Planning Meeting: A Recap

Dear Book Clubbers,
Last night’s book selection meeting was a huge success.  Barb did a fantastic job of accommodating all of us even though it was too cold for the deck.  Thanks, Barb.  Appreciation also goes out to all who pitched in and brought yummies to the meeting and to those unable to attend who still took the time to send ideas along.

In new business, I pointed out that there is a drop box for paper recycling (every thing but cardboard) that is accessible 24/7 at the Colden Elementary School.  The volume of paper collected there somehow benefits the school a bit.  Grace added that there is a similar green and yellow box at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital.  Jill mentioned that there is a drop site for returnables at the Colden Fire Hall with those proceeds going to a local Boy Scout troop.  Please consider making your green efforts also help a local cause.

Stay tuned for a direct e-mail from Ina detailing some upcoming quilt shows and the liquidation sale of a fellow crafter’s inventory of fabric and beads.  Marion’s sewing machine is still available.  Jennifer advised us to stay alert next Thursday, September 15th, as there will be local painters setting up their easels to capture some Craneridge scenery on canvas.  How cool is that?

Lots of wonderful books were proposed last night.  We also included the two selections we didn’t get to last year, Sense and Sensibility and Left to Tell, in the voting process. 
     
Click here to see the full list of 2012 suggestions.

Last night we decided to try to shoot for one meeting a month after finishing out the fall on our usual schedule.  The suggestion was made and welcomed that we at least try for one book a month.  Obviously, not everybody can always read every selection, but the thinking was that this would allow us to get more books in.  If something doesn’t appeal to you or you don’t have time, you can skip one knowing another discussion is just around the corner.  In the next few weeks, I would appreciate hearing from those of you who have conflicts on a particular week of the month (i.e. the first Wednesday of the month), so that we can evaluate if having a consistent meeting week is worth attempting.

Speaking just of around the corner, we will meet at Marilyn’s at 7 PM on Wednesday, September 21st to discuss The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.  Volunteers are: Jill and Kathryn for apps; Barb and me for desserts; and Carol, Terri, Jackie, Ina, Grace and Jen for wine.  If you are able to attend, please call Marilyn. 

After that, we will meet at Jill’s on Wednesday, October 19th to discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.  Should be a great read to do around Halloween, and Jill has promised to educate us on the life of a woman writer during a time when there weren’t a lot of them!

The co-ed meeting will likely be November 30th, but your hosts (Rob and I) reserve the right to change that depending on what our Thanksgiving plans become.  We will let you know as soon as the date is firm.  The book is Catch-22 and hopefully, Chris Strong remembers that he is leading the discussion.

I hope those of you who weren’t able to make it last night will be as excited about our choices for the coming year as the rest of us are!  See you in two weeks.       
Jan