February 2016

Meeting at Karen’s. Kay, Jan, Anne, Sandie, Linda and Karen attended. Greens with fried goat cheese, beets, orange slices. Dinner chilli/chicken soup. Dessert…Jan provided sundaes.

Astoria – Kay – historical fiction about Astor sending traders out to establish settlements. Astoria first settlement on the west coast.

The Big Burn by Egan (Shadow Catcher) – Linda. About Gifford Pinchot, chief forester for Teddy Rosevelt. Story tells about battling a gigantic forest fire in 1910 in Washington.

Great Race – roads for national parks – Kay will send a link

Stone– Linda – Where  stones come from

Vanessa and her Sisters – Karen – London 1905

Kay told about Great Houses (PBS special) by Julian Fellos, who writes for Downton Abby.

Lady in the Van movie.

Next meeting is on Mar. 29, 2016 – Pat’s home – Rosey Project