In the Beginning...

...there was a group of friends who loved reading and, let's just admit it, eating. So, they formed a bookclub and as the years passed, many came and went. Now eleven years (we think) later, a restoration has occured.

Although spread out in Utah and Idaho, the Bluestockings have come together via the world wide web to carry on their beloved tradition.

Here's how it all began:

Hello my bookclub friends!

I have desperately missed our monthly gatherings! Not just the delicious potluck dinners, but the always stimulating and entertaining discussions. So, after testing the waters with those of you at the Women's 5k in Boise last weekend, I have felt encouraged to propose the following. I'll try to keep it concise, so you won't give up reading!

Here is my proposed system (open to suggestions/changes):
*Each "meeting" will be held on the 1st of each month (If it falls on a Sunday, it may be delayed one day).
*The Bluestocking responsible for choosing the book will send an email on the 1st to everyone to start the discussion and also "tag" someone to be the chooser for the next month (I'll even try to remember to email the Chooser of the Month a couple of days before the 1st as a reminder).
*All other members may "reply to all" throughout the following day or two and share their thoughts on the book.
*In lieu of a potluck, anyone may include a recipe of what she would have brought, had we been meeting in person.
*I will even resume my duties as historian and compile everyone's comments and send out the minutes! (I'll warn you that they probably won't be as entertaining as if we had met in person).

Hopefully this covers it all! If you have any questions or suggestions, don't be shy!

So, without further ado...the book we will read for the month of October is, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan. And, I tag Micah to choose for November 1st.

Last but not least, these are some highlights from our dinner/game night last weekend:

Lisa: "I haven't read any of the Dan Brown books".
Everyone: "I thought you said 'damn brown books'"!

Jenn: "I started reading the Time Travelers Wife, but I lost it so I'm reading this [The Lost Symbol]."

Micah: "I don't like big groups of people".

Ann: "Whenever I send Robyn an email, it comes back to me".
Micah: "Oh really? Whenever I send one to her, she responds".

Lisa: "I've got computer literacy problems".

Micah: "It's hard to play to lose when you have such good cards".

Hope to hear from you all on November 1st! Happy reading!

Karen

THANK YOU KAREN!
By the way, I did not know my comment was funny.
And, Micah, you will especially appreciate this quote. "It's not so much that I don't like crowds: It's the individuals within the crowds that really get me." -- From the movie Ghost Town.
Sounds like a great book. And look at you Karen, right on time! It's October 1st!
P.S. Lisa: Don't forget to click REPLY ALL.

Jenn

OK, maybe you had to be there...but I'm totally getting a good chuckle out of our comments. Too funny!!

Thanks Karen for organizing this!! I'm excited for the revival and will happily take the tag for next month and run with it. :)

See you all in cyberspace. :)

Oh, and BTW, my sister and I have started a blog if anyone wants to read it. We're having a good time with it. It's called PantsThatFit.com

Micah

I'm in! --Going to order the book on Amazon in just a few minutes. Thanks, Karen for getting us started again!

Becca

Dear everyone,

I am highly entertained by your comments (Guess you DON'T actually had to have been there to appreciate this good humor. I feel like I was there already, just like when I heard the "Fellison's" story repeated over and over again enough to feel like I was there.) Looks like good old times together again with the Blue Stockings. I'm in, and will try harder than I did last time to actually read the book! I would love a conference call or chat session with everyone sometime, especially since I missed the ever-so-anticipated Women's 5K in Boise. Was everyone actually able to run/walk it even though we don't have Bluestocking shirts? (Or has someone stepped up to design those since I flaked out?)

Amy

Hey, Jenn, I just hit reply all and everyone's name popped up at the top of my email- imagine that!
I'm still here in Vegas- going home tomorrow. Tonight is the night the adults were going to stay up playing games, but our older boys are up with us. And I stay up late every night. Or get up late every night, and early, and in between. Oh good, someone else just sent our boys to bed so I didn't have to. Go Jolynne! She sees the value of adult bonding. And- what Grandma says is seldom questioned. Our last night in Vegas. Let the games begin.
Lisa
PS I guess this had nothing to do with book club. Oh well. I'm excited to read the book. There, now it's a bookclub message.

Karen,

What a great idea! I have missed catching up with you all and need an excuse to read more adult books! Ann (and everyone else) I have two email addresses ...
rgreen(at)slcpl.org [work]
sparrowlost(at)gmail.com

I recently switched internet servers and sparrowred(at)aaahawk.com is dead.
Looking forward to "seeing" y'all next month. Robyn