, Pauline, Terry

The eight cheerful writers enjoyed lunch and desert together at the Pelican Restaurant in St Georges Basin.

Words of the day

Merry Christmas and Happy New year

Homework

Attend meetings on 13 and 20 December

Enjoy Christmas and New Year

Check the blog early for exciting news in 2018

Record of meeting 6 December 2017

The writers

Terry, Helene, Lynn, Elizabeth, Pat

Christmas lunch 

All members are invited to our Christmas lunch from 12.15 pm on Friday 8 December at the Pelican Restaurant. Please let Helene know if you will be attending

The words of the day

Malign – speak ill

Aggravate – make worse

Ozone – condensed form of Oxygen

Atonic – an unaccented word or syllable, voiceless

Scrounge – to obtain with no intention of repayment

Writing from words of the day

The writers did not malign others or scrounge when writing about Smokers, His friend, Asthma, My girls and O words.

Reading of homework

Five writers read out their homework on the topics - My mother, She drinks therefore she is, When I was young, She thinks and How can they say.

Exercise – a quote and other inspirations

The writers used their creativity to write stories about - It was alright for George, Best of friends, The music of the band, Scarlet O’Hara and Gone Global.

Homework

The Lions of the Menin Gates – returning a gift

Record of meeting 29 November 2017

The writers

Terry, Cath, Helene, Lynn, Pat, Jenni, Elizabeth, Trevor

Discussion

The group discussed the Charter proposed by the Church. More time will be required to address this challenging issue.

Christmas celebration

All members are invited to our Christmas lunch from 12.15 pm on Friday 8 December at the Pelican Restaurant. Please let Helene know if you will be attending

The words of the day

Punctilious – fussy

Pelf – ill gotten gains

Abhorrent – detestable, repugnant

Deconstruct – dissect, break down

Legal-aid – legal advice for free

Hallucinate –seeing something not actually present

Orogeny – process of upheaval

Writing from words of the day

The punctilious writers constructed abhorrent stories on the topics - Stories about himself, Man in black, Going to court, Back to earth, Crawling spiders, Down the drain and Difficult people.

Reading of homework

Three inspired writers read their homework on the topics -
The force, Booderee National Park and Pigeon House Mountain

Exercise

Discussion on current social issues

Homework

She drinks

Record of meeting 22 November 2017

The writers

Helene, Lynn, Elizabeth, Cath, Pauline

The words of the day

Curricle - sulky

Fidget – move restlessly

Atonement – reparation, reconciliation

Hubris – arrogance, conceit, haughtiness

Bookworm – a worm that eats books & a voracious reader

Writing from words of the day

Without a fidget the writers wrote about wedding transport, into the country, on time, a refuge and in Huskisson.

Reading of homework

Two hard working writers read out their homework on the topics – Princess Anne and The gods of writing.

Exercise – bottomless pit

The writers teetered on the edge while they wrote about - Call the witch doctor, A pin point of light, Don’t go near the pit, Falling into debt and the deep blue hole.

Exercise - When life gives you lemons throw them back and demand mangoes

The writers grabbed lemons and mangoes and wrote about - All the healthy food, Invisible and responsible, I love to eat my mangoes, Tennis balls and Be yourself.

Homework

Use the following words and ideas to write your story or poem - Late afternoon, thunderstorm, National Park and feeling desolate.

Meeting on 15th November 2017

Homework due 22 November 2017
You meet a famous person - what would you say

Attendance.
Jenni, Pat, Cath, Lynn, Terry, Trevor

Words of the Day
cogitate...ponder, meditate, reflect
adept.......proficient, expert
tocsin......an alarm bell or signal
bungee....flexible connection on aircraft
partlet......female
utopia......imagined perfect place or state

As usual six people came up with (mostly) different slants in a quick-write.

Homework reading
Quite a few variations on being in an elevator with three or more people of different
religious leanings.

Record of meeting 8 November 2017

The writers

Helene, Ron, Terry, Cath, Jenni, Pauline, Trevor, Lynn and welcome to Christine

Two representatives from the Uniting Church also attended the meeting to discuss the relationship with our writing group as we are an outreach program of the Church. Discussions included a Charter, Code of Conduct and stronger communication. The minister will email a copy of the Charter for the group to examine and discuss.

The words of the day

Vapid – banal

Masticate – chew

Brook – put up with

Amberina – art glass

Farouche – sullen or shy

Kiss – caress with the lips

Legerdemain – trickery, deception

Festive – merry, relating to carnival

Recalcitrant – obstinately disobedient

Writing from words of the day

The writers wrote about A Code of conduct, The herd of cattle, A sermon, Ran away to hide, Determined, Pushed me in the pool, The cows, A gathering and The preacher.

Reading of homework

Six motivated writers read out their homework on the topics - The farce, My first Cup visit was Toriffic, Tears in the beer, Souped up nag, Why didn’t I listen and Swirling ashes.

Exercise – The Chaos theory

The writers chaotically embraced the topic and wrote about - Aftermath, On the railway station, No serendipity for me, Hey Pretty insect, The church, Hit by the doors, Where are we heading and The wonder of butterflies.

Homework

Write the dialogue of three strangers caught in a lift. You could try the combination of a born age Baptist Preacher, an Atheist and satanic High Priest or any other characters that inspire you.

Meeting on 1st November 2017

Attendees
Ron, Terry, Jenni, Pauline, Trevor, Cath

Words of the Day
Schism...division into opposing groups
detritus...cast off material
peaky...   pale from illness or fatigue
pearlescent...lustre resembling mother-of-pearl
knell...sound of a bell e.g. at a funeral

Interesting variation for quickly written items

Homework.
From finding something in the garden to only starting out as a casual walk.
Some good stuff.

A bit of chatter after tea time and a writing exercise finished the day.

Homework.

'''The Melbourne Cup..."