Well, the book club was a rout. The book was so good and I was looking forward to hearing what everyone else thought about it. I had good hopes for a lively discussion when I found out that the moderator is a literary professor from the university. But the questions she started with were basic to start with and there were a couple of women who dominated the conversation talking about anything other than the book. At one point one of them literally talked over me to talk about someone helping her tie her shoe in the grocery store. And more than half of the allotted time we had the room we were discussing what books we would like to read in the future. The book for July is Where Men Win Glory, and I'm not so sure that I am that interested in reading it. But I have already bought it and will give the book club another try.
Next on the agenda for meeting friends is the Cookbook Club. They meet next week. Everyone picked a recipe from the Parks and Rec cookbook and will make a dish to share. I am making American Italian pasta salad. I was going to say that I at least will not be going expecting an intelligent discussion. But that isn't nice. Actually, most of the seniors in this community either have taught at the university or went there and stayed in the area.
In happier news, Tim and Emily put an offer on a house, and it was accepted. They will close on July 20. Which means they will have to forego the honeymoon that they had planned as it would have them in Palm Beach when they need to be in NW Georgia. I suggested that they should consider the train ride between Denver and LA in the fall instead. Both of them were very interested in the idea. They will be busy for the foreseeable future moving and getting their new house in order. I guess I should start looking on gardening sites to see if I can find a couple of those hydrangeas.
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