We wanted to read a classic. We chose Catch 22, which I thought was quite hard to read. Several others thought so, too. Kathy remembered reading it in the 60's and enjoying it then
but since that time so many other books (Mash, for instance) have been influenced by it that it sort of lost it's steam. Beth noticed that almost every sentence had two contradicting parts. A clever and complicated way to emphacize the theme.
Beth brought her infamous Margarita machine.
What a marvelous contraption! This is the second time Beth has gone to considerable trouble to bring it and the second time it didn't work. She says the only time it doesn't work is at the book club. A friend of hers put it together from a walker and a motorcycle. They use it all the time for neighborhood block parties when electricity isn't close at hand. Poor Beth had to make the margaritas the old fashioned way by plugging the blender into electricity.
The finished product. A perfect Margarita!
Laurie's ratatouie.
Roxanne's fruit salad.
Vickie's tomato, mozzarello, olive salad
Vickie's antipasto salad
Helen's taboulie.
Helen's plum galette
Vickie's lemon cupcakes.
Kathy brought wine. And a good time was had by all. Even though most of us didn't like the book it made for a very lively discussion.
The surfers call this place" Swamis". It sits high on a cliff overlooking a famous surfing spot. It's a retreat started by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1936. He lived here then and wrote "Autobiography of a Yogi" here. It has a beautiful view of the Pacific and the gardens are gorgeous. It's in the city of Encinitas.
Nancy was dressed appropriately in the trendiest color.
Jeri, Nancy and I then met Steve (our photographer/graphic artist)
