ME AND THE MEN AND A BLUEBERRY FLAN
Unfortunately, Margaret was not well, and Gemma couldn’t attend, and Anne Berrie was absent, so there were just me and four men here at the meeting last Wednesday. And none of them refused the blueberry flan I had made, sans sucre.
Jim read first, part of Chapter 10 in his novel “Coventry Ghosts”. This is where Leanne is able to bring her sister, Olivia, into her ghostly world, while time stands still in the real world. Leanne has become a most powerful ghost. There is going to be a General Dissembly to choose new members for the previously decimated Ghostly Committee, and Leanne wants to see women appointed this time. This is a really fun read.
Ron attended for the first time in many months. He read Chapter 5 from his “Of Stalwart Peasants”. This chapter is from the point of view of Burkholder, the Land Agent, looking to sell Hungarian peasants on emigration to Canada. Joseph is one in the crowd, and asks a lot of questions. The Agent reads a bulletin, a glowing testimonial from previous immigrants in the Hungarian colony at Esterhazy. Joseph pays the fee for the Agent to obtain visas for all his family to emigrate, but questions the ability of the Agent to obtain them for his sons, who are of the age for military conscription. A lot of interesting history here.
Jason read Chapter 13, where Greg and Dave are at home. We learn Greg knows about a party that Dave hasn’t told him about, and that Greg is having trouble discerning what was real and what was illusion earlier in the day. Dave admits to Greg that he’s desperately hoping to be picked up by one of the professional scouts that will be at his hockey game on Friday, so that he can leave town for good. Then Jason told us he might scrap this chapter because he didn’t think there was anything happening to move the story along.
The only writing I had done was a letter to the editor that was published in The Vancouver Sun on Wednesday. I commented that I was one who had complained the last time about the long form census, as I have lived in the same house since 1994, and we received the long form every single time it came around. It just seemed to be a little redundant collecting the same info from the same people in the same house every time.
Bob didn’t read anything, but he is still waiting for his new stove, so maybe we will have another story from him on that topic eventually. He has been without a stove for several weeks now.
Big thanks to Jim for the large bowl of ripe plums he brought from the tree in his yard. I’ve been nibbling on them since.
Next Meeting will be here at my place on Wednesday, August 4th at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you then, and may your inspired thoughts bear the fruit of eloquent composition in the meantime. If not, make jam.
Lisa
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
THE REVIEW
DOWNSIZED
Our meeting last Wednesday was smaller in number, only four of us, but not in enthusiasm. Gemma, Bob and Margaret were here with me to enjoy a more leisurely get-together, and the strawberry shortcake I served as a treat. Jason said his wife was away on business and he was busy parenting that night. Jim had a previous engagement. Anne was unwell again with another cold. And Danny called Margaret and said not to pick him up to attend any more meetings.
Margaret read of Coffin going to speak at the British Society of Ghostly Encounters. Dye was wrong in his directions, and Coffin had a long walk from the train to the theater, where he was to change into his Duke of Cumberland costume. He changed and stood in the hall, waiting for his cue to go on stage, but ended up appearing as the Duke in a play instead of giving a talk about his ghostly encounters. He then missed the train home and ended up staying at the Stars Inn. The next day, Dye belatedly told him the Society cancelled their meeting.
Bob read more of his electronic difficulties. He lost his internet signal while watching a baseball game on his computer and his wife phoned the service provider where she was put on hold. Eventually she learned payments for the new PVR they had bought had not come out of their bank account automatically. Since Bob was behind in doing bank reconciliations, he was not aware they were behind on payments. Consequently, the service had been terminated on a Wednesday. Of course Bob made the necessary payments and service was eventually restored on the Saturday, in time for him to watch a 4:00 baseball game. Now we are waiting for Bob to write about his escapade buying a new stove.
Gemma read the final chapter of the gigolo Bob defrauding Barbara. He takes her to a picnic in Stanly Park, and then to Hastings racetrack. He tells her he has a sure bet on No. 2 in the 5th race. She gives him $10,000.00 to place a bet. No. 2 wins the race but is then disqualified and No. 3 is first. Bob had placed her money on No. 3, but tells her he is sorry she lost all her money. Gemma said the novel continues with Bob swindling money from other people. So we don’t know yet if he gets caught.
I have to write something under 750 words on the topic of ‘ears’. Margaret and Gemma and Bob were generous with suggestions so we will see what I come up with.
Next meeting will be here at my place on Wednesday, July 21st at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you then.
Lisa
Our meeting last Wednesday was smaller in number, only four of us, but not in enthusiasm. Gemma, Bob and Margaret were here with me to enjoy a more leisurely get-together, and the strawberry shortcake I served as a treat. Jason said his wife was away on business and he was busy parenting that night. Jim had a previous engagement. Anne was unwell again with another cold. And Danny called Margaret and said not to pick him up to attend any more meetings.
Margaret read of Coffin going to speak at the British Society of Ghostly Encounters. Dye was wrong in his directions, and Coffin had a long walk from the train to the theater, where he was to change into his Duke of Cumberland costume. He changed and stood in the hall, waiting for his cue to go on stage, but ended up appearing as the Duke in a play instead of giving a talk about his ghostly encounters. He then missed the train home and ended up staying at the Stars Inn. The next day, Dye belatedly told him the Society cancelled their meeting.
Bob read more of his electronic difficulties. He lost his internet signal while watching a baseball game on his computer and his wife phoned the service provider where she was put on hold. Eventually she learned payments for the new PVR they had bought had not come out of their bank account automatically. Since Bob was behind in doing bank reconciliations, he was not aware they were behind on payments. Consequently, the service had been terminated on a Wednesday. Of course Bob made the necessary payments and service was eventually restored on the Saturday, in time for him to watch a 4:00 baseball game. Now we are waiting for Bob to write about his escapade buying a new stove.
Gemma read the final chapter of the gigolo Bob defrauding Barbara. He takes her to a picnic in Stanly Park, and then to Hastings racetrack. He tells her he has a sure bet on No. 2 in the 5th race. She gives him $10,000.00 to place a bet. No. 2 wins the race but is then disqualified and No. 3 is first. Bob had placed her money on No. 3, but tells her he is sorry she lost all her money. Gemma said the novel continues with Bob swindling money from other people. So we don’t know yet if he gets caught.
I have to write something under 750 words on the topic of ‘ears’. Margaret and Gemma and Bob were generous with suggestions so we will see what I come up with.
Next meeting will be here at my place on Wednesday, July 21st at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you then.
Lisa
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