Dear Book Clubbers,
Last week’s meeting at Lorraine’s featuring Remarkable
Creatures was a tremendous success.
The book was well liked, receiving a 3.75 overall rating. Talk of the book was lively, and our
new plan to have the discussion be sustained by the input of all, seemed to
work well. Thanks to all who
contributed goodies and especially to Lorraine for being our hostess and to
Jill for acting as discussion “steerer”.
Stayed tuned for details about a summer field trip to do a bit of our
own fossil hunting locally…bonnets and gloves optional.
Our next gathering is scheduled for 7 PM on
Wednesday, May 23rd at Joan’s to discuss The Art of Racing in the
Rain by Garth Stein. Appetizer
volunteers are Marilyn and Sue P, desserts are Jackie and Shirley, and Beth and
Grace will bring some wine to add to the unopened bottles from the last
meeting. Please let Joan know if
you are coming. Remember that an
accurate head count allows the hostess to plan for seating; so don’t forget to
inform if you will be attending.
We set July 18th as the date for the
summer meeting. Plan to gather on
Jackie’s deck to discuss what we have been affectionately referring to all year
as the Hemingway Duo, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain about his time in
Paris, and A Moveable Feast, Ernie’s own account of that same
period. The US paperback release
of The Paris Wife has been delayed yet again, but we decided to forge
ahead anyway in the hopes that since the hardcover can be obtained for not much
more ($15 on Amazon) than a trade paperback and is available in audio and
e-book formats, we should all be able to get the job done. Jackie strongly recommended that the
order is important and that The Paris Wife should be read first. Because this is a “big food” event, we
may experiment with a new method of signing up via a web site called
mysignup.com. This may turn out to
be a great way for the Craneridge Caring Tree to function when there are
specific tasks to be accounted for when someone is in need of help.
In other neighborhood news, Kathryn asked us to
please note that the new Craneridge website is found at:
The board is seeking some input via a survey that you can find and easily complete on that site. Please remember that the annual meeting is at Willie’s (Kissing Bridge) on Saturday, May 12th and the Earth Day work party is Saturday, May 19th. I believe both events begin at 10 AM.
The board is seeking some input via a survey that you can find and easily complete on that site. Please remember that the annual meeting is at Willie’s (Kissing Bridge) on Saturday, May 12th and the Earth Day work party is Saturday, May 19th. I believe both events begin at 10 AM.
Finally, Marty suggested considering giving the
website www.betterworldbooks.com
a try the next time you buy a book.
They have new and used books at reasonable prices and your purchases
trigger donations of other books to those in need.
I think that is most of what transpired… Jan
