tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926041705455382762024-03-13T05:56:12.118-07:00Women of WordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-12491936865152969352014-06-26T13:26:00.002-07:002014-06-26T13:26:41.596-07:00MAY MEETING, 2014I wasn't able to attend the May meeting at Barb's house due to the early and unexpected arrival of my first grand baby. If someone could give me a short synopsis of what happened at the meeting I will post the information.<br />
<img alt="Photo: Mr. Feisty pulled out his feeding tube yesterday. It wasn't being used but was left there as a precaution. I guess Tony thought he could do without that thing! Don't have a new picture of him without it yet. I think he might be a little handful for Krystal and Mike!" class="scaledImageFitWidth img" height="179" src="https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/s526x296/10505328_808603852485522_8274496325862923779_n.jpg" style="top: 0px;" width="320" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-23449728013408224562014-04-25T13:04:00.001-07:002014-04-25T13:04:59.966-07:00April Meeting, April 22, 2014Our April meeting was at Gloria's house. The book was The Great Divorce by Sinclair Lewis.<div>We had a philosophical discussion about Heaven and Hell. The book discussion was about making choices that lead to going to Heaven or Hell. The book follows the journey of a man who is from Hell and his trip to visit heaven and get the chance to stay there. In the end the man awakens from a dream and he finds himself still in Hell.</div><div>We enjoyed a delicious barbecue dinner with fruit and veggies. We also enjoyed Angel Food Cake and Devil's Food Cake for dessert. The food was the perfect pairing for the theme of the book!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-10699242606876397462014-03-27T15:32:00.001-07:002014-03-27T15:32:24.939-07:00March MeetingOur March 25th meeting was co-hosted by Mary Ann and Karen M. Mary Ann served a pie bar with coffee and soft drinks. It was a make your own pie station with lots of yummy choices. Following dessert we discussed the book, Gone Girl. No one liked the main characters but there was certainly a lot to discuss. What kind of mind thinks up information for a book like this one? We had great participation with only Corrine and Angie missing from the discussion group.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-67190668214466978172014-03-02T12:37:00.001-08:002014-03-02T12:46:21.339-08:00February Meeting 2014Our meeting was at Diane's home on Feb. 25th. The book discussed was Letters from Skye by J. Brockmole. It is a <span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, Jessica Brockmole’s debut novel captures the ways that people fall in love, and celebrates the power of the written word to stir the heart.</span><div id="description" class="readable stacked" style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; right: 0px; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><span id="freeText6543605119032987831" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">March 1912: Twenty-four-year-old Elspeth Dunn, a published poet, has never seen the world beyond her home on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye. So she is astonished when her first fan letter arrives, from a college student, David Graham, in far-away America. As the two strike up a correspondence—sharing their favorite books, wildest hopes, and deepest secrets—their exchanges blossom into friendship, and eventually into love. But as World War I engulfs Europe and David volunteers as an ambulance driver on the Western front, Elspeth can only wait for him on Skye, hoping he’ll survive.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">June 1940: At the start of World War II, Elspeth’s daughter, Margaret, has fallen for a pilot in the Royal Air Force. Her mother warns her against seeking love in wartime, an admonition Margaret doesn’t understand. Then, after a bomb rocks Elspeth’s house, and letters that were hidden in a wall come raining down, Elspeth disappears. Only a single letter remains as a clue to Elspeth’s whereabouts. As Margaret sets out to discover where her mother has gone, she must also face the truth of what happened to her family long ago.</div></span></div><div id="details" class="uitext stacked darkGreyText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); "></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-17910404829702384452014-02-12T10:05:00.001-08:002014-03-02T12:47:20.384-08:00January Meeting 2014Our January meeting was held at Angie's home. After some delicious poor boy sandwiches and salads we enjoyed cake and coffee and then began to discuss the book, The Language of Flowers.<div>Several of us had different opinions about the main character and how she delt with aging out of the foster care system. We had a great discussion and Angie was a wonderful hostess.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EVb449pQdoQ/Uvu3zDMVZNI/AAAAAAAAA-c/ahVqDkLm_TQ/s640/blogger-image-1667436574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EVb449pQdoQ/Uvu3zDMVZNI/AAAAAAAAA-c/ahVqDkLm_TQ/s640/blogger-image-1667436574.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Y2HoLtmbY5U/Uvu30bvPjoI/AAAAAAAAA-k/JD7M0sDwAZ8/s640/blogger-image-1207692572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Y2HoLtmbY5U/Uvu30bvPjoI/AAAAAAAAA-k/JD7M0sDwAZ8/s640/blogger-image-1207692572.jpg"></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-33149794130192291352013-12-18T09:08:00.000-08:002014-02-12T10:05:23.828-08:00Book Selections for 2014<br>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">January 28<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Vanessa Diffenbaugh<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Karen T. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Kitchen House<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Kathleen Grissom<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">June 22<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sun/2 pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Barb<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">And the Mountains Echoed<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Khaled Hosseini<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">July 22<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Tue<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Stephanie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Killing Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Bill O’Reilly<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">August 26<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Tue<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Linda<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Poet of Loch Ness<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Brian Corrigan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">September 23<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Tue<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">The Book Thief<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Marcus Zusak<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">October 28<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Tue<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">State of Wonder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Ann Pachett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">November 23<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sun/2 pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Joyce<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">The Weird Sisters<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Eleanor Brown<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">December 14<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sun/2 pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Karen M.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS MinNew Roman";"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Planning Party<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-85522998322782206822013-12-17T16:10:00.001-08:002013-12-18T09:12:35.447-08:00December Meeting, 12-15-13Karen M. hosted our December meeting which was on Sunday afternoon at 2:00. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch. Karen provided the main dishes and drinks and our members brought appetizers, side dishes and desserts. Karen set a lovely holiday table. We had a wonderful meal and then selected books for 2014. We decided against our ornament exchange this year and instead we donated books to Christ's Haven for Children in Keller. I think we will continue this next year as it seemed very popular with our members. Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures so these will have to do for now. If anyone took pictures please send them to me and I will replace these. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-60444094626365814892013-12-13T08:21:00.001-08:002013-12-17T16:31:21.593-08:00November 2013 MeetingOur November meeting was at Linda's house. We had the possibility of sleet and icy weather but there was a good turn out. Angie's mother joined us to discuss the book Light Between the Oceans. We had a great discussion about what the couple should have done and the consequences that followed the decision to keep the baby. We dodged the bad weather and had no problems getting home.<div>We also discussed our December meeting and we decided to bring a children's book to the meeting instead of exchanging ornaments. We will meet at Karen M.'s house on Dec. 15th at 2:00. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-11920537731923667972013-11-05T06:02:00.001-08:002013-11-05T06:02:16.051-08:00October MeetingThe October meeting was at Joyce's new lake place. This proved to be quite an adventure for some of us who are directionally challenged. Not that Joyce didn't go above and beyond with het great directions, which she personalized for each of us. It was just that we had never been there before so it was a new adventure for some!<div>After a tour of Joyce's guest home we also got a peek at her beautiful new home, which was under construction. Afterwards we sat down to enjoy a wonderful lunch. This was one of our Sunday afternoon meetings which we are trying out in the winter months so that we don't have to drive in the dark.</div><div>The book for our October meeting was Those Who Save Us. Besides having a great discussion about the book we learned that most of us have German ancestors. Angie taught us how to pronounce some German words and Barb had compiled a comprehensive list of who saved who in the book.</div><div>Next year we will be visiting Joyce in her new lakefront home.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-83826715378227766492013-11-05T05:47:00.001-08:002013-11-05T06:02:50.666-08:00September MeetingOur September meeting was at Gloria's house. We discussed the book, Birds of a Feather. Everyone enjoyed the book and we had an English high tea for refreshments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-35153098944274771132013-08-29T10:24:00.001-07:002013-08-30T09:11:30.274-07:00August MeetingThe August Meeting was held at Debbie's house. We enjoyed a light dinner of home made chicken salad and a mixed green salad. This was followed by strawberry and blueberry vanilla yogurt sundaes. Delicious!<br />
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We also talked about bringing a children's book to share at our December meeting. Barb volunteered to take these to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. We all decided that we had plenty of ornaments and so we would probably discontinue that tradition at our Dec. meetings. <br />
We followed up with Barb telling us the latest news about her Little Free Library. She was happy to report that it has been a huge success.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-70082025610013550542013-08-29T10:14:00.001-07:002013-08-30T09:06:25.026-07:00July Meeting<div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-51134623306899198562013-06-28T10:48:00.001-07:002013-08-30T09:04:41.715-07:00June Meeting! It was great to have such a wonderful turn out for our June meeting. We discussed the book, The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton. I was afraid that not many would have finished the book, since it was so long but everyone seemed to enjoy this month's selection and had finished it. We had a wonderful discussion about why a four year old would be abandonded on a wharf in Australia in 1913. On Nell's 21st birthday a secret is revealed to her by her father. This led to a long discussion about what happened to Nell and what was discovred hidden in the secret garden.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-37855950460331078802013-03-26T12:35:00.005-07:002013-08-30T09:06:00.556-07:00March MeetingStephanie's book selection was Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.<br />
It is a 2005 book by Malcolm Gladwell. Do you know what the term thin slicing means?<br />
Barb, Linda, Debbie and Karen T know! We enjoyed a cozy evening at Stephanie's home sitting in front of the fireplace as we talked about the book.<br />
We discussed the book, Blink, and related it to our own experiences. We debated the power of training and experience versus making quick judgements in times of crisis. Our discussion was sometimes thoughtful and sometimes hilarious. It was a great discussion and we enjoyed a delicious array of desserts from fruit and cheese to yummy home made cakes and breads. We also loved the family portrait and the story that went with it.<br />
Thank you, Stephanie, for a wonderful time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-90575886607987421162013-03-20T13:19:00.002-07:002013-03-20T13:40:58.880-07:00February MeetingThe February meeting was at Diane's house. The meeting was on Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm.<br />
Margie and Diane hosted the meeting. I was out of town at my neice's wedding so I'm not sure if Margie was able to attend. The book discussion was about the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-82415051971008896032013-01-08T07:50:00.001-08:002013-04-01T07:36:55.236-07:002013 Book Schedule and InformationFrom Karen M.<br />
Here is a basic list of months, dates and times, and books that were decided in December. The group decided after discussion that we would use 2013 as a trial year for meeting at least some of the time on Sunday afternoons. <strong>The consensus was that we meet during the winter months on Sundays. Other months are up to the hostess to decide if she wants to meet on the fourth Sunday afternoon or the fourth Tuesday evening. The Sunday time will be 2:00 - 5:30ish and the Tuesday time 7:00 - 9:30.</strong> We will begin at 2:00 - 2:30/7:00 - 7:30 for socializing. The hostess as always is in charge of menu...dessert or snacks or a meal...with the understanding that members will know in advance to plan to eat dinner before coming or not. We recognize that "catching up" with each other is an important part of who we are as a group. We also agreed that we are doing much better at starting the discussion in a timely manner. <br />
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tuesday January 22
7:00 Angie<br />
<b>The Weight of Heaven </b>by Thrity Umrigar</span><br />
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24 2:00 Margie and Diane (Diane’s
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<b>Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide</b><br />
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7:00<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Stephanie<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blink: The Power of Thinking Without
Thinking</b>, by Malcolm Gladwell</span><br />
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2:00 Barb<br />
<b>The Elegance of the Hedgehog, </b>by Muriel Barber</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tuesday, May 21<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>7:00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sharon<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Paris Wife</b>, by Paula McLain</span><br />
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<b>The Forgotten Garden</b>, by Kate Morton</span><br />
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<b>Killing Kennedy</b>, by Bill O'Reilly</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tuesday September 24 7:00 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gloria<br />
<b>Birds of a Feather</b>, by Jacqueline Wind<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>spear</span><br />
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2:00 Joyce<br />
<b>Those Who Save Us</b> by Jenna Blum</span><br />
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<b>The Light Between Oceans</b>, by M. L. Stedman</span><br />
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Karen J Massey Christmas Gathering</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-88665225728211807562013-01-03T10:35:00.000-08:002013-01-07T07:03:04.570-08:00New Book List for 2013Karen M. has our new book list for 2013. She is going to email all of us the list. When she gets that done I will post the book list onto our blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-34062931352254548442012-12-10T08:31:00.004-08:002012-12-12T10:32:26.051-08:00December MeetingOur December meeting was on Sunday, December 9th at 2:00pm. It was our annual Christmas Party with an ornament exchange. We enjoyed many wonderful finger sandwiches and desserts along with hot tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Karen M. did a fantastic job with the food and wonderful Christmas decorations.<br />
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After we ate we had our yearly business meeting. We discussed some changes to the dates and times of our meetings and we decided to try some Sunday meeting times at 2:00pm this year. We also discussed starting on time, with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm and discussion beginning at 7:45 and ending on time at 9:30. We selected our books for next year with each member taking a month of their choice for their meeting. <br />
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Following the business meeting we played the left right game and opened our gifts. Although we all loved our ornaments we decided to change the gift exchange for next year. Many people felt they had too many ornaments and did not have room for any more.<br />
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Following the ornament exchange we played a game that Angie brought for us. Karen Massey was the winner of the Name That Tune game.We had fun trying to guess the titles of the holiday songs.<br />
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We had a wonderful time at the meeting and since there wasn't a book to discuss we were free to birdwalk all we wanted!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-29737057646157613772012-12-10T08:15:00.000-08:002012-12-10T09:22:33.984-08:00November MeetingOur November meeting was hosted by Stephanie. We enjoyed 2 wonderful varieties of homemade soup and a delicious dessert with a special topping. <br />
Our discussion was about the book, <em>American Wife</em>. The book was fiction but loosely based on the life of Laura Bush. This made for a lively discussion about authors who write fiction but intertwine facts about a person's real life. There were strong opinions about this. Most people felt this could confuse the reader and it was not a good idea to put made up events in a book about a real person verses a fictional character.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-32822462161756632872012-12-10T08:03:00.001-08:002012-12-10T08:03:17.433-08:00August, September, OctoberI was not able to attend the meetings for August, September or October so I can't report on the news for those months. If you were the hostess for one of those months and would like to send me a short recap of the meeting I would be happy to post it for you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-27808498382912464742012-07-25T15:05:00.000-07:002012-07-25T15:09:41.381-07:00July Meeting<strike></strike>On July 24th the club reviewed the book, Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Everyone liked the book. Angie shared how she related to the book as a young girl who came to America from Germany and how she learned English from a woman in her apartment building. We discussed the hardship Kim and her mother had to face for many years and how they had to endure Aunt Paula 's jealous feelings. We also talked about how bright Kim must have been to go to school by day and then work in the sweatshop with her mother right after school and into the night. We were treated to Vic Tellez fixing his speciality, Chinese stir fry with rice. Everyone shared there fortune cookie fortunes after dessert. We all had a nice time visiting and getting caught up with each other's summer vacations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-22878190111896002112012-06-02T09:24:00.002-07:002012-06-02T11:49:16.427-07:00June Meeting<b><span style="font-size: large;">Change of Date for June Meeting</span></b><br />
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<div>Joyce's June Meeting<br />
<div>Our June meeting has a change of date. The meeting will be on June 19th instead of June 26th.</div></div><div>That is one week earlier than usual. So don't forget to read June's book a little earlier than usual.<br />
The book is, <span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b>The World As We Know It, </b>by Joseph Monniger.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> It is a wonderful story that I think everyone will enjoy.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-79020942484789995352012-06-02T09:06:00.003-07:002012-06-02T11:48:45.804-07:00Barb's Little Free Library Information<h2>Barb's Little Free Library</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3v386UJCKA/T8o7Nft_auI/AAAAAAAAAyk/veKNHidXVEU/s1600/Little+Free+Library" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3v386UJCKA/T8o7Nft_auI/AAAAAAAAAyk/veKNHidXVEU/s200/Little+Free+Library" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a picture of the Little Free Library I mentioned at the book club meeting at my house. It is already popular with the kids on the block and I am hoping it will be come a favorite place for the adults in the neighborhood as more find out about it. Paul put up the bench last week so we are hoping people will come sit down and browse through a book. Here is the link for the Little Free Library program: </span><a href="http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/" style="font-family: Arial;" title="http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/">www.littlefreelibrary.org</a><span style="font-family: Arial;">. There is some interesting info there.</span><br />
<div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy Reading!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Barb </span></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-59463762573071882732012-05-26T15:37:00.000-07:002012-06-02T09:04:33.094-07:00Joanne Sampsel, Charter Member<br />
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know Joanne Sampsel passed away this month. Joanne was one of the original book
club members. Memories being what they are at our age....it is comforting to
know that we can rely on the Written Word (Linda’s Official List) to keep track
of what our brains cannot. Joanne's first book choice was "Deceptions" by
Judith Michael and the second year she picked "Pastures of Heaven" by John
Steinbeck. The third year of Book Club she hosted our first Christmas "Snack
Tasting" get together. As Karen was reminiscing, she recalled that Joanne
always was working at home and/or outside the home. She never was idle. Debbie
remembered that Joanne listened to Books on Tape while she ironed.
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suggested we donate a book on tape to the library in her memory. She was very
creative, and the idea of selecting a book on tape seems appropriate. This
tribute celebrates both her pleasures of quilting and cooking and her creativity
of participating in Book Club in a way that she could work and enjoy the written
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">The book
“Friday Night Knitting Club” by Kate Jacobs was mentioned. I contacted the
library and they already have this book on tape. Another one of Jacobs books is
“Comfort Food” and this is one the library needs. Open to other suggestions.
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif;">In the meantime
let me/Karen Massey know if you would be interested in donating toward this
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Joanne Sampsel was in our book club at the outset, although she dropped out after about a year, as she was not a reader, but a dear friend and neighbor for those of us in the Foster Village subdivision.<br />
She was also a charter member of St Elizabeth's. She passed away on 4-26-12 after a three year battle with cancer. She was 59.<br />
Submitted by Gloria Hannon<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692604170545538276.post-12940076704018571582012-05-26T15:34:00.004-07:002012-05-26T15:38:33.996-07:00May Meeting at Gloria's Home<br />
WOW's May's meeting was held May 22nd at Gloria's house. Also, in attendance were Barb, Sharon, Linda, Angie, Karen M., Debbie, and Joyce. The book, "Gods & Kings" by Lynn Austin was set in Jerusalem during the time of King David's grandson, King Ahaz's reign, although the book is primarily about his son, Hezekiah's, growth to manhood, and ultimate investiture as King.<br />
Lentils and barley, multigrain rolls (bread was a very important food at that time), dates, olives and kosher grape juice were served to help transport us back to the culture described in the book.<br />
We had a lively discussion about the characters described in the book. Some members brought their Bible, and several commented on their having read the passages used by the author to set the book.<br />
We had conflicting views about Uriah. Did he start out with good intentions or not? Was Abijah weak or strong? Linda brought a chart of Jesus' genealogy, and we find that Hephzibah becomes the mother of Hezekiah's son and heir, Manasseh. How could this be?<br />
We agreed on Zechariah's character, especially at his ability to explain Yahweh and faith to his grandson. We all liked Shebna, the tutor. We all disliked King Ahaz.<br />
We read passages from the book, talked about Hezekiah's terrible losses, and our own losses, and finding God's peace even amidst those losses. <br />
Even though we couldn't find a set of reading discussion questions for this book, our group managed to maintain a lively discussion about "Gods & Kings" throughout the meeting.<br />
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