Crossing to Safety

Meeting: May 14, 2009
Book: Crossing to Safety, Wallace Stegner
Location: Zoe’s Kitchen, Cambridge, MA

Present: Anne, Beth, Cynthia, Donna, Manda, Rachel (notes), and Wendy
Absent: Paula (sister’s wedding, I guess that is a good excuse)

Pre-book discussion:

• Manda’s in IT?!?: Manda talked about her new life in IT (same job, different department)
• Donna’s trip to Switzerland: Donna made us all jealous as she talked about her trip to Switzerland, day trip to France, and other adventures.
  

Book discussion:

• Positive reviews
• Everyone liked it (even sympathetic to Charity)
• Learned about polio
  

Post-book discussion:

• Should we get dessert?: We had a lengthy discussion about dessert. Should we eat at Zoe’s, should we go somewhere else? Should we get crepes? (The look on Anne’s face said no). We did not get dessert.
• Wendy’s news: Wendy has been spending lots of time with a special friend named Adam. We grilled for more information. He owns his own place, his mother runs an antique store, he travels a lot, he keeps a clean house, and he works a lot. We are psyched. Wendy was taking the next day off of work to go to Brimfield with Adam. Nice!