Silent Night

The ‘Tommy’ cautiously raised his head above the protection of the trench, looked across toward the enemy position and witnessed, to his amazement, not the flashing bark of enemy machine gun fire, but perched prominently on top of the rival's bunker, tiny ferns ornamented with glowing candles. Then, more unbelievably, wafting across no man's land, he heard the familiar refrain of “Silent Night” being sung in German.

On this Christmas Eve of 1914, the insanity of war became, for a short time, a casualty of the season.

Join us, December 18th at 7:00 P.M., in the Barnes & Noble Café, as we discuss Stanley Weintraub’s remarkable book: “Silent Night”.

Milan

THIRD MONDAY DETECTIVES

The selection for the December 15th meeting is the first in the China Bayles series by Susan Wittig Albert.
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China Bayles has it all - a prestigious Houston law practice, money, power - but it's not enough. She's smart, she's tough, she's confident, and she knows she wants something more out of life than the fast track offers. Something like the Thyme and Seasons herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas.
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You'll fall in love with the fictional small town in the Texas Hill Country.
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Please bring your favorite mystery/suspense author/book suggestion to the meeting for selection for reading in 2009.
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Have a happy Thanksgiving. See you in the Cafe at 10 am on the 15th.

Detective Jane

our odd discussion

jane, emily, tanya and i had a great discussion thursday night on this fascinating book by dean koontz.

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everyone had some interesting insights to share, and the meeting seemed to be over in about 15 minutes rather than an hour.

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in january, we will be reading hannibal rising by thomas harris. it's the story of where hannibal lecter came from - and how he became the "monster" that he is throughout the books.

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i look forward to the talk!

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jeff

January Knitting Group

We will not meet in December giving everyone a break for the holidays. Our next meeting will be on January 5, the first Monday, at 7:00 p. m.

We will be discussing the book, The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry. I haven't read it yet myself but have read several good reviews. It looks like an interesting story.

We will also collect any jester hats our members have knitted for our charity project. Please join us for a great discussion in the cafe.

Leslie

November Meeting

Our group met the evening of November 3. It was a small but productive meeting. Two of us met and discussed the different charities represented in the book Knitting for Peace. Many established and worthy charities are listed in the book. It includes good directions for the knitted items they collect as well.

We made progress on the projects we were creating. I showed an example of the baby jester hat we are knitting for Care Wear. I hope to collect them from other members at the January meeting.

Leslie