Members Present: Helena,
Jackie, Judy, Karen, Pam, Patty, Luneil
Members discussed the upcoming Ride and Read event. It is
scheduled for September 16, 10-12 p.m. on the bike trail in Highland. MHW will set
up in the gazebo and the surrounding area. Our interactive activities and
readings will be geared toward elementary age children. Patty will purchase 50 inexpensive bags, Rachael
will provide blue pencils, Donna has stamps that coordinate with several MHW
stories, Karen will bring Tootsie Rolls because elephants love sweets, Jackie will
read “Earth is Wasted” and will pass out a nature scavenger hunt sheet, Valia
will bring his rocks and read A Miracle
Called Earth. Luneil will talk about
Barty the Clumsey Vampire and we also plan to read Pete’s book The Tall Man. Judy will have tattoos for
the kids and will read one of her stories. There will also be a poetry
brainstorming session and much more. A MHW gift basket with our books and
nature note cards will be raffled off at the event. Helen and others will discuss our group and
authors, hand out information, and talk about what is coming next. Jackie will include information on Pam, Ruthann, and Mari's stories as well and a few poems will be posted along the trail.
Judy will be the officiant at her granddaughter’s upcoming wedding
so she shared the declaration of intent, rings exchange, and the pronouncement
that she wrote. The ceremony will also include blessings from an Apache prayer.
Patty read the rest of chapter three from her novel Vienne.
Helena shared three of her poems. One was about autumn, the
second one about a shooting star and the passing of a friend, the third about
her favorite pastime, swimming.
Next meeting: September
13, at Rosati’s, 6:30 p.m.
JSH
