Thanks to everyone who helped out with and attended our poetry night. We all had a really, really great time! Shelley and Katie--your presentations were terrific! I think we all learned quite a big about poetry and about Cummings and Yeats that we didn't know before. I thought it was really fascinating--from the balloon man to the "heart's deep core" to "anyone's any was all to her." Love it! Thanks so much for opening up those poems to us. And Katie, the posterboard with illustrations?! Talk about amazing, girl! Plus, we all know it was a good night if tears were shed by more than our usuals. :) So thanks everyone for helping us have such a nice time.
And can I even say enough about the crepes? Although I didn't try the clear winner of the night, peanut butter and chocolate, I thought they were the perfect treat. Let's definitely have them again sometime.
Now onto November...
I hope all of you have had a chance to get started on Anna Karenina. It is a bear, but I think many of us are finding it more enjoyable and entertaining than we'd anticipated it being. It's no Twilight, but it's not one of those classics you trudge through and have to really be committed to reading. Plenty of late nights spent reading are going on already.
If you haven't gotten started yet, there's still time--particularly if you want to read an abridged version or listen to the audio book, as many of us are. Our book club meeting for Anna Karenina is scheduled for Nov. 6th at Amie Dunford's home. It's not very far away. There's a chance of pushing it back a bit if we need to, but let's try to have it done by the 6th if we can.
There's also some talk of having a movie night sometime after the meeting to watch one of the many film adaptations of the novel. That will also be something fun to look forward to.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy reading!
And can I even say enough about the crepes? Although I didn't try the clear winner of the night, peanut butter and chocolate, I thought they were the perfect treat. Let's definitely have them again sometime.
Now onto November...
I hope all of you have had a chance to get started on Anna Karenina. It is a bear, but I think many of us are finding it more enjoyable and entertaining than we'd anticipated it being. It's no Twilight, but it's not one of those classics you trudge through and have to really be committed to reading. Plenty of late nights spent reading are going on already.
If you haven't gotten started yet, there's still time--particularly if you want to read an abridged version or listen to the audio book, as many of us are. Our book club meeting for Anna Karenina is scheduled for Nov. 6th at Amie Dunford's home. It's not very far away. There's a chance of pushing it back a bit if we need to, but let's try to have it done by the 6th if we can.
There's also some talk of having a movie night sometime after the meeting to watch one of the many film adaptations of the novel. That will also be something fun to look forward to.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy reading!
