Present
Leonie,
Jo, Jenny, David R, Helene, Wendy W, Terry, Robyn, Cath
News
Robyn’s husband
Joe is home feeling like a yo yo after spending 10 days out of hospital since August, he is a lot
better. Terry’s house was not damaged in the recent storms but his Renshades were and the
company is replacing the material. Cath went to the RSL last week and slid
down the leg of a chair and had a pond in her garage. Wendy W has been away to
Yeovil and saw Banjo Patterson poems displayed. Helene has been away to Dubbo
and Katoomba. David R’s daughter has recently obtained a job at the Noosa
Leisure Centre. Jenny is returning to Queensland Queensland
Words of the day
Panacea = solution
or remedy universal cure
Teller = bank
cashier, counts votes and one who tells
Parsimonious =
frugal or penny pinching
Calumny = slander
Misnomer =
misapplication or a word or term
Epitome = a
summary of a book or article or a perfect example of a summary or type
Personality =
individuality, offensive remark about a person
Animism =
inseparable from matter to which all life, apparition
The Scottish kilt,
My bush garden, Tendrils in the garden, The party – seduction as an art – very
entertaining, A little wind - invited into their world, Tempe tip. A tall thin
man - Oscar Wilde. Discrimination – a poem through a haze.
David R – the bat
from hell visits Meatloaf.
Jo – read out a
letter written in 1925 from a man who was gassed twice in the First World War.
Terry provided
explanations of lay (set something down) and lie (to rest in a horizontal
position).
Half asleep or
half awake: Ned nodded: Marmaduke the magician – a funny poem: The dream of
sleep: Light through the curtains: Throttle the creep: Ideas through my mind:
Stayed up all night: The orange wall.
Homework
Write about the
family dynamics at a family dinner or picnic.
