"And Merry Christmas, everyone"
Yes, you read it correctly. It was not "Christmas with Tiny
Tim" or "Christmas with the Kranks"; but our "Christmas in
January" book club dinner/meeting had just as much going for it!!Everyone seemed to enjoy listening to the Christmas music playing on the tree and the gum drop lights in the kitchen! I must admit I am glad I left it all up so that I could celebrate with my friends and fellow readers!!!
The evening had a great send off with an old favorite: bourbon slush! After
slushing our way through our snacks (something had to be used to suck up the
bourbon); we retired to the dining room where we feasted in true Christmas
fashion!!
Our discussion of the book "The Middle Place" turned out better
than I had anticipated. I shared with the group how the book had seemed
to call to me because of the breast cancer theme and because of the family
dynamics. Several others also had experiences similar to this. Louisa
spoke how eerie it was that her daughter
is experiencing some of the same feelings now that she is dealing with her
Dad's cancer.
The middle place, where childhood and parenthood overlap, seemed to strike a
chord in several other members as well. Nancy said how coming to the meeting was an oasis of peace for her right
now as she is sandwiched between the worry over her son and daughter-in-law's
pregnancy and taking care of her Mother. Everyone had some comment to
share that brought more discussion. Some people had a hard time getting through
the book and found it repetitious but most everyone felt that it had a lot of
good writing in it.
I found the story more upbeat than a downer. I thought the way it was
written was more humorous than your typical cancer story. And the e-mails
in the book written to her friends keeping them updated on her progress
reminded me of the reason why I am in such a great book club with such a great group of people!!! Here's
to many more such gatherings!!! And so we go on to next month, Feb. 21st
at Roe's house where we will dissect Cary Grant!!!
Until then adieu, dear friends!!
Love, Edna
Love, Edna
A special thanks to all for their lovely food and wine contributions.
Kathy's rutabaga was an interesting
addition!!!
Sorry about Alice's Dad. We understand why you did not feel like coming out.
Missed you also, Ellen and Pam!!
Sorry about Alice's Dad. We understand why you did not feel like coming out.
Missed you also, Ellen and Pam!!
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Edna - Glad this blog give everyone an opportunity to show off their writing skills - you wrote a great recap -- hitting just the right tone of the evening. I think we all appreciated what this book meant to you. Thanks for a great evening of fun and fellowship (oops, sounds almost spiritual!)
Sharon
It was great getting back to the book club after so much time had elapsed. The meeting was emotional at times but I learned more about these wonderful people we call Good Time Girls. Great job on the blog but then I knew you guys would be up to the challenge.
KAthy G
I love this group. Edna, thank you for the wonderful dinner and sharing your take on the book this month. I could tell from listening to you that you could really relate with the characters in this book. Since I didn't have parents maybe that is the reason I was unable to relate and could not get into the book. But I did enjoy the discussion.
Grace
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