Another lively discussion of books occurred on Sunday afternoon. We had a new reader, Cat. She had attempted to join us last month via Zoom but encountered technical difficulties. We enjoyed meeting her in person and look forward to seeing her again. Peggy was back...
Booklovers has continued to meet despite my lack of reporting! My apologies. I’m certain some of you are on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what we have been reading. Here are our books for April, May, and June. Peggy usually starts us off with a variety of...
The big news is that Coleen told us that the Paper Plains Literary Festival is April 8 and 9 in Lawrence. Keynote author talks, which can be viewed in-person at Liberty Hall, or virtually, feature Angeline Boulley (The Firekeeper’s Daughter), Sarah Smarsh (She Come by...
Susan is feeling better, but still a little tired and was unable to attend. Hopefully we will see her in March. Michael continues to join us via Zoom from Nevada, MO. It was nice to see Sharon after an absence of several months. Also in attendance were Coleen and...
Susan is out of the hospital, rehabbing at home after her brain surgery. Sharon was feeling a bit under the weather and didn’t make it as well. Richard, a lifetime Mensa member, and his friend Mary, drove up from Belton to join us. It is always swell to welcome new...
We missed Susan, as she is in rehab after having surgery to remove several brain tumors. Sharon stayed home to watch football. Cynthia and Michael joined us via Zoom. Cynthia was kind of worn down with a cold, and Michael is one of our remote members, joining us from...
Michael Denison, a recently renewed member, joined us for Book Lovers SIG in January. He is the third new member to join our growing group since we shifted to Zoom meetings this past summer. It’s so great to see members getting involved. Joining Michael was the usual...
Busy time of year, so not as many members were able to report on books this month. First, Nathan turned 40! He has been VERY busy playing in various Christmas concerts in different bands. Fortunately, there is only one week of school left in the semester; I think he...
For the second month in a row we started the meeting with a musical introduction. This time Caroline played a classical rendition of Greensleeves. We are so fortunate to have talent like this in our group. More good news. New member Anita signed onto Book Lovers from...
It has been a long time since we have seen her, but Caroline joined us in October. So nice to get caught up with her. Barbara found her email in time and was able to join us as well. Core members Peggy, Cynthia, and Coleen & David rounded out the participants. On...
