Record of meeting 20 December 2017

The writers

Terry, Helene, Pat, Pauline, Jenni

New location from 17 January 2018
Terry announced that we will start our new writing year at the Vincentia Golf Club at 1 pm on Wednesday 17 January 2018.

The words of the day
Bagatelle – a trifle

Judicature – a body of judges

Pegamold – imitation leather

Experiential – experience and observation

Beetling – of a rock or a person’s eyebrows overhanging

Writing from words of the day

After tidy up the bagatelle of the writing group, the writers used the words of the day and wrote about – An inheritance, The Chinese tourist, Annoyance, I love a good trifle and The animal lover.

Reading of homework

Four writers read out their homework on the topics - In this room – a great poem about former characters of the writing group, Drifting in the ocean – a nightmare, Jehovah’s witnesses at the door and Blue eyes.

A suggestion from Pat

Use the topic of travel for our proposed anthology.

Exercise – I don’t care what the tape said – I didn’t say it

Jenni selected the topic then the writers wrote about - Rap music on the I phone, I never done it, It wasn’t what I meant, Trying to frame me and Coopers let them go.

Homework

Christmas

meeting Dec 13th 2017

Attendees
Trevor, Jenny, Pat, Terry

Terry read out a letter proposed to be sent on to the St. Georges Basin Uniting Church advising of our intention to move on rather than continue under the new charter they had proposed. Everyone present was in favour of what was incorporated in the letter and it will be sent to the church Minister.

Terry had also been in contact with the Country Club (Luke Hodges) re a meeting room. He advised that 2018 will be difficult due to upcoming major renovations but that Vincentia Golf Club is pretty quiet on Wed afternoons and this could work.
He was to talk with their Manager and confirm with me.
It was also agreed that we would return for our first 2018 meeting on 17th January.

Words
iconify...to reduce to an icon
high...several meanings
incogitant...thoughtless, inconsiderate
zouk...exuberant style of popular music (caribbean)
takeaway...not much to say here
denarius...Roman coin of value of 10 asses (not arses)

Lots (4) uses of these words in our inimitable style

Homework.
Homework read by Pat.

Following afternoon tea we had a general discussion regarding what, and how, we want the group to function in 2018.
In essence we agreed that we need objectives.
To that end it is proposed:
a)  we all have a major project to work on in 2018
b) to put another anthology together
c) all of us to actively contribute to the running of the meeting and exercises etc. following afternoon tea.

We agreed to think more about this over the Christmas break

Homework.
"There was a knock at the door..."