July 2019 Meeting hosted by Marilyn and Diane at Millbrook Pond

July 2019 Meeting Review:

Thanks to Marilyn and Diane the annual Meeting on the Pond made for a beautifully enjoyable day.  We all appreciate the work that goes into setting it up.

Kathy led the dialogue on What She Left Behind.    There was some discussion re Izzy’s foster care, her cutting, the bullying and her eventual visit with her mother which leads to her finding the truth behind her mother’s incarceration.  

The majority of conversation however was about Clara and the sad circumstances of that period which enabled women to be locked up without proven cause.  Again, as we have such a wonderful group of women with such diverse experiences, we were able to hear from some who were directly involved in psychiatric hospital care.   The 1984 release of patients from those facilities was a major failure done without providing any help for many of those who had spent their lives institutionalized.  

We did get back to Clara and the book and it was a happy ending as she reunites with her daughter.  This was a book that, while not liked by all, was able to reach us emotionally.

The book chosen for September discussion (with the deciding vote of Mary Jo even tho we missed her presence) is:

               A FALL OF MARIGOLDS 

               by Susan Meissner

Next Meeting:

Aug. 25:    Celia’s           

Book:        The Inn at Lake Devine 

                   by Elinor Lipman

Sept. 29:  Claire’s Bretton Woods

Oct. 27:    Diane has volunteered to Host

Submit on         ​Discuss on

MaryJo……..    Aug. 2019……….Oct. 2019

Roz………….   Sept. 2019……… Dec. 2019

Stephanie…..   Oct. 2019………..Jan. 2020

Ann F……….   Dec. 2019……….Feb. 2020

Ann S………..  Jan. 2020………...Mar. 2020

Carol ………..   Feb. 2020……….Apr. 2020

Celia ………...  Mar. 2020………..May 2020

Claire ……….   Apr. 2020………..June 2020

Diane ……….   May 2020………..July 2020

Joy …….. …...  June 2020……….Aug. 2020

Judy …………  July 2020………..Sept. 2020

Kathy D………  Aug. 2020……….Oct. 2020

Kathy Z………  Sept. 2020……….Dec. 2020

Lori ………….   Oct. 2020………..Jan. 2021

Marilyn ………  Dec. 2020……….Feb. 2021

This is the schedule alphabetically by first name as we have usually done it.

People not here for submittal date can always send by email.

Celia, I realize this is not good for you, maybe Claire or Diane can exchange with you – it’s still a long time away.

Kathy Z, thanks for your note, looks like if you swap with Judy it will work out fine.

Claire, Joy, Kathy D, and Ann S will be in Scotland for the July 2020 Meeting.