Stephanie's book selection was Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.
It is a 2005 book by Malcolm Gladwell. Do you know what the term thin slicing means?
Barb, Linda, Debbie and Karen T know! We enjoyed a cozy evening at Stephanie's home sitting in front of the fireplace as we talked about the book.
We discussed the book, Blink, and related it to our own experiences. We debated the power of training and experience versus making quick judgements in times of crisis. Our discussion was sometimes thoughtful and sometimes hilarious. It was a great discussion and we enjoyed a delicious array of desserts from fruit and cheese to yummy home made cakes and breads. We also loved the family portrait and the story that went with it.
Thank you, Stephanie, for a wonderful time!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
February Meeting
The February meeting was at Diane's house. The meeting was on Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm.
Margie and Diane hosted the meeting. I was out of town at my neice's wedding so I'm not sure if Margie was able to attend. The book discussion was about the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Margie and Diane hosted the meeting. I was out of town at my neice's wedding so I'm not sure if Margie was able to attend. The book discussion was about the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
2013 Book Schedule and Information
From Karen M.
Here is a basic list of months, dates and times, and books that were decided in December. The group decided after discussion that we would use 2013 as a trial year for meeting at least some of the time on Sunday afternoons. The consensus was that we meet during the winter months on Sundays. Other months are up to the hostess to decide if she wants to meet on the fourth Sunday afternoon or the fourth Tuesday evening. The Sunday time will be 2:00 - 5:30ish and the Tuesday time 7:00 - 9:30. We will begin at 2:00 - 2:30/7:00 - 7:30 for socializing. The hostess as always is in charge of menu...dessert or snacks or a meal...with the understanding that members will know in advance to plan to eat dinner before coming or not. We recognize that "catching up" with each other is an important part of who we are as a group. We also agreed that we are doing much better at starting the discussion in a timely manner.
Books for 2013
The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar
Sunday February 24 2:00 Margie and Diane (Diane’s house)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Tuesday March 26 7:00 Stephanie
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
Sunday April 28 2:00 Barb
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barber
Tuesday, May 21 7:00 Sharon
The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain
Tuesday June 25 7:00 Karen Tellez
The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton
Sunday July 28 2:00 Corinne
Killing Kennedy, by Bill O'Reilly
August TBA Debbie
TBA
Tuesday September 24 7:00 Gloria
Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Windspear
Sunday October 27 2:00 Joyce
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Sunday November 24 2:00 Linda
The Light Between Oceans, by M. L. Stedman
Sunday December 15 2:00
Karen J Massey Christmas Gathering
*** It is important to remember that some of the meeetings will be held on Sunday afternoons.
Here is a basic list of months, dates and times, and books that were decided in December. The group decided after discussion that we would use 2013 as a trial year for meeting at least some of the time on Sunday afternoons. The consensus was that we meet during the winter months on Sundays. Other months are up to the hostess to decide if she wants to meet on the fourth Sunday afternoon or the fourth Tuesday evening. The Sunday time will be 2:00 - 5:30ish and the Tuesday time 7:00 - 9:30. We will begin at 2:00 - 2:30/7:00 - 7:30 for socializing. The hostess as always is in charge of menu...dessert or snacks or a meal...with the understanding that members will know in advance to plan to eat dinner before coming or not. We recognize that "catching up" with each other is an important part of who we are as a group. We also agreed that we are doing much better at starting the discussion in a timely manner.
The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar
Sunday February 24 2:00 Margie and Diane (Diane’s house)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Tuesday March 26 7:00 Stephanie
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
Sunday April 28 2:00 Barb
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barber
Tuesday, May 21 7:00 Sharon
The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain
Tuesday June 25 7:00 Karen Tellez
The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton
Sunday July 28 2:00 Corinne
Killing Kennedy, by Bill O'Reilly
August TBA Debbie
TBA
Tuesday September 24 7:00 Gloria
Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Windspear
Sunday October 27 2:00 Joyce
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Sunday November 24 2:00 Linda
The Light Between Oceans, by M. L. Stedman
Sunday December 15 2:00
Karen J Massey Christmas Gathering
*** It is important to remember that some of the meeetings will be held on Sunday afternoons.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
New Book List for 2013
Karen M. has our new book list for 2013. She is going to email all of us the list. When she gets that done I will post the book list onto our blog.
Monday, December 10, 2012
December Meeting
Our December meeting was on Sunday, December 9th at 2:00pm. It was our annual Christmas Party with an ornament exchange. We enjoyed many wonderful finger sandwiches and desserts along with hot tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Karen M. did a fantastic job with the food and wonderful Christmas decorations.
After we ate we had our yearly business meeting. We discussed some changes to the dates and times of our meetings and we decided to try some Sunday meeting times at 2:00pm this year. We also discussed starting on time, with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm and discussion beginning at 7:45 and ending on time at 9:30. We selected our books for next year with each member taking a month of their choice for their meeting.
Following the business meeting we played the left right game and opened our gifts. Although we all loved our ornaments we decided to change the gift exchange for next year. Many people felt they had too many ornaments and did not have room for any more.
Following the ornament exchange we played a game that Angie brought for us. Karen Massey was the winner of the Name That Tune game.We had fun trying to guess the titles of the holiday songs.
We had a wonderful time at the meeting and since there wasn't a book to discuss we were free to birdwalk all we wanted!
After we ate we had our yearly business meeting. We discussed some changes to the dates and times of our meetings and we decided to try some Sunday meeting times at 2:00pm this year. We also discussed starting on time, with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm and discussion beginning at 7:45 and ending on time at 9:30. We selected our books for next year with each member taking a month of their choice for their meeting.
Following the business meeting we played the left right game and opened our gifts. Although we all loved our ornaments we decided to change the gift exchange for next year. Many people felt they had too many ornaments and did not have room for any more.
Following the ornament exchange we played a game that Angie brought for us. Karen Massey was the winner of the Name That Tune game.We had fun trying to guess the titles of the holiday songs.
We had a wonderful time at the meeting and since there wasn't a book to discuss we were free to birdwalk all we wanted!
November Meeting
Our November meeting was hosted by Stephanie. We enjoyed 2 wonderful varieties of homemade soup and a delicious dessert with a special topping.
Our discussion was about the book, American Wife. The book was fiction but loosely based on the life of Laura Bush. This made for a lively discussion about authors who write fiction but intertwine facts about a person's real life. There were strong opinions about this. Most people felt this could confuse the reader and it was not a good idea to put made up events in a book about a real person verses a fictional character.
Our discussion was about the book, American Wife. The book was fiction but loosely based on the life of Laura Bush. This made for a lively discussion about authors who write fiction but intertwine facts about a person's real life. There were strong opinions about this. Most people felt this could confuse the reader and it was not a good idea to put made up events in a book about a real person verses a fictional character.
August, September, October
I was not able to attend the meetings for August, September or October so I can't report on the news for those months. If you were the hostess for one of those months and would like to send me a short recap of the meeting I would be happy to post it for you.
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