No meeting in December 2023.
SWCR Book club had their annual Christmas party at Jen's on Saturday, November 18. Jen, Summer, Buffy and Anne attended.
SWCR Book club switched their October meeting to Witches on Main in Belle Plaine. Anne, Buffy and Pam enjoyed a night of "Witching" activities.
SWCR Book Club met on September 28, 2023, at Agave Mexican Restaurant, Mayer, MN
Attendees: Laurie, Buffy, Pam, and Anne
Hostess: Laurie
Book: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Icebreaker: Would you ever be able to end your own life or help someone else end their life?
Anne
Icebreaker: Yes
Books: No books
Laurie
Icebreaker: I could
Books: One of us is Lying by Karen McManus
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Silver Bourne by Patricia Briggs
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
Buffy
Icebreaker: Yes
Books: Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia
Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenadoah Murders by Kathryn Miles
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Pam
Icebreaker: Yes
Books: The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
Love on the Byline by Xio Axelrod
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-1
4-1
5-1
12/3 = 4
Next meeting: October 26, 2023, at Copper Canyon Bar and Grill, NYA
Hostess: Pam
Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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SWCR Book Club met on August 24, 2023, at Patrons Mexican Restaurant in Chaska
Attendees: Pam, Sandy, Anne, Laurie and Buffy
We celebrated a belated happy birthday to Sandy with a birthday card, gift card to Patrons and flowers!
Hostess: Buffy
Book: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Icebreaker: Are you ready for winter?
Anne
Icebreaker: Yes!
Books: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Sandy
Icebreaker: No! But would rather deal with the cold than the snow.
Books: Read a book on the plane to South Carolina
Pam
Icebreaker: No!
Books: Tiger's Dream by Colleen Houck
Missing in Montana by Benjamin Jenum
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen
Sweet Caroline: Last Child of Camelot by Christopher Andersen
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
Buffy
Icebreaker: Kind of. Looking forward to Fall more than Winter.
Books: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Laurie
Icebreaker: No!
Books: Steel and Stone by Annette Marie
Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-1
5-3
19/4 = 4.75
Next meeting: September 28, 2023, at Agave Mexican Restaurant, Mayer
Hostess: Laurie
Book: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Upcoming Musicals/Plays at the Orpheum or Ordway in Minneapolis:
BeetleJuice September 19-24, 2023 Orpheum
Girl From The North Country October 8-14, 2023 Orpheum
Company November 14-19, 2023 Orpheum
Disney's Aladdin December 5-10, 2023 Orpheum
Peter Pan December 6-31, 2023 Ordway
Mrs. Doubtfire December 19-24, 2023 Orpheum
Funny Girl January 16-21, 2024 Orpheum
Mama Mia February 6-11, 2024 Orpheum
Clue February 27-March 3, 2024 Orpheum
Hairspray March 12-17, 2024 Ordway
Disney's The Lion King March 27-April 28, 2024 Orpheum
MJ May 14-26, 2024 Orpheum
Come From Away June 7-16, 2024 Ordway
Six July 16-28, 2024 Ordway
Upcoming Events:
Sept 8th Concert in the Vines - Martin Zellar, Parley Lake Winery
Sept 8th IV Play at Heimatfest, Jordan
Sept 8-10th Steamboat Days, Carver
Sept 8-10th Grape Harvest Weekend at Sovereign
Sept 9th Oktoberfest Party, Waconia Brewing Company
Sept 15-17th Excelsior Apple Days
Sept 16th Nickel Dickel Day, Waconia
Sept 16th Oktoberfest at Canterbury Park
Sept 29th Matt Hannah at Schram Vineyards
Sept 29th IV Play at Oktoberfest, St. Peter
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SWCR Book Club met on July 27, 2023
Attendees: Beth, Pam, Laurie, Buffy and Anne
Hostess: Beth
Book: The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Icebreaker: Do you have or did you have a "creepy" or unusual neighbor?
Beth
Icebreaker: Yes, present
Books: The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Out of the Corner: A Memoir by Jennifer Grey
The Terminal List by Jack Carr
Buffy
Icebreaker: Yes, present and past
Books: The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger
Laurie
Icebreaker: Yes, present
Books: Immortal Fire by Annette Marie
Pathways by Camille Peters
A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Anne
Icebreaker: Kind of at present
Books: The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Pam
Icebreaker: Yes, in the past
Books: The Promise by Danielle Steel
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Tigers Destiny by Colleen Houck
The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-3
5-1
17/4 = 4.25
Next meeting: August 24, 2023, at Patron Mexican Restaurant & Bar, Chaska
Hostess: Buffy
Book: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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SWCR Book Club met on June 29, 2023
Attendees: Pam, Jen, Teri, Laurie, Jackson, Anne, Buffy and Summer
Hostess: Pam
Book: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Icebreaker: Have you ever had an experience with a ghost?
We had a very lively conversation about this book.
Summer
Icebreaker: Yes, when she was 15
Books: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Buffy
Icebreaker: Yes, in 2009 and 2015
Books: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Almost finished with The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Anne
Icebreaker: Yes, 2022
Books: Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger
Laurie
Icebreaker: Yes, when she was young back in Arkansas and after her dad passed
Books: Red Winter by AnnetteMarie
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Moonlight and Magic by Daryenda Jones
Teri
Icebreaker: Yes (I didn't hear if the "cigarette smoke experience" was in the past or recent)
Books: Recently read a 4 book series plus so many other books
Jen
Icebreaker: Yes, 1992
Books: Swedish Death Cleaning
Pam
Icebreaker: Yes, when she lived in an old house
Books: The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Queen of Ruin by Tracy Banghart
Tiger's Voyage by Colleen Houck
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Book rating:
1-0
2-2
3-2
4-0
5-0
10/4 = 2.5
Next meeting: July 27, 2023, at TBD
Hostess: Beth
Book: The Family Across the Streety by Nicole Trope
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SWCR Book Club met on May 25, 2023
Attendees: Anne, Summer, Jen, Pam, Beth and Buffy
Hostess: Anne
May Book: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Icebreaker: What's your favorite thing to grow?
Summer
Icebreaker: Fiddle Leaf Fig
Books: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Cork O'Connor books by William Kent Krueger
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Spare by Prince Harry
Jen
Icebreaker: Bucket Gardening
Books: Spare by Prince Harry
Becoming Free Indeed by Jinger Duggar
Pam
Icebreaker: Plastic Plants
Books: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Soul Happy by Kobi Yamada
Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
The Daughter of Auschwitz by Tova Friedman
Love Story by Erich Segal
Never Too late by Robyn Carr
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans
Shoot To Thrill by PJ Tracy
Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman
Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
3 Minute Positivity Journal by Kristen Butler
Never Never by Colleen Hoover
The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield
A Mother's Confession by Kelly Rimmer
A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Redneck by Trace Adkins
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
Beth
Icebreaker: Likes lots of plants but having great luck with a Christmas cactus from mother-in-law
Books: Read a lot of books
Buffy
Icebreaker: Snake plant
Books: Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Anne
Icebreaker: Elephant Ear
Books: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-1
4-2
5-0
11/3 = 3.6
Next meeting: June 29, 2023, at Club New Yorker, Green Isle
Hostess: Pam
Book: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
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SWCR Book Club met on April 27, 2023, at 6pm at Schram Winery in Waconia.
Attendees: Laurie, Buffy, Pam and Anne
Hostess: Buffy
March Book: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Icebreaker: Do you think you would do what Bea did in the book? (I'm not giving away any spoilers, so not going to say here exactly what she did. But it's not good!).
Laurie
Icebreaker: No
Books: Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie
Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
Anne
Icebreaker: No
Books: None
Pam
Icebreaker: No
Books:
Soul Happy by Kobi Yamada
Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
The Daughter of Auschwitz by Tova Friedman
Love Story by Erich Segal
Never Too late by Robyn Carr
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans
Shoot To Thrill by PJ Tracy
Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman
Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
3 Minute Positivity Journal by Kristen Butler
Never Never by Colleen Hoover
The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield
A Mother's Confession by Kelly Rimmer
A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Redneck by Trace Adkins
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Buffy
Icebreaker: No
Books: The Confessions of a Young Nero by Margaret George
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-0
5-1
6/3 = 3.6
Next meeting: May 25, 2023, at TBD
Hostess: Anne
Book: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
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SWCR Book Club met on March 30, 2023, at 6pm at Lazy Loon Brewing Company, Glencoe, MN.
Attendees: Laurie, Beth, Buffy and Anne
Hostess: Laurie
March Book: Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
February Book: Love Story by Erich Segal
Icebreaker: What is your giant?
Beth
Icebreaker: Self-confidence
Books: Love Story by Erich Segal
Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado (not completely finished)
Anne
Icebreaker: The things that go with being adopted
Books: None
Buffy
Icebreaker: Putting my foot in my mouth
Books: Unmasked by Paul Holes
Love Story by Erich Segal
A Billion Years by Mike Rinder
Oath of Loyalty by Kyle Mills (Vince Flynn)
Laurie
Icebreaker: Eat too much/eat my feelings
Books: Taming Demons for beginners by Annette Marie
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
An Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie
Demon Mage and a Martini by Annette Marie
One Bad Witch by Danielle Garrett
Hell Bound Guilds and Other Misdirections by Annette Marie
A Little Warped by Annette Marie
Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie
A Royal Witch by Danielle Garrett
Lost Talismans and a Tequila by Annette Marie
Hunting Fiends for the Ill Equipped by Annette Marie
Rouge Ghosts and other Miscreants by Annette Marie
Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
River Woman River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
Love Story discussion:
One comment about Love Story was it felt like a high school romance. Another comment was it was short because it was written from the man's point of view. The actors (Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw). It made people cry. Famous quote: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Book rating Love Story:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-0
5-0
6/2 = 3
Book rating Facing Your Giants:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-0
5-0
6/2 = 3
Next meeting: April 27, 2023, at Schram Vineyards, Waconia
Hostess: Buffy
Book: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
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February 2023 was canceled due to weather.
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SWCR Book Club met on Jan 26, 2023, at 6pm at Glencoe High School to watch the One Act performance. Afterwards they headed over to Happy Hour Inn Restaurant to officially start book club.
December 2022 book club was canceled due to illness.
Attendees: Anne, Beth and Laurie
Hostess: Anne
Book: The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Anne
Books: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger
The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures: A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment by Wu Cheng'en (translated by Timothy Richard)
The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Laurie
Books: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kari Maniscalo
Riders by Veronica Rossi
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Seeker by Veronica Rossi
A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darenda Jones
Seeker by Arwin Elys Dayton
Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger
Lucky Witch by Danielle Garrett
Sassy Witch by Dannielle Garrett
Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie
Warping Minds and Other Misdemeanors by Annette Marie
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie
Beth
Books: Getting Good at Being You by Lauren Alaina
My Travels With Mrs. Kennedy by Clint Hill
The Last thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
They’re Lying: The Left, The Media and the death of George Floyd by Liz Collin
Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin
The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin
Reasonable Doubt by Phillip Margolin
A Matter of Life and Death by Phillip Margolin
The Darkest Place by Phillip Margolin
Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Peace by Shelley Shepherd Gray
The Bootleggers Mistress by Marc Curtis Little
This Close to OK by Leesa Cross-Smith
Still Missing by Beth Grutcheon
What Happened to the Bennett’s? by Lisa Scottonline
Every 15 Minutes by Lisa Scottonline
The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Snow Blind by Ragnar Jonasson
Pam
Books: Layla by Colleen Hoover
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
Too Much Temptation by Lori Foster
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
This Girl by Colleen Hoover
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
Confess by Colleen Hoover
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
You Belong to Me by Ann Rule
The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Buffy
Books: Enemy at the Gates: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-1
4-3
5-0
15/4 = 3.75
Next meeting: February 23, 2023, at TBD
Hostess: Dawn
Book: Love Story by Erich Segal