Meeting Minutes: November 4, 2009
In attendance: Terry; Robyn; Jo; Dale; Helene; Cath; David R.; Wendy; Mandy; and Melissa
Brags:
Terry – Will be an ‘Old Age Pensioner’ effective tomorrow (Nov. 5)! Happy Birthday Terry! Dale – Awarded the pleasure of reviewing “Birds in Mind” a book of poetry by Andrew Landsdown Helene – Won money in the Melbourne Cup (she didn’t disclose the amount, probably doesn’t want us knocking on her door asking for some – LOL (reminder: LOL means Laughing Out Loud!) David R. – Transcribing his Great Great Grandfather’s diaries, finished another book: 1849-1850, detailing his voyage via ship from Sydney to San Francisco with two of his sons. Fascinating information! Wendy – Recently purchased a 1902 dictionary off of EBay for $8 – quite a bargain! Mandy – She’s here! Jo – May have found a lead in her quest to locate her aunt. Good luck! Melissa – Entered a song into a competition, it has been shortlisted.
WOD:
Jo – signet ring: a ring with a seal Dale – empyrean: highest part of the heavens; abode of God; containing the element of fire Helene – froideur: a chill Cath – sanative: healing; health giving David R. – scintillate: to talk cleverly/wittily; brilliant; sparkle; twinkle Wendy – draconian: an eponym (word taken from a name) from Draco – an Athenian legislator who made harsh laws Mandy – diablo: round thing juggled on a string; (Mandy heard the following description on a TV program: ‘a diablo of words’) Terry – harbinger: person/thing that goes ahead to announce the arrival of something to follow
Homework: Skeletons in the closet
We had a few poems and a few stories, all were entertaining, no bones about it! (Pun heavily intended)
Exercise:
Mandy gave us the topic: Write your own 10 Commandments
We were all brilliant as usual and agreed the world would be a better place if we were left in charge.
Quick Write:
Topic: Bachelor
Resulted in more poetry, descriptions, and stories of bachelors – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Extra:
Dale reminded us about registering to win a free book from the following website: www.1111freebooks.com, must register by Nov. 11th!
Wendy treated us to a reading of a Pam Ayer’s poem.
Homework for next Wednesday (November 11th, just to clarify for those of us who are confused about when ‘next’ Wednesday actually occurs!)
Dale passed out a tin of buttons with the instructions to choose one and imagine and describe the article of clothing the button came from, the character who is wearing this item of clothing, and to create a scene that shows them involved in some action or interacting with another character.
Roles for next week: Facilitator: Helene Exercise: Robyn Homework: Terry Until then, happy writing Melissa