Nanc hosted our May meeting to discuss Jewelweed by David Rhodes. Those attending were Annie, Ellen, Jo, Julie, Linda, Liz, and Nanc. We caught up on each other's lives while eating snacks and crawfish étouffée.
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| View from Nanc's... We talked about the farm on the top of the bluff during the meeting. |
Linda mentioned that Kestrel has a podcast called Conscious Chatter. What she didn't mention was that she was an integral part of the first episode! Listen for yourself here: Conscious Chatter You'll need to scroll down to the bottom to get to the first podcast.
With the talk about the podcast, Liz also plugged Ty Webster's website (Kestrel helped him with the website) called Simply Begin, his "daily multimedia meditation for peace and sustainability." This is the link to the meditation page: Simply Begin
With the talk about the podcast, Liz also plugged Ty Webster's website (Kestrel helped him with the website) called Simply Begin, his "daily multimedia meditation for peace and sustainability." This is the link to the meditation page: Simply Begin
In general, we liked Jewelweed and its quirky characters who struggled to belong, but some of us were hoping to relate to the book a bit more, living in the driftless area.
"I enjoyed Jewelweed very much. It was easy reading but I did find I got caught up in 'friending' the characters. I really enjoyed reading how they grew and dealt with each of their own 'issues' as their lives went on. It was very hopeful to see some very real struggles people go through and how a small rural community can be connected in positive ways that help each other move on and even have fun and love in the midst of their challenging lives." ~ Linda Jenkins
"I enjoyed Jewelweed very much. It was easy reading but I did find I got caught up in 'friending' the characters. I really enjoyed reading how they grew and dealt with each of their own 'issues' as their lives went on. It was very hopeful to see some very real struggles people go through and how a small rural community can be connected in positive ways that help each other move on and even have fun and love in the midst of their challenging lives." ~ Linda Jenkins
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| I included this photo of Dutchman's Breeches taken at Perrot because of Annie's numerous updates about flowers in the park. |
Annie reported: Great news! I got a call from Ellen McDonah and she'd love to come to our book club! How cool - our first author visit!! She's very excited about meeting all of us. She has June 9 on her calendar.
June meeting:
Book: One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
Location: Linda's
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Book: One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
Location: Linda's
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Upcoming meetings:
July 14, 2016: Book TBA at Jo's
Books we've read so far:
July 14, 2016: Book TBA at Jo's
Books we've read so far:
January 2014 - Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
February 2014 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
March 2014 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
April 2014 - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
May 2014 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
June 2014 - Breaking Free by Marilyn Sewell
July 2014 - The Orphan Train by Kristina Baker Kline
August 2014 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
September 2014 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
October 2014 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 2014 - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
December 2014 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2015 - No book. Watched The Book Thief
February 2015 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
March 2015 - Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
April 2015 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
May 2015 - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
June 2015 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 2015 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
August 2015 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
September 2015 - Ruby by Cynthia Bond
October 2015 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
November 2015 - No book. Watched To Kill a Mockingbird
December 2015 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2016 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
February 2016 - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
March 2016 - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
April 2016 - Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
May 2016 - Jewelweed by David Rhodes
