THE REVIEW

SUMMER’S HALF GONE


Five of us still met on Wednesday in spite of the heat. Sad to think that summer is half over. I can tell, because parents have started buying school supplies at Walmart. If you need any office supplies, now is the time to stock up.

Bob read “The Stove”, an account of his further problem buying electrical goods. The first stove he got was problematic, so he returned it eventually after many long discussions with out of country and off-shore call centers. He finally received a stove from another store and has been trying out the oven. Making bread, he thought it needed another couple of minutes in the oven, so he sat to watch a baseball game while he waited, but it was two hours before he remembered he had something in the oven. We told him to get a portable timer he could carry with him.

I read a short piece called “Stop The Sunset” about Honey draining the car battery checking out his plug-in cooler, and then hoping to re-charge the battery with a solar charger as the sun was setting. I am accumulating pieces for my “Honey” collection.

Margaret read of Dye telling Coffin that the Handel House Association wanted them to identify their ghost before they decided whether or not to have it eradicated. He read Coffin the note from Miss Noteworthy. Dye told Coffin to go to the Handel House and play the piano and watch to see if a ghost was turning the music pages. Coffin was reluctant as he didn’t play very well. Dye told him not to worry, there wouldn’t be anyone there to listen except the ghost.

Jim read the rest of Chapter 10 where Olivia returns to the Wired Monk from being in the ghostly realm with her sister. Olivia’s tea is still warm. Leanne’s boyfriend arrives and so does Leanne. With her ghostly eyesight, she sees a malignancy in his bones and tells him to see a doctor.

Jason didn’t read. He feels overwhelmed with how busy it is during the summer with two young children, a boy and a girl, and getting them to all their organized activities. Unfortunately, being so organized precludes spending time with friends or just playing for fun, for either them or him. Hmm…. Something to think about. I really think Jason should be writing about the trials and tribs of being a full-time parent.

We are taking a break for the rest of August, and the next Meeting will be Wednesday, September 1st at 7:00 p.m. at my place. Take your Muse on vacation with you, but be sure to drag both of you back for the next Meeting. See you then.

Lisa