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| Beautiful patio on our garden walk! |
Meeting Place: Melissa's house
Ratings:
Joyce - 2.5
Sherry - 3
Barbara - 4
Melissa - 4.5
Kathy - 3.25
Michaelene - 2.25
Kim - 3
Tracy - 3.25
Tracy - 3.25
Average Rating: 3.22
Discussion: It never ceases to fail, someone comes up with a new, creative idea that bolsters our book club! After the month of May's surprise author visit, we moved onto June with a "themed" field trip. Melissa organized a great day at the Crete Woman's Club Garden Walk. This event included 6 garden views, lunch buffet at Lincolnshire Country Club, and shopping with town vendors. One thing we realized instantly was that these gardens were NOT "forgotten"! Many were breathtaking and absolutely beautiful. We all stole some great ideas to enhance our own gardens.
Following the garden walk, we returned to Melissa's place for our book club discussion. We were served chips and salsa/guacamole, Melissa's frozen sangria, and Tracy's oreo cheesecake parfaits. Our discussion began with book club questions we found online. A couple members loved the book, while others felt it was too long and drawn out. Many mixed reviews! Even though we had differing opinions, we maintained a great discussion. As usual, we went off on a tangent discussing vaccines and personal stories that stemmed from the book.
BCDP: Tracy served her oreo parfaits in colored cups. The prize winner was the lucky person who ended up with the red cup. Melissa won a sparkly butterfly rock for her garden!
Recommendation: Very mixed reviews on The Forgotten Garden. The book was rather long, and some members did not appreciate the author's style of jumping around in time. Other's felt it was a wonderful read. You may want to research the book and decide for yourself if it's your type!
Discussion: It never ceases to fail, someone comes up with a new, creative idea that bolsters our book club! After the month of May's surprise author visit, we moved onto June with a "themed" field trip. Melissa organized a great day at the Crete Woman's Club Garden Walk. This event included 6 garden views, lunch buffet at Lincolnshire Country Club, and shopping with town vendors. One thing we realized instantly was that these gardens were NOT "forgotten"! Many were breathtaking and absolutely beautiful. We all stole some great ideas to enhance our own gardens.
Following the garden walk, we returned to Melissa's place for our book club discussion. We were served chips and salsa/guacamole, Melissa's frozen sangria, and Tracy's oreo cheesecake parfaits. Our discussion began with book club questions we found online. A couple members loved the book, while others felt it was too long and drawn out. Many mixed reviews! Even though we had differing opinions, we maintained a great discussion. As usual, we went off on a tangent discussing vaccines and personal stories that stemmed from the book.
BCDP: Tracy served her oreo parfaits in colored cups. The prize winner was the lucky person who ended up with the red cup. Melissa won a sparkly butterfly rock for her garden!
Recommendation: Very mixed reviews on The Forgotten Garden. The book was rather long, and some members did not appreciate the author's style of jumping around in time. Other's felt it was a wonderful read. You may want to research the book and decide for yourself if it's your type!
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