MINUTES FOR MEETING 13t MARCH 2025 Venue Coral Star Restaurant 10.30 to 12.30

At venue Rick, Mike, Julian, Anne, Jennifer, June, Glen, JohnE, Susie,

On Skype Bob, Irene and Suzanne.

Irene - Joise de Vivre

A detailed description of her early life, parties, Christmas and more culminating in her lifestyle here n Cyprus.

John E – A prayer for the valleys

In rhyme, John offers up his hopes for the six nation rugby competition, of courseWales v England. Very clever and humorous.

Mike – The Joy of Life – Again

A reincarnation group meet every month, and when one of them actually dies, they all eagerly wait for him to contact them with news of what to expect.

June – Morning has broken a room with a view.

June’s description of dawn on a spring morning from her house in Cyprus and the best thing is there’s another one tomorrow.

Susie – The new wild west, the pursuit of happiness the Joy of lifr.

A tongue in cheek overview of the new Trump regime and the probable results of it.

It can’t be as bad as you think, can it?

Suzanne – The Joy of Living, Mother Therese

The hard life of a young girl in Germany post WW1, she ends up working on a farm at the age of thirteen. She runs away and ends up back at her family home where her mother rejects her and she has to make her own life. She becomes a very strong minded and wise individual. A moving true account of one of Suzannes relatives.

Anne – A green and pleasant land.

The beautiful English countryside getting spoilt by developers overbuilding housing. A village property with a large plot of land attached comes up for sale and everybody fears that developers will spoil the village. Then a surprise celebrity villager steps in to save the day and keeps the land as it should be. It was the bad man of Rock and Roll – Ozzie Osborne. Not such a bad guy after all.

Julian – Opening America.

A short poetic description about the political state of USA under the Trump administration. More please Julian.

Jennifer – The joy of living

Told in rhyme, every day is a miracle, and people at the end of their tether should appreciate what they have for free.

Glen – Rita Ch 4 The first step on the ladder

H meets Eddy in a sleazy café and gets offered the job of putting up posters advertising Boxing matches for fifty pounds cash in hand, this is the start of a new venture.

Bob – The Darkening Sun

We are introduced to Gina, from Achilles past. Her best friend married Achilles, then after they split up Gina and Achilles got together, then guilt overtook them, and this is the the first time they have got together since. Gina has the upper hand!

A lively meeting with many differing subjects some deadly serious some light and funny

Next weeks theme St Patricks Day or anything Irish to be sure!