I belong to a book club that is comprised of many amazing women. We all live in the same subdivision and just blocks from each other. After seeing the pictures, you may think that if your name isn't Laura or Susan, you can't take part, but that just isn't true. At book club when you say "Susan" or "Laura" you have to specify which one you are talking to or they may all answer. We have 3 Laura's, a Lori, a Lisa, and 2 Susans..... plus Michele, Joan, Nicole, Yolanda, Cliss and Tricia. We have diverse tastes in books but we try to read most of them even if it is not something that we would ordinarily pick. I have read several of these and have been pleasantly surprised each time. That's what I like about book club....it takes me out of my proverbial box. My tastes run to mysteries, historical fiction, biographies and old classics but I have expanded my repertoire to include some romance, contemporary fiction, young adult fiction, science fiction and histories. I have liked almost everything we have read except one (that I really should have liked) and that book was the non-fiction textbook called "The Illustrated Brief History of Time" by Steven Hawking. Even though it had a lot of fascinating things in it, I found myself drifting off too often to learn. I like to think it wasn't too intellectually above my understanding but I was just BORED to death. I may try it again in 20 years or so when I am in a "home" and can do nothing else. I will have to take a crash course in the next life if I ever hope to build my own world. Others really enjoyed it however. I love the discussions we have and how points will be brought out that I hadn't thought of or even noticed in the book before. Many times we will have totally different perspectives on the intended plot development and if we care about the characters in the book. Oh, and did I mention that we never leave without filling our tummies with yummy food? We have run the gamut of appetizers and desserts to soups, breads, fruits and veggies and have been known to prepare foods that are mentioned in the books. We can also bring our needlework or lap crafts and work on them while we talk. Thank you girls for making my 3rd Wednesday of the month a little more special than other Wednesdays. You are all the best!!!
Susan K. and Susan W.
Nicole, Laura H, Joan and Yolanda
Lori and Lisa
Lisa, Nicole and Laura H.
Laura L. , Julie, and Laura T.
Laura H. and Yolanda
4 comments:
You are lucky to have such good friends! I'm glad that you are surrounded by good women and neighbors. Your transition to Utah a few years ago was made so much easier by these good people. I have also enjoyed getting to know them over the years!
I've never belonged to a book club but it sounds like your would be fun. One of my favorite books, and you may have read it, is Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West. It's central theme is about a fictional high school basketball team. It's a book that will make you laugh out loud, cry and just hate to put down. I highly recommend it. Susan
Joan, I don't even remember you taking pictures--what does that mean?
It was fun to see them and you're right. We are pretty darn lucky to have such wonderful women friends.
As Amy put it, my transition to Utah almost five years ago has also been made perfectly delightful in large part because of my wonderful friends.
I have not visited anyone's blogs in a long time. I have finally gotten around to it, and I realized how much I had missed. I actually read "The Illustrated Brief History of Time" a bunch of years ago, and I quite liked it. xo
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