Book Group.....really just an excuse to get together with friends I have known for 10 years or more. Ever since we met when our kids were in preschool. The kids ended up in different schools with different friends and interests....but we Moms just kept getting together. Once a month. We have long since abandoned any sort of Book Group protocal. We do assign a book, but whether it is read or not is not really the point. Sometimes we discuss it...somtimes we don't. Mostly we just get the temperature of what our kids are going through and what we are going through as a result. What our relationships are doing...where they are going or not going with our spouses. We have talked over the divorces, the new boyfriends. Two of my friends have weathered bouts of breast cancer and all that that entails. There have been career changes, parents passing, exciting travels, kids' high school graduations. You know....life.
Like I said....the books are a great excuse, but hardly the point.
Here was my pick for the book group we just had last night at my house:
A wonderful perspective on this woman's life and her courage, joys and sorrows in living it.
Enjoy your weekend!
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9 comments:
Oh, I so wish I lived there and could be in your book club! Sounds wonderful to me. We need a design group - dinner once a month in a blogger's house !!! wouldn't that be so much fun!!!
JOni
I am with Joni...wish I also could join in. Staying connected over the years is so great. I am a fan of Isabelle Allende. I have read all her books, but this one has escaped me. I will put it on my summer reading list and pretend I am in your bookclub.
Your table is lovely!
Friends are really spice of life. And a good book from Isabel Allende would really be a great conversational topic.
The table looks lovely!
Belonged to a wonderful womens social book club when I lived in Phoenix. Met some of my dearest friends that way. Looks like a lovely gathering!
Such an essential source of support and sustenance.
Isabel Allende is one of my heroes. Have you read PAULA?
Katie -- lovely post. You created such a vivid image. And I'm crazy about the chartreuse with white daisies :)
That sounds wonderful Katie! We have a group like that but unfortunately we only get together now about once or twice a year as a big group. So good to remain connected in this fast paced world!
xo
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