tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66443396034214450182024-03-13T08:59:42.193-07:00The Bluestocking Society: A Novel GroupSouthern women who enjoy good books, interesting discussions, and delicious desserts!pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-27832656378077675722016-01-19T04:30:00.001-08:002016-01-19T04:30:47.937-08:00Prophetic?pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-74903523967162640442015-09-15T20:13:00.000-07:002015-09-15T20:13:00.327-07:00Moving Right Along
Although we're excited for their new opportunities, we are NOT excited that two Bluestockings have moved away. Angie and Mary Ann, the Bluestocking Society will never be the same.
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-36907835328161425452015-09-10T18:45:00.000-07:002015-09-13T15:58:27.348-07:00The Circle
The Circle has an interesting premise and so much food for thought! It seemed like everything we talked about, even after our book discussion ended, related to this book!
Thanks, Chanon, for our circular evening!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-8727112943444449912015-07-16T19:10:00.001-07:002015-07-16T19:10:28.193-07:00A First
The first fella to ever be invited to meet with the Bluestockings...and he was so well behaved!
Thanks, KB, for the summery meal with a table to match (plus snack mix!).
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-69533311600314780352015-03-12T19:55:00.001-07:002015-03-12T19:56:08.284-07:00All the Light We Cannot See
Great book, wonderful friends, and a most delightful dinner for the Bluestockings tonight!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-83434748917917961162015-02-22T11:53:00.000-08:002015-03-12T19:52:10.775-07:00Bluestocking Retreat 2015
Last year's retreat report could have been written for the 2015 trip! There was one small change; this year we watched The Great Santini as a follow-up to our January and February reads.
Our visit to G.J. Ford gave us ideas for new reads and confirmed some that we had already considered. Our reading list for the year is set and we can't wait to read and discuss our choices!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-19464315832164070402015-02-21T14:46:00.001-08:002015-11-11T17:04:28.489-08:002015
1/15/15 - jc - The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
2/20/15 - 2/22/15 - retreat - The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
3/12/15 - mc - All The Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr
4/16/15 - ew - Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan
5/14/15 - as - Motherland by Maria Hummel
6/18/15 - aw - Ordinary Grace by Kent Krueger
7/16/15 - kb - The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
8/20/15 pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-72471141290526925132014-12-18T18:25:00.001-08:002014-12-18T19:40:46.682-08:00A Bluestocking Christmaspcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-23062858892179197702014-12-02T17:17:00.002-08:002014-12-02T17:17:25.152-08:00
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/books/review/100-notable-books-of-2014.html?_r=0
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-27109939942138232512014-04-17T21:29:00.001-07:002014-04-17T21:30:44.714-07:00Our Tenth Anniversary!
The first meeting of our Bluestocking Society was in April, 2004. Must have been a good idea, because last night we celebrated our tenth anniversary! That's a LOT of books read, discussions held, and dinners shared over the years. Our hostess and (amazing) meal were throwbacks to that first meeting.
Our book was The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. All of us liked pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-1946365470100706182014-03-20T21:39:00.000-07:002014-03-20T21:39:15.908-07:00The Orphan Train
The Bluestockings voted The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline as one of our best picks yet!
We're already anticipating next month's meeting, the tenth anniversary of The Bluestocking Society. A surprise is promised!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-13966847471902927952014-02-17T05:49:00.001-08:002014-02-17T05:55:42.125-08:00Bluestocking Retreat 2014
The Bluestocking Society went on our annual 'retreat' last weekend and no, we did not take even one picture of the group (sadly, we were missing two). We ate, laughed, shopped, discussed and watched The Reivers, and spent an extraordinary amount of time at the bookstore. We even managed to finalize the list of books we will read this year. So many books, so little time; we had to leave out a pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-26956265722961032812014-02-01T06:06:00.000-08:002014-12-16T15:24:34.186-08:002014
1/16/14 - kb - Behind the Beautiful Forever by Katherine Boo
2/14/14-2/16/14 - The Reivers by Faulkner
3/20/14 - pb - Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline
4/17/14 - cc - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
5/15/14 - mc (for jc) - The Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly Jones
6/19/14 - aw (for mc) Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
7/17/14 - as - Life After Life by pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-61899393704349762872013-12-20T09:30:00.000-08:002013-12-20T06:08:57.064-08:00A Bluestocking Country Christmas
Wine by the bonfire, a delicious meal, and a cozy farmhouse setting...what a perfect night it was for the Bluestockings. Thanks, Erin!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-61375510802798851462013-10-17T18:52:00.001-07:002013-10-17T18:52:12.549-07:00Spooky - Three Graves and Missing Three
Thanks to Angie for a wonderfully ghoulish meal (and the dessert was amazing)! We were missing a few Bluestockings (check out the sad, empty plate); hope we can all be together next month at Ann's for The Sisterhood by Helen Bryan (only 3.99 for Kindle now).
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-53198633083366713822013-10-12T14:08:00.001-07:002013-10-12T14:08:32.334-07:00Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason
Couldn't find any discussion questions but did run across THIS, which explains her inspiration for the book.
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-30580504510052996502013-08-16T09:26:00.003-07:002013-08-16T19:09:10.899-07:00No Ordinary Time: Assignments
Assignments for Chapter Reports:
1-3 -- Jean
4-6 --
7-9 -- Ann
10-12 --
13-15 -- Angie
16-18 -- Kay
19-21 --
22-25 -- Pendy
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-87874568204219917362013-08-05T14:19:00.000-07:002013-08-07T19:25:30.673-07:00Vanessa Diffenbaugh
For more on our author read THIS and for some background on her interest in the topic upon which our book is based, watch THIS.
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-73293466697712969512013-07-19T20:42:00.000-07:002013-07-19T20:42:15.144-07:00The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Normally, we discuss our book during dinner; this one didn't wait! So many interesting personalities, cultural references, and mayhem that we stayed on topic all evening. Our meal was amazing and dessert was tie-dyed cheesecake! Chanon even gifted each Bluestocking with a tie-dyed shirt, which I am sure will be seen when we are on retreat this winter. :)
our table
shirt detail
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-6606518408213380692013-06-20T21:21:00.000-07:002013-07-07T21:21:56.389-07:00The Painted Girls
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-965977405052332192013-06-06T08:48:00.000-07:002013-07-30T09:20:11.370-07:00The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
one of the many photos
I took of
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
HERE are the discussion questions (scroll down past the Q&A with the author).
She has some interesting background, including her research, HERE.
When Kate and I were in Boston five years ago, the bronze casting at the MFA was one of the most fascinating things I saw. I spent quite a bit of time pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-54208379237609048552013-05-05T10:26:00.000-07:002013-07-30T09:20:34.055-07:00a grown-up kind of pretty
HERE's the reading guide for our May book!
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-77482582999577789292013-03-25T18:39:00.002-07:002013-07-30T09:20:46.271-07:00Shadow on the Crown
Our meeting for April has been postponed until 4/25 - more time for me to decide whether to buy hardback or kindle version. The kindle is easier to read but I do love putting Post-Its in a hardback.
At any rate, our book DOES have questions, as well as a brief summary and author interview. It is also the first of a planned trilogy.
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-74050314736029924442013-03-10T15:30:00.000-07:002013-03-10T15:30:00.167-07:00The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Our book for March has a website with discussion questions and lots more to explore: fact vs fiction, a timeline, and photo gallery.
pcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451934924322382752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644339603421445018.post-62250277644239830352013-02-17T18:07:00.001-08:002013-02-17T18:08:37.721-08:00Retreat 2013
We missed the two Bluestockings who were not with us, but we DID enjoy ourselves at the 2013 Retreat. We managed to choose our books for the rest of the year without sacrificing food, beverage, and talk.
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