Crafties for Retreat

Here is a teaser of things to come. These are not great pictures but they give you an idea of what we will be doing at retreat. I need a couple people to bring glue guns and good fabric scissors. If you can bring either if these things, leave a comment and tell me.

Also there has been an interest expressed in learning how to make hair bows. Here are some pics of ones that I have made:

If you want to make bows, bring any specific ribbon you want to use. I will bring some ribbon with me. Also bring a few extra bucks to cover the cost of clips and any ribbon you use. We can also do flowers on clips too. Bring any flowers you want to use and I can show you how to do them. If you have questions give me a call.

Retreat Time!! (PLUS Three Posts- Keep Scollling Down)

Hooray for retreat! Here are some specifics about what we will be doing:

DATE: October 24-25 (Friday-Saturday)
TIME: Meet at Mindy's at 4PM to carpool OR come to Smith's in Logan at 4:30 and we will pick you up
WHAT TO BRING: Jammies!
$10 for food and craft- I need this ASAP so I can order the craft
A treat to share with everyone
A book for our book exchange (See next post)
Any movies or games that you would like
Camera- we have a blog now so we can post and embarrass each other!
Pillow & blanket if you want- there will probably be beds for everyone
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW: We are planning on staying a little later on Saturday this time. Clear your schedules as much as possible so you can stay and hang out with us.

If you have any questions give me a call. We are going to have lots of fun!

Ideas for Book Exchange

OK, so there was some trepidation expressed about the book exchange at our retreat. What to pick? Here is what I suggest:

~ Pick a book that you LOVE that we haven't done for book club. Chances are if you love it, whoever gets it will like it too.
~ Think outside the box: Pick a children's book, a cookbook, or a book of fairy tales. There are also some very good books about books out there.
~ Choose a classic that you have seen the movie of- like "Peter Pan", "Little Women", "Swiss Family Robinson", or "The Wizard of Oz". If we have all seen the movie, I think it makes these sometimes hard-to-read books easier.
~ If you need more specifics, let me know and I can list some titles.

Good luck and have fun!

Tethered

So I stumbled upon this website and found this book. It sound great! Plus it has a really cool cover. Here is what the Random House website said about it:

Clara Marsh is an undertaker who doesn’t believe in God. She spends her solitary life among the dead, preparing their last baths and bidding them farewell with a bouquet from her own garden. Her carefully structured life shifts when she discovers a neglected little girl, Trecie, playing in the funeral parlor, desperate for a friend.

It changes even more when Detective Mike Sullivan starts questioning her again about a body she prepared three years ago, an unidentified girl found murdered in a nearby strip of woods. Unclaimed by family, the community christened her Precious Doe. When Clara and Mike learn Trecie may be involved with the same people who killed Precious Doe, Clara must choose between the stead-fast existence of loneliness and the perils of binding one’s life to another.
About the Author

AMY MacKINNON is a former congressional aide whose commentaries have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, the Seattle Times, and on National Public Radio and This American Life. This is her first novel.

September Meeting Change

Attention!!
Our meeting has been changed to Wednesday, August 17th.
Please pass the word along to any members that you see or talk to. Again our September meeting will be on August 17th, 6:30 PM at Missy's house.

Deep Thoughts Too Late at Night

Thank you Missy for finding a wonderful post by Shannon Hale. I thought it was worth a post of it's own.
So let me know your thoughts ladies, what makes a "good book" a good book? Is it when others call that book a classic, does that automatically make a book worth-while. Is it if the book has deep meaning that can be analyzed by scholars and professors, and whole classes can be taught on just that book? Is a book "good" if it makes you pause and think about what you have just read, makes you wonder about yourself and the world? Or is a good book simply a book that entertains? A book that takes out of our own world and into the fictitious world of the author? Is it simply that by reading we can forget our own self for a minute and just live in the moment of this "good book"?
What do you all think? I have my opinion. What is your opinion? I surely hope it is not the same as mine, or anyone else. That is why I love book club, and each of you: that we have different opinions and that we learn and grow from each other.
OK, maybe that is too deep for 11:32 PM on a Monday. But, I thought the article was great! Thanks Missy! I anxiously await your comments!
P.S.- Some reading that is worth while, and has to do with this subject also: go to FAQ's on Stephenie Meyer's site.