A smaller group than usual, some were unable to attend due to illness or other appointments however those who came enjoyed an afternoon of discussion and mind-stretching as we put pen to paper.
As usual our first item was news of the previous week's activites. Eva is learning about her new job, Wendy has recovered from a bout of sickness, David Cargill had a very enjoyable visit with his 2 brothers from Scotland, his brothers were "blown away" by the variety of birds they saw, Cath was pleased she had made an incident- free trip to Canberra & return despite apalling driving conditions. Terry's week was uneventful.
Word of the week: Wendy : Dyspathy:- The opposite of sympathy. Pejorist:- Person who thinks the world is going bad. David : Lycanthropy:- Insanity of belief that someone is a werewolf. Cath : Dartle - To shoot out repeatedly - dart. Terry : Plebiscite - Direct vote by voters.
Last week's homework was to enlarge on : I always knew : Terry's poem covered many aspects of life, David had written a manic nonesense poem, Wendy's poem was about relationship & Cath wrote on misunderstanding. Jo's poem caused hilarity - it will be printed at the end of this blog.
Terry gave each of us a subject to write about: Describe how you would manage if you were blind & were at an Airport, Library, Shopping Centre, Railway or Ferry Terminus. An interesting discussion followed the readings.
The Quick Write subject was:- On the other side of that door........ David had a Perfect Match contestant, Wendy saw a grey mouse, Eva entered a fantasy world, Cath tried to find a missing person and Terry managed to get rid of a salesman.
Next week's homework is to expand on:- Teacher, there is something you need to know...........
Jo's poem:-
THE EX-HUSBAND'S NEW WIFE
I always knew her eyes of blue
Were coloured contact lenses
I always knew her boobies too
Were surgery pretences
Her face, her tum, her thighs, her bum
All smoothed, pulled tight as plastic
I always knew her teeth were false -
I'm really not sarcastic -
But her hair is like a pigeon's nest
I find that nothing is the best
She's second-hand and used so well -
I hope she gives my husband hell
