{"id":8262,"date":"2020-09-04T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2020-09-04T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T11:30:30","slug":"meeting-in-my-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=8262","title":{"rendered":"Meeting In My Garden!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTHE PAGE TURNERS\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting In My Garden!!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Page Turners report..we managed a meeting in my garden!!<\/p>\n

Changes to lockdown restrictions meant the Page Turners could have an alfresco meeting in a back garden in August. The 3 books read during the lockdown were rapidly reviewed so the main purpose of the meeting, “A catch up”, could be undertaken!<\/p>\n

Music and Silence<\/strong>, by Rose Tremain, is set in and around the court of Christian IV of Denmark in 1629 -30.<\/p>\n

C<\/strong><\/em><\/span> was the consensus.<\/p>\n

The Hidden Life of Trees<\/strong>, by Peter Wohleben, a non fiction book, discusses how trees feel and how they communicate.<\/p>\n

D<\/strong><\/em><\/span> this was not so well received. No tree-huggers in the Page Turners!<\/p>\n

The Binding<\/strong>, by Bridget Collins, is a fantasy novel about a book binder whose responsibilty is to help those who want to forget and erase memories.<\/p>\n

C<\/strong><\/em><\/span> This was considered a good read C<\/p>\n

With reviews out of the way, cakes and drinks were served and the Page Turners could discuss how the lockdown has been….everyone was in good spirits and enjoyed the novelty of being out and about!<\/p>\n

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\u201cTHE PAGE TURNERS\u201d Meeting In My Garden!! Page Turners report..we managed a meeting in my garden!! Changes to lockdown restrictions meant the Page Turners could have an alfresco meeting in a back garden in August. The 3 books read during the lockdown were rapidly reviewed so the main purpose of the meeting, “A catch up”, could be undertaken! 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