Welcome/Apologies/Housekeeping
Apologies – John, Delfina
Publishing our Stories –
'A Tapestry of Lives' Jenny McKenna's stories
Warm Up/Icebreaker
Apologies – John, Delfina
Publishing our Stories –
'A Tapestry of Lives' Jenny McKenna's stories
Warm Up/Icebreaker
Think about games or fads you spent hours on as a child, or any obsession you (or one of your children, other relatives) had as a child which took up hours and hours! Hula Hoops, Yo Yo's... etc. Highlight games or fads which also improved physical health, eye/hand/arm coordination in some way….
Stages –
This Month’s Stories
‘My ( …. )’ As we go through life the beginnings and endings of 'life stages' can be marked with events. Looking back over your life, think about an event, the stage it marked, and the results, hopefully fruits of this transition. (If you have been in the class for some time, pick a life stage which you haven’t written about before).
'My Special Project' Carmyl Winkler
'My Life Changing Event' Phil Hughes (Story 1)
‘My Gap Year’ Write about a time when you took, or circumstances meant that you took, time out from your ‘regular’ life or veered off an intended path for a year or so. What happened? What did you learn from doing so? (Member’s Choice Topic – Bev Morton 2022)
James Davey
Phil Hughes (Story 2)
Ray O’Shannessy
David Palmer - Chile
Next time - Bev Lee, Delfina Manor
Stories – catch up
Memories Treasure Chest
Max Tilbury - 'The Treasures of my Dad's Kit Bags'
Time Travelling
Time Travelling – Max Tilbury - 'I Harnessed My Mind'
My Brilliant Career/My Brilliant Career Went Bung
Barry O’Connor 'My Almost Brilliant Career'
My First Job - first instalment
Lou Sigmund
Next Month’s Stories August 19 – Suggested topics
Continuing Students: ‘Lost and Found’ (last offered almost 10 years ago, when we had five students)
‘Write about a time you lost something you owned, treasured, or believed in - and the lengths you went to, to get it back. Maybe it was a precious family heirloom you misplaced, an adventurous toddler who wandered out of sight, or perhaps you lost your way in an unfamiliar place. Take us on the search to find your lost thing. How did the loss affect you and those around you? Were you reunited? Was it back to business as usual, or did your life change in ways you could never imagine?’
New/Newer Students ‘Sense of Place’ – (We wrote on this not so long ago, however covers an area which is good to have in your collection ‘early on’…)
Write about a community to which you feel you have strong connections in some way, even if you never lived there for a time. What has led to this feeling of connection? How has it expressed itself/do you understand it?
Stages –
- Write some of your memories down – individual brainstorm
- Share with paired person – shared brain storm
- Shared with class – list on board…
- Write a paragraph… think of a hook sentence to lead people in ….
This Month’s Stories
‘My ( …. )’ As we go through life the beginnings and endings of 'life stages' can be marked with events. Looking back over your life, think about an event, the stage it marked, and the results, hopefully fruits of this transition. (If you have been in the class for some time, pick a life stage which you haven’t written about before).
'My Special Project' Carmyl Winkler
'My Life Changing Event' Phil Hughes (Story 1)
- Powerful story of a traumatic event in the life of a truck driver
- May perhaps trigger memories of traumatic accidents, so we are going to read it early in the session
- Read out from paper copy as a group to help to deal with this….
‘My Gap Year’ Write about a time when you took, or circumstances meant that you took, time out from your ‘regular’ life or veered off an intended path for a year or so. What happened? What did you learn from doing so? (Member’s Choice Topic – Bev Morton 2022)
James Davey
Phil Hughes (Story 2)
Ray O’Shannessy
David Palmer - Chile
Next time - Bev Lee, Delfina Manor
Stories – catch up
Memories Treasure Chest
Max Tilbury - 'The Treasures of my Dad's Kit Bags'
Time Travelling
Time Travelling – Max Tilbury - 'I Harnessed My Mind'
My Brilliant Career/My Brilliant Career Went Bung
Barry O’Connor 'My Almost Brilliant Career'
My First Job - first instalment
Lou Sigmund
Next Month’s Stories August 19 – Suggested topics
Continuing Students: ‘Lost and Found’ (last offered almost 10 years ago, when we had five students)
‘Write about a time you lost something you owned, treasured, or believed in - and the lengths you went to, to get it back. Maybe it was a precious family heirloom you misplaced, an adventurous toddler who wandered out of sight, or perhaps you lost your way in an unfamiliar place. Take us on the search to find your lost thing. How did the loss affect you and those around you? Were you reunited? Was it back to business as usual, or did your life change in ways you could never imagine?’
New/Newer Students ‘Sense of Place’ – (We wrote on this not so long ago, however covers an area which is good to have in your collection ‘early on’…)
Write about a community to which you feel you have strong connections in some way, even if you never lived there for a time. What has led to this feeling of connection? How has it expressed itself/do you understand it?
