Some of the gals got together for watermelon margaritas and appetizers at Kay’s. We enjoyed Kaye’s garden, wore hats, ate some delectable humus and bruschetta  and toasted our good friend, Kathy, who passed away on June 24, from breast cancer. We all had attended a lovely Celebration of Life on July 19 at Lairmont Manor. Sandie has…

Our June meeting was held at Sandie’s new summer home at Neptune Beach. Pat, Karen, Cindy, Linda, Jan and Sandie attended the meeting. We discussed the book for May, The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Linda was disturbed by the fact that the author was a caretaker of children for the foster care system…

This report of the April Wine and Words Book Club meeting was sent to Sandie in an email while Sandie and Linda were on their Panama Canal cruise. “You and Linda missed a delightful Book Club party last night with all in attendance except the two of you. Lou finished his pizza cooker last week, tried…

The March 26, 2013 meeting of Wine and Words Book Club was at Karen’s and Cindy, Kathy, Sandie and Ann were also present. Karen served us a light meal of soup and green salad made with a dressing of olive oil and grape must Sangiovese available at Williams Sonoma. It was delicious. The book for…

The meeting was held at Jan’s and she served a fruit salad and seafood soup made with a “cheater’s broth”. The recipe is posted on the recipe page of this site. Linda made a delicious chocolate mouse cake for dessert. Jan, Ann, Kathy, Cindy, Karen, Linda and Sandie attended the meeting and Pat could only…

Wine and Words Book Club Minutes for 1-29-13 The meeting was held at Linda’s home with Kathy, Sandie, Linda, Kay, Ann and Jan present. We visited for a little while over a glass of wine and there was discussion about who is having the next few meetings. No one could remember and Sandie didn’t have…

Wine & Words Book Club Meeting Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 The meeting was held at Pat’s home, who served a hearty salad and squash soup. The links to the recipes will follow. Jan, Linda, Kathy, Ann, Sandie and Pat were the only members present. There was a brief discussion of the book for October, “Gone…

There were no minutes taken at the first meeting of the year at Ann’s house. We chatted about our summer and decided on the meeting schedule for the year. The following is an email I sent to members after the meeting. Sandie Hi everyone! The Wine and Words Book Cub meeting will be held on Monday, Oct, 29th…

The May meeting of Wine and Word book club was held on June 1st at Sandie’s beach house. The meeting date was changed from the previous week due to scheduling conflicts. Sandie provided a delicious meal of shrimp salad and Karen provided dessert. Everyone attended, except Pat, and Michelle Henry came as Sandie’s guest. The…

The April meeting of Wine and Word book club was held at Kathy’s. She provided a delicious meal and Kay provided dessert. Sandie, Kay, Kathy, Jan, Linda, Cindy and Ann were present. Next year each person will be responsible for recommending a book they’ve read. As someone said at the meeting…”If you don’t like it,…