On Tuesday evening, the GBC ventured downtown to GBC HeLen's pad for our monthly meeting. Reflecting on the evening, I am certain we did not pause in conversation the entire night. We enjoyed various nibbles pre-dinner and a scrumptious main menu of green salad followed by a seafood pasta. The pecan pie was delicious and congrats to GBC Bill for identifying the secret ingredient. (Of course, I won't tell you here...GBC book code and all.)
Each of us had read the book (always notable) and discussion ranged from character relationships to Holmes to the seance to Lincoln. My favorite moments are those as the meeting begins to wind down when we tend to share personal anecdotes inspired either by the book or the varied topics we have covered during the course of an evening (and several bottles of reading water).
GBC Bill prepared our reading materials for next month; we have a collection of short stories hand-picked for December. Start preparing your reading voice as it is tradition that one of the stories is read aloud in the round.
We also looked a bit forward to January for My Life in France by Julia Child for menu planning. We decided that we each should attempt one dish from Mastering the Art of French Cooking for the meeting. GBC HeLen was voted our stand-in for Ms. Child since she is the tallest.
As you begin to look towards Thanksgiving, remember the words of Ms. Child quoted several times in French Cooking: "Above all, have a good time."
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