We switched our meeting to Wednesday night this month so our meeting did not conflict with Annie's parent conferences. Ellen hosted a delightful meeting providing delicious soup and salad, and her now famous apple pie. Annie, Christe, Ellen, Linda, Jo, Judy, Kathy, and Nanc attended. Annie had us all laughing with an anecdote from conferences the previous night, which gave Christe the opportunity to mention the urban dictionary definition of crop dusting.
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| It was dark when we walked to Ellen's, so I'm substituting this sunrise water view photo instead |
I love us!! So fun, as always. Feels so good to laugh and to share (and to talk at least a little bit about the book we've read!) with such beautiful women. Thanks for the delicious food and hospitality, Ellen!
~ Annie Larkin
“If I die, don't take this too hard," she counseled them, "death is only part of things bigger than we can imagine. Our brains are just starting the greatness, to learn how to do things like flying. What next? You will see, and you will see that your mother is of the design. And I will always be made of things, and things will always be made of me. Nothing can get rid of me because I am already included into the pattern." ~ Louise Erdrich
Feeling like Annie. What a wonderful group with whom to relax, laugh and share! 💚
~ Kathy Day-Carey
Thanks Ellen for a wonderful evening. The food was delicious and the company was, also, delicious!😊
~ Judy Lee
Next Meeting: Holiday gathering
Location: Annie's
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Annie's
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm
January 11, 2018 - The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey at Nanc's
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
