Instead of emailing our lovely bunch, I am going to post a debrief and a heartfelt thanks on our beloved yet sometimes lonely blog.
Last night you delightful ladies gathered at my house to talk about the graphic novel Tamara Drew and screen the film version that came out recently. Laura generously gave us a short but generously detailed synopsis and character sketch of the Thomas Hardy book, Far From the Madding Crowd upon which Tamara Drew is based. How she managed to pass on so much detail about the novel in such a short amount of time is beyond me...but she was good, real good.
And we are glad she did because the people who made the movie version of Tamara Drew decided to lace it with even more references Thomas Hardy and the novel....adding details not found in the graphic novel version. Drum scene/sword play anyone?
Long story short, it was a brilliant evening! Although watching the film consumed a great deal of time we normally spend chatting. But it was fun and different and relevant.
Late as it was, I was incredibly thrilled to receive a custom-made brussels sprout-omium shirt as a parting gift from the group. Laura also got a custom-made grand-place-as-lawn shirt. Both beautiful and creative reminders of our short time in Brussels. Tragically short when you think about what a wonderful, diverse and intelligent group of women who make up this group and manage to gather month in and month out to read, read, share and read some more .
Thank you for the shirt and thank you for the sisterhood and this is not goodbye, this is see you soon. Bisous!!!
PS I am reading Skippy Dies too...and so far I keep falling asleep....what is wrong with me?