Ellen hosted our August meeting to discuss Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea. Ellen provided many delicious homemade dips among a variety of snacks. Those in attendance included Annie, Ellen, Jo, Judy, Julie, Linda, and Nanc.
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| View from Ellen's |
Our non-book discussion ranged from Jo's trip to Ireland, Annie's summer in Alaska where she saw about a dozen Orca frolicking, which was a sacred moment for her, Judy's PAW cycling trip to the northwoods and her black eye (which had nothing to do with her trip), Julie's now properly operating internet service, and Annie's flower essence (a product of sun, water, flower, and intention).
There were varying views on the degree of enjoyment of Ann Linnea's spiritual journey, although it seemed that everyone respected the physical challenge Ann faced in completing the arduous journey circumnavigating Lake Superior.
For me, this story stands out as a very different journey from One Woman's River, not only because it was on Lake Superior rather than the Mississippi, but also because of the poignant window into her inner spiritual transformation. ~ Jo Smith
I'm including some photos from a bicycling trip with Jo and Judy, which included some stops along Lake Superior in places that Ann Linnea mentioned in the book. The water was pretty calm on these days!
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| Little Sand Bay |
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| Herbster |
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| Port Wing |
September meeting:
Book: This Road I Ride by Juliana Buhring
Location: Judy's
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Upcoming meetings:
October 13, 2016 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah at Annie's
November 10, 2016 Watch The Boys of '36 at Nanc's
December Holiday gathering at Julie's (date TBA)
October 13, 2016 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah at Annie's
November 10, 2016 Watch The Boys of '36 at Nanc's
December Holiday gathering at Julie's (date TBA)
January 12, 2017 About Grace by Anthony Doerr at TBA
February 9, 2017 Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates at TBA
Books we've read so far:
February 9, 2017 Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates at TBA
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
June 2016 - One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
July 2016 - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
August 2016 - Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea
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