Sunday, December 20, 2009

Rattled


After many failed attempts to get together, we finally had another Book Club! This go-round we read the book Rattled, by...um...well...I don't think it really matters who the author was. I think this was probably a record for length of time we talked about a book (I think we all got in a sentence or two). If we don't watch ourselves, this is going to turn into a real "moms club", and all the mocking we receive from our husbands about Book Club just being an excuse to get together and drink wine...might actually come true. Just kidding, we would never let it get that far. The book was really too light of a read to garner much discussion. We all enjoyed Carly's idea of a Dirty Santa book swap and with the exception of Guylene (sorry), we all got a new book to read, and made promises to continue swapping the books so everyone could read them all. We also had the pleasure of welcoming a new member, Kerry. Luckily for Kerry, she is also a mother (her daughter is Emma's age), so she felt right at home with our conversations that heavily favor motherhood. Speaking of kids, we were all excited to see the wonderfully adorable and smiley Christopher, who made an appearance at the end.

We look forward to Courtney hosting the next time. I think we're shooting for the end of January, maybe the weekend after MLK Day? It was nice to see everyone. Merry Christmas!
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Double Bind


Thanks to Libby for hosting another great Book Club. The Double Bind was an intriguing book that was at times hard to read but mostly enjoyed by everyone. We were also graced by the sweet presence of adorable baby Christopher.

Looking forward to the next one!
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Double Bind

The Double Bind won. I am waiting for the books to be ready at the library, which will be sometime next week. I'll be in touch w/ everyone once I have them. Anyone reading anything fun between our book club books? I picked out a couple of books at the library to take to the beach that I hope I'll be able to read. We're off to the coast! Talk to you next week.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hi Ladies! Here are the book choices for August. . .

Brighten The Corner Where You Are (Fred Chappell)

Double Bind (Chris Bohjalian)

Church Folk (Michele Andrea Bowen)

I'm waiting on a couple more votes. So far, the votes are very widespread. It shall be interesting!! I hope everyone is staying cool!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Breath, Eyes, Memory


Tonight's Book Club was special for many reasons. One, we got to meet Baby Connor (who is beautiful and is such a good baby)! Two, we all enjoyed the book. Three, this is the last book club that will meet at my current house. Hooray!

We enjoyed zucchini muffins, pesto pizza, spinach and artichoke dip, quesadillas, and a wonderful chicken pie that Fernanda's husband made. Dessert was fruit parfait.

I was too busy to print questions and our discussion ended up pretty loose, but good. I love reading and do it on my own (well, I did before I became a mother!), but I especially love book club for the opportunity it gives me to hear different perspectives and interpretations.


Edwidge Danticat


I just had to set off her name...anyway, I would be interested to hear if anyone reads her other book. Let us know how it is. We missed you Carly and Guylene, and we hope to see you next time.

Looking forward to the next choices, Libby!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

I enjoyed our last meeting! The food and company was great. Thanks to Robyn for hosting and Jennifer for posting all of those wonderful pictures:)

Friday, May 8, 2009

Run by Ann Patchett

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Thanks to Robyn for hosting us this go-round. We all enjoyed this book and had a great discussion. We were happy to welcome Fernanda to our group!

We also got to enjoy the company of Courtney and Carly for the last time before they become sleep-deprived zombies (I mean, new mommies).

Congratulations to Carly, who gave birth to Christopher Grant earlier today. We can't wait to see pictures of the new baby and happy parents!!

Here are the pictures, I couldn't resist posting all of them!






Here is the recipe for my dish: Zucchini Corn Pancakes. I follow the recipe pretty closely except this last time I added some spinach because I didn't have quite enough corn. Also, my jalapeno was smashed when I got home from the store so I had to leave that out of the salsa. I generally add a few splashes of olive oil and red wine vinegar to the salsa, to give it a little more "juice".

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/7458