December 13, 2025

After months of meeting at Penngrove Market, it was time for some homespun warmth. We were all invited to share our December gathering at the lovely home of Carolyn and it was absolutely perfect - warm, inviting, and decorated to perfection. There we enjoyed the special treats she provided and our monthly scones. Then it was time for our annual gift "exchange," as Barbara read us "Twas the Night Before Christmas," passing our gifts to each "and" in the story. It's always fun with lots of frantic laughter.

 

  

We discussed last month's book, First Lie Wins, and barely found time to assign a new book for January, Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, then a quick photo session before folks needed to breeze off to their next engagements! What a lovely way to end 2025.

 

 

November 8, 2025

 

Boy, did I take a break! We've continued to meet and read but this blog is dreadfully behind in chronicling that. Our latest read was The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances. It was a bold and dramatic choice and elicited an extremely long discussion. Many of us found it extremely disturbing and had a hard time digesting it. But read it we did and an extremely interesting conservation came from it.

Our next book is First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston.  

April 29, 2025

 There's no picture this month but that doesn't mean we had a short meeting. With several of us missing, we still managed to spend hours discussing everything from our book, our families and their news, and politics.

Our book for this coming month is The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Something tells me next month we might be reading the sequel which Cathy tells us is an even more exciting book. I'm game!

March 29, 2025

 

It was still rather chili outside so once again we gathered inside to hear and share our many adventures of the last month and talk about our book, The Searcher.  It took several hours but we caught up with everyone's latest and all enjoyed Tana French's delve into the "quiet Irish countryside" and its hidden crime element.  

Our next meeting won't be until May due to a couple of us venturing off to Portugal and more adventures closer to home. Our book selection for May is Tracking Kindness by Myrtle Heery.

January 11, 2025

 A new year and, with luck, a good one.

This past year has seen its various trials so it's with hope that we enter 2025. Only one of us was missing this glorious January morning as we gathered refreshed for the new year. We took our time catching up with each others' happenings, talked about our last book assignment, The Grey Wolf, and decided we would read The Hunter by Tana French for next month's discussion.

December 7, 2024

  Unfortunately myself and several others were not able to join in our traditional Christmas luncheon, but those that were had a wonderful time. 

Our book to read for our January meeting is The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny. 

Happy Holidays, everyone!