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Book Club

June 29, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 10 Comments

Finally, after 10 long years of wishing and hoping and thinking and praying and dreaming, I’ve been invited into the exclusive Munger Place Book Club. Through the years I’ve dropped innocent little hints about this nonchalantly with other club members, making sure they realize how much I LOVE to read. Hey Debby, I read the best book this week… Or, Sandy, what are you reading this month in your book club? (emphasis on ‘your’)

Smooth, I know.

Could they really not squeeze one more person into the fold? Someone who would bring wine and make homemade desserts or appetizers if requested. Or host for God’s sake.

I was forced to start my own book club with my former Lake Highland neighbors. We had been friends for years through marriages, divorces, childbirth, death of parents and neighborhood drug busts. It was great. We took turns hosting, sometimes meeting at my house while our Munger neighbors continued to gather and read all around us. Sometimes we met at a neighborhood restaurant or wine bar. Sometimes we actually read the books.

John and I are good neighbors. We have been good stewards of our home. We’ve improved it and try to keep our yard nice although we did have a bit of erosion in the front yard last winter. But we re-sodded, correcting this eyesore. John sometimes drinks too much at the neighborhood parties, but doesn’t everyone? We have hosted neighborhood porch parties and the New Year’s Crawl. We always help with the annual home tour. But still, it took 10 years to earn my way into this cloistered club. 

Munger book club chicks

I imagine the conversation was much like a sorority rush meeting as these women, my neighbors, friends, sat around discussing my merits and whether or not I was worthy for inclusion… She really does want to participate….She knows how to read…..She likes wine….I heard she is writing a book….

Just when we bought a house in Fayetteville and I am only in Dallas part-time, they invited me. And then I was out of town and missed the first two meetings… So now they probably think I’m a flake. But I will be attending the next one tonight. And I’m almost finished with the book, which I love!


It may be the only one I attend, a part-time flake is probably not allowed in the Munger Place Book Club. But at least I was asked.


MustGoFinishTheBookNow.


talya


Musical Pairings:

Who Wrote Holden Cauldfield?, Green Day
Wishing and Hoping, Dusty Springfield


Books are useless! I only ever read one book, β€œTo Kill a Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin… but what good does that do me? – Homer Simpson

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Comments

  1. Talya's Mom says

    June 29, 2012 at 4:41 am

    I guess you have to become a writer to get invited. What is the name of the book? Try to behave tonight. Mom

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  2. Anonymous says

    June 29, 2012 at 5:00 am

    Congratulations on the long-awaited invite! What in the wide world took those chics so dang long!? So, can we expect a blog today on how it went? πŸ™‚ Talya’s cousin

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  3. Anonymous says

    June 29, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Wow. Can’t figure out if this is meant to be humorous or judgmental. Or both? Again, wow.

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    • TateFarmGirl says

      June 29, 2012 at 5:55 am

      just a bit of snarky fun:))

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  4. Kaa says

    June 29, 2012 at 7:24 am

    I have a book club that started as 3 people and now is up to 7. It used to be easy to find times to meet. Now it takes only 3 weeks to read the book, but two months to find a day where all of us are actually free. πŸ™‚

    I hope you enjoy the club. We use Goodreads to set ours up, and we use a poll to vote on the next book to read. This time around, it’s up to me to select the four finalists!

    Ours is all science fiction and fantasy, of course. πŸ™‚

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    • TateFarmGirl says

      June 29, 2012 at 8:18 am

      You should check out robertgreenstories.com. Fantasy stories written by my neighbor’s son.

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    • The Neighborhood Wine Porch Party says

      June 30, 2012 at 8:43 am

      Thanks for the plug Talya!! Robert says you’re his biggest fan, and that means a lot to him and to Gale and me!!! Cheers! Harold

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  5. Colene says

    June 29, 2012 at 7:39 am

    They were probably afraid of being intimidated by your writing skills. I was asked to join a book club with some college professors and business women and I turned it down. I had no idea what an honor it was. I would have probably been intimated hanging out with them. Our wonderful library director has ordered all of Jen Lancaster’s books after I mentioned that you loved her. I can hardly wait to get started!

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    • TateFarmGirl says

      June 29, 2012 at 11:31 am

      haha no Colene. They were just trying to keep the membership below a certain number I think. Finally some people dropped out, i.e. moved… I’m excited to be included (finally). They are a fun group of ladies!

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  6. The Neighborhood Wine Porch Party says

    June 30, 2012 at 8:37 am

    I know everyone in that club and you probably don’t drink enough! John would have been a better prospect! On the other hand, they might be leery of allowing a serial blogger into their group! They may have been concerned that you would blog about them…oh wait you already did!!! Cheers! Harold

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