12 December 2015

Christmas lunch 2015

Members of the Bay and Basin writing group enjoyed Christmas lunch at The Lodge in Sanctuary Point.


Here are some pictures from the 2015 Christmas lunch and the 2014 lunch.

David C 2015
David C 2015 with bag prize
Terry, Lynn & Wendy 2015
Di & Yuan 2015
Pauline with tie 2015
  














David C & Geff Trish & Helene in background  2014





09 December 2015

Record of meeting 9 December 2015

Christmas lunch 

Last reminder Christmas lunch 12 noon Thursday 10 December - ring Wendy to let her know you will be there if you havent already done so


The Writers

Yuan, Helene, Wendy, Pauline, Terry, Lynn, Diane, David C and Cath

Words of the day


Parsiminious = stingy
Poltroon = craven coward
Graven = carved or engraved
Ethereal = delicate or highly refined
Soiree = evening party or gathering
Dénouement = final outcome or solution
Pique = hurt pride, sharp irritation or interest
Transcendentalism = nature and humanity from a divine position
Digitise = to convert pictures or sounds into a digital form that can be processed by a computer


Stories from words of the day

Following a French word theme we wrote about -Memories from France, Crime on his mind, A deep disappointment, He goggled it, Around the campfire, A horror show, Pirot and Barnaby Joyce, Invited to a degustation and Pierre and I.


Reading of homework

Some lovely crystals a great story from Terry, Atuma and her Burka from Helene, How can I describe the sky? From Pauline, Sorry I cant tell you (fun from Yuan), Where are murderers buried – a morbid story from Lynn, Too hot from Cath, and The Reindeer whisperer – an iconic Australian Christmas tale from David C.

Exercise

Lynn assembled a group of objects for us to choose and write about linking to a character. We created the following brilliant stores and poems -

My mother’s philosophy, My friends Chris the cotton bud and Sam the rock, An empty bowl, Many stories from my life, Hands and branches, Thunderbird memories, The people’s princess, The English language & Stones, leaves and deciduous trees.


Homework

Its the time of year to write about Christmas or is it Bah humbug