Annie and Paul were gracious enough to host another Christmas gathering. To quote Annie, "It was so wonderful to eat good food and have connecting conversations with everyone." Annie & Paul, Christe & Steve, Ellen & Jeff, Jo & John, Judy & Scott, Julie & Bob, Kathy, Linda, and Nanc attended. Nanc was negligent and didn't take any photos of the festivities.
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| This Christmas season we saw the return of our tree on 1st Peak! |
Thank you for hosting.....it was fun even though we were there for such a short time....A great group of people.
BUT......it was a good concert at GET high school, too! 😀
Happy Holidays.
Happy Holidays.
~ Judy & Scott Lee
Annie and Paul... thanks for hosting. We were sorry to miss the salmon delights and other tasty treats, but had fun with max and the Girlettes.
It was so nice to see everyone. This feels like Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood!
Happy Holidays to all.
~ Julie & Bob Howard
Thanks, Annie and Paul, for your delicious food and gracious hospitality. Jeff and I are so pleased to be part of this neighborhood rich with natural wonders and extraordinary friends. Good goodie makers all!
~ Ellen Bowles
Yes, it was wonderful to see everyone, share all the delicious food, jump on the pillows in the reading room, see the old photos of the house and river, and chat with all of our favorite neighbors.
Thanks Annie and Paul for being such wonderful hosts.
~ Jo Smith
I feel so privileged to to be a part of this lovely group, and though I would be stretching it (by about 10 miles, or sometimes 1000 miles!) to call you my “neighbors”, I feel like we are. The gathering was fabulous in so many ways, the general conversation, holiday ambiance, the food-everything was wonderful- but the SALMON!- OMG- took it to a whole other level!
Retirement to the “seance” room proved very lovely and educational- from Annie’s beautiful work with soul stories to enjoying old photos and learning so much about the background of this splendid historical area, and stories about the home and river. Thank you Annie and Paul. This was a winter night to remember!
And thanks to Nance once again for maintaining these memories!
And thanks to Nance once again for maintaining these memories!
~ Kathy Day-Carey
Thank you Nanc for the “professional" job you do on the blog! It is always fun to check out and I appreciate all your efforts.
Love the cozy picture of Annie and Paul’s house and our local lighted tree on the bluff that has found its way back. It was such a memorable evening with true holiday spirit!
Warm holiday wishes to everyone!
Warm holiday wishes to everyone!
~ Linda Jenkins
Annie came through and took a post party photo!
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| Twas the lull after book club and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... |
Next Book: The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Location: Nanc's
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Nanc's
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm
February 8, 2018 - Wonder by RJ Palacio at Judy's (or library Oscar series and Hotel?)
March 8, 2018 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley at TBA
Books that were discussed for possible selection in the future included:
- Death Need Not be Fatal by Malachy McCourt
- The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stroud
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Cathy Byrd
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 TóibÃn
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
September 2016 - This Road I Ride by Juliana Buhring
October 2016 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
November 2016 - No book. Watched The Boys of '36
December 2016 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2017 - About Grace by Anthony Doerr
February 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
March 2017 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
April 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
May 2017 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
June 2017 - The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier also watched The Girl with a Pearl Earring
July 13, 2017 - Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
August 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
September 2017 - A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
October 2017 - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
November 2017 - The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
December 2017 - No book. Holiday gathering.
