20 December 2012

Record of meeting 19 December 2012


Present

Jo, Leonie, Garry, Trish, David R, Helene, Geoff, Wendy, Terry, Mary, Cath

We started at 12 noon with our home baked Christmas lunch and played musical chairs to share the cool air.

 
News

Terry – told us about an item in the Senior News on Centrelink's supply computers for $300. Mary went to carols by candlelight in Nowra. Cath fixed her wobbly desk and decorated her outdoor pine tree. Jo got her electricity bill and is thinking about changing providers; she also had old letters returned to her. David R got a Xmas card from a family member he had not heard from for 15 years. Garry was taken to hospital on Sunday by ambulance and was treated very quickly. Trish gave advice when seeking treatment in hospital to get into a wheel chair to get treatment quickly. Leonie went to Canberra yesterday to the Gallery and saw works by Toulouse Lautrec. Helene had a week of pleasant meals out. Geoff worked at the Nowra School of Arts concert and it was a good event. Wendy went to a Christmas party at the Postman’s Tavern.

 
Words of the day

Premise = presuming to be true

Pimp = to pander

Dissemble = to retreat eg politician from a promise

Incipient = in the early stages

Bombastic = pompous, overbearing

Decoined = remove from popular use

Insanity = doing the same thing and expecting a different result

Reindeer = a Christmas animal

Nonpareil = without equal, small printing type

Apt = inclined, tendency

Resurrection = revival after disuse

 
Stories from words of the day

David – A generous Panda and money rolls in fine. Jo – A Christmas fairy a black Christmas tale. Cath – No use for reindeer. Mary – Reindeer want work-cover. Terry – he wanted to be a reindeer. Wendy – tried to decoin Christmas – a very funny but black Christmas poem. Geoff – economic policy. Leonie – the street drenched in Christmas lights. Helene – Ms Clause.  Trish – working in Darlinghurst true or not. Garry – Santas little helper.

 
Reading of homework

Helene – a very twisted Christmas. Trish – "If" is a strange word.  Garry –the Xmas ball. David R – Christmas is for children. Jo – Frogy come on for a nice walk. Cath told a story of her Christmas in the Philippines. Mary – a real beach Christmas delight. Terry – the crime and the Santa bike ride. Wendy – Bah Humbug and the Boxing day sales. Leonie – Father Christmas is getting tired – time for Father Christmas of the South - a great Australian story

 
Homework due 9 January 2013 – first meeting of the new year

New year’s resolutions or any other resolutions.

 

Merry Christmas and happy 2013 to all members and families