September Meeting

We did a bit of catching up personally and enjoyed Sharon's yummy lemon cake.  We had a great discussion of this month's book. We even did a quick "toast to Anna Fox" with our wineglasses.   

The author of Woman in the Window is published under the pseudonym AJ Finn but his real name is Daniel Mallory.   Upon a little internet digging, it was brought up that Daniel Mallory has a less than savory history, including lying and plagiarism.  Regardless of that, the book was unanimously liked by the group.  

We did pause the book discussion for a few minutes while Jenny corrected a Facebook hacking scare.  Glad that worked!

This is the only photo that was taken, unfortunately after Jenny and Betsy had left.  

Next month's book will be Bitter Blood - a North Carolina themed true-life murder tale.  Written by Jerry Bledsoe - MJ worked at the same newspaper as Jerry in Greensboro as a college intern!

Location of the next meeting is Karen's house.

Check out the link for other interesting books we're reading.

August Meeting

We had a great discussion regarding this month's book - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole.  

Some of us learned about the black thought process regarding some situations.  

Most of us have been busy reading other books as well.

Welcome to a few new members!!!

 

Thanks to Jenny for being a wonderful hostess!

 Next month's read is  The Woman In The Window by A. J. Flinn.  

Be sure to check out the list of other books members have been reading.  You can see the sidebar on a laptop - not sure you can see the sidebar on mobile devices!

Sharon will host the September 28 meeting.

 

July Meeting

 We had a great time visiting with each other and didn’t spend much time on the book as we collectively didn’t enjoy it that much. (The Cactus)  

 

 

 

Per usual, Dolly had a nice selection of wines and goodies set out.  MMMMM

 

  

The book for August is “When No One is Watching” by Alyssa Cole  It is a thriller and the 125th book we've read as a club!  As usual, check out the link at the right for books our members are reading for ideas.  (This link is only visible on a computer, not a mobile version of the blog).

The August meeting will be at Jenny's home off of Hwy 902.

June Meeting

Fun meeting at Jean's house.  Unfortunately, it wasn't sunny or pleasant for a dip in the pool.....

 

 

We had a nice chat catching up on this-and-that.   And there were lots of snacks,  yummy deviled eggs and homemade chocolate cake with luscious chocolate drizzle.....

 

Welcome to new member Jenny!!   

 

The book of the month - The Japanese Lover was well liked.   

 

Of note - after next month we will have read our 125th book as a club!!    

 

We were treated to a beautiful sunset.

More chatting around the pool.

 

And we all left with a few cucumbers from Jean's garden! 

 Next month at Dolly's  - our book is The Cactus by Sarah Haywood.

Be sure to check out the other books members are reading at the right for ideas for your next book - lots of good books there this month!

 

May 2020 Meeting

It was so nice to be back together again!  We're all vaccinated and met on Lindy's deck.  We all agreed that Lindy's cake with figs was wonderful.

There was a discussion of the Book Page website - bookpage.com as a good resource.

Our own member Dolly has published her new book - Mine By Design.  She has chosen Becky Moore as her pen name.  It's a romance/suspense novel.  You can get it on Kindle here - and in paperback here!

 

 

If you read it, be sure to leave a (glowing) review as it helps her sell more books!!

 

 Dolly read us the fabulous/funny/heartwarming obituary she has written for her mother (who is alive and well).  If her book is as good as her obituary writing, it's going to be a best seller!!

 

Two of the members were sporting these tough Made In the NC/USA local crafter's handbags - you can find them here.  We're not trying to sell anything here - just want to share really cool ideas.

Jean will host the June meeting - come at 6 and swim a while before the meeting at 7PM!!  June 22nd.  Our book will be The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.

 

By sundown, we were treated to a lovely moonrise!

 

 

 

 

Of course,  be sure to check out the other books members are reading to the right.

October Meeting

 We returned to Dolly's for the October meeting.  A beautiful fall day, we sat outside at a good distance from one another.

 

Not a big crowd, but we chatted until almost 10pm!

 

Interesting discussion about various topics.  This month's book was a mixed bag.   Sortof a "shrug"....a fun little read, not difficult but a bit silly.  We all agreed it's OK to read that kind of book now and then.

 

 

And we all agreed that Dolly's poundcake was wonderful (forgot to snap a photo of it, darn) - the secret ingredient is Almond brandy.  Yummm.  Plus we all got to take home a slice for later!

 

And she shared some wonderful empanandas.  Here's the recipe for the dough - fillings can be anything you'd like.  Empanadas

 Next month's book will be American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, a story about a Mexican woman who had to leave behind her life and escape as an undocumented immigrant to the United States with her son.

 

As usual, check out the "Other Interesting Books" link for reading ideas.

 

We usually skip the November meeting and have a Christmas meeting the first few weeks in December.  No plans for this are in place - so email the group if you'd like to volunteer to host the Christmas meeting.   And remember, bring a small gift to share in the "grumpy Santa" game.  

 

And on a sad note, Jean's father passed away recently - our sincere condolences.  It has certainly been a rough year.

September Meeting

 Many thanks to Dolly for hosting the meeting at her lovely home.   

 

 Lindy's sister Valerie was visiting from Indiana and came along.  Nice for her to meet everyone.

 The ladies were interested in meeting the avians in the back yard!

Then it was inside for a cozy chat.  

 Many things were discussed, but not a lot about the book!  Almost no one had read it - but that seemed OK with everyone.  Three of this series was apparently a bit too much for the group, happy to move on to a different book.

 

We got a bonus "information session" by Dolly's hubby Matt concerning high-speed internet in the area - an issue we all seem to have.  Will be wonderful if we can take advantage of this new info.  Thanks Matt!

The next book will be "Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson.  This book is about twins that apparently spontaneously combust when they are agitated.  Should be a fun read and definitely something different!!

Dolly has volunteered to host again - next meeting will be October 27th.

Be sure to check out the "other books read" link for reading ideas.