June 16 Meeting at Carol's and hosted by Edna

 Alas!!  Our monthly Book club was held on Thursday, June 16th at 5:00 pm:  not at War Memorial Park as planned; but at the home of Carol Mason; hosted by her loving sister, Edna (haha; knew you like that one, Carol)!! We were so disappointed that we were unable to have the picnic since the music was cancelled & the weather was definitely not co-operating. 

However, in spite of that, we had a lovely turnout for my, in-house picnic,  of ham & chicken salad sandwiches, potato salad, and cheese dip with veggies & chips.  There were nine of us , which was a great group!!  We missed Louisa, Roe & Pat!! 

The book!!  Ah yes, the book.   We read "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman, who, by the way, is a very famous British celebrity of TV, reality shows, etc.  However, his first love is writing; thus the book. But I digress. 

I picked this book because it reminded me of our Book club; not that we are into solving murders (though I think we could be very successful at it if we put our minds to it); but because we have such a nice diverse group of older ladies in ourselves.  But I digress.

The Book was about a group of senior citizens living in a senior living community that decided they were going to solve cold case murders.  The personalities that were described were priceless.  I loved each of them for their eccentricities and their care of each other.  I could see myself really enjoying being part of that group just like I love being part of the lives that I touch with our group.  But I digress!! 

For some reason, some of those in our Book club seemed to think that the Book was too verbose??!!  Rambled on or something like that;  which I find a bit strange because I have never met a more talkative group than our Book club?!  Lol!!  But I digress!!

Needless to say, once they got into the story, most all enjoyed the twists and turns and plots.  There was one dissenting vote when Carol declared she would not read another book that had the priests & the nuns getting into extenuating circumstances anymore!!  Sorry, Carol!!  But I digress!

Anyway, the evening rounded out with several desserts, as per usual, and it was a lovely time in spite of all!!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Kathy's next (or the Park, weather permitting) on the 3rd Thursday in July!! 

Lovingly & verbosely submitted by Edna

May 19 Meeting at Sharon's

The May 19, 2022, book club meeting, held at Sharon’s, was attended by 9 members – sorry to miss Rosemary, Louisa, and Pat.  We began, of course, with food –pulled pork sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, and cole slaw and blondies, along with yummy additions from generous guests. The book, This is Happiness, by Niall Williams, was set in a fictional rural village in the west of Ireland in 1958 that is about to get electrical service for the first time. Those against accepting this life changing move ask, “Aren’t we happy as we are?” Views were mixed on the book. Several readers thought the author was too descriptive and used flowery language that dragged the story along. Edna felt that the lyrical style was typical of storytelling in Ireland and enjoyed the unhurried prose.  Much like the characters in the book, everyone enjoyed just getting together and enjoying each other’s company. 

Sharon