July 26, 2015, Meeting at Judy's House

Minutes written by Mary Jo.

 Dear Book Club:

WOW, where do I start?  What an amazing time we had today, as our group was quite energized and so full of FUN!!!  We all agreed that it was the BEST time we've had!!  So sorry to those of you that couldn't make it, (Ann, Lori & Kathy), but we're quite sure you are having an amazing time in Saltzburg!

SO, after all the wonderful wine & food (salads, shrimp, salmon, homemade breads, fruit, etc.) we all settled in to discuss the book "A Reliable Wife".  It was quite a lively discussion led by our "teacher" Celia, who said we weren't going to say if we liked or disliked it until the end of our discussion and her 5 questions that we talked about first.  At the end of our discussion, we then went around the room and there seemed to be around 4-5 of us that gave it 4 stars, as we agreed it was a page turner.  Some gave it 3 stars and some less than that too.  I think most of us agreed it was a depressing story, but some of us Pollyanna's want to believe that they lived "Happily Ever After" after having such a tough life.  After discussing the book at length, we had two yummy frozen desserts, and some cookies, along with coffee & tea and of course it was all delicious!  Such a FUN and FABULOUS afternoon.  Special thanks to Judy for being the Hostess with the Mostess!!

Next month's meeting will be held at Celia's House on Sunday, August 30th at 1:00 PM and we will be discussing "The Rosie Project, a Novel".

Claire, very graciously offered her condo across from Bretton Woods, for the following month, if we are willing to wait until Sunday, October 4th, and we all agreed, since we love going there.  The book chosen for that meeting was "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.

If we choose to go back to the last Sunday of the month for October, that would mean that we'd only have 3 weeks to read our next book, which will be Lori's turn to choose, but if we are willing to wait until Sunday, November 1st, I am willing to host here at the Inn, plus it would give us an extra reading week.  We typically try to combine our November & December meetings and meet the beginning of December anyway and it being November 1st, it seems close enough.  Do you all agree?  Just keep it in mind, as I won't be at the next meeting at Celia's.  I'm heading to Providence, RI to meet my long time friend since 3rd grade, to celebrate our big "60th" birthdays together.  She lives in PA and we're meeting there, staying at a B&B and just hanging out together.  Her birthday is the day before mine, so we're really looking forward to that!