Book Group

Several years ago, some friends of a friend were at a St. Patrick's Day party and decided to form a book group to read James Joyce's Ulysses. I had always been afraid to attempt this monster novel alone, so I joined in. We plugged along, 100 pages at a time, until four of us finished the book.

Members came and went, but for five years we read more than 20 books that we just wouldn't have read on our own. We rotated our meetings through all of our homes and the host(ess) served dinner. We even went on field trips, once to the Steinbeck home and museum in Salinas.

We got tired of the book thing, but we still get together to enjoy good food and good company. We met at David's house last night. He is pictured above with Nancy and Mary Beth.

David made a wonderful meal that ended with this cake.