MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS HELD ON TUESDAY 16TH APRIL
2013 AT THE ‘ROOM AT THE TOP’ IN FELIXSTOWE LIBRARY
Apologies were received from Angela and Cathy.
A lively and very
enthusiastic meeting, commenced at 19.30 hours and those present
were:
Dave, Barry D,
Barry M, Les, Dick, Liliane, Beryl, Tony, Susan, Ray,
Martin and myself.
It was good to have
Martin back after his lengthy work course, Ray after being under the weather
followed by a spell away and also to Susan who came along for the first time
this year.
Tony had some great
feedback about his fantasy fiction from a publisher. Two and a half
pages and because they aren’t dealing with fantasy fiction anymore they hoped
he would get a publisher that he so deserved. They hadn’t replied for some time
because they wanted everyone in the office to read before they got back to
Tony. Praise indeed, for Tony’s great writing.
This evening we all
had to look and observe a photograph that was taken and supplied by Barry M. Then
we wrote about what we could see within the photograph, then given thirty
minutes to write about it.
Susan: The
Bath - About a young family who were ready to move on and this
included moving house. Boxes were pack but it was going to be a
difficult move.. They didn’t really want to leave because of the
memories they had in this place. A lost child after a home water
birth was very difficult to cope with. A lovely couple who both knew
how the other felt, sharing in their loss and grief.
It was Samantha’s
Birthday surprise what could it be? Into the forest they trundled
and to her utter surprise they came across a bath full of memories. It
would be left there forever and always.
Dick: Back To Nature – Belonging to the Woodland Trust they could go on a little break in a caravan very cheaply. It had a clean toilet, no shower or bath. It was possible to have a bath in the open on a bed of dried leaves. The Birds would be singing and it would be back to nature. In the summer it would be ok but not in winter. The bath would be delivered to the caravan and as the true measurements were taken some could kick the fallen leaves around.
Liliane: The Bath
In The Woods: After a half hour stroll in the woods we came across a bath. We
hadn’t found any bluebells unfortunately. Susie asked Karen and
Garth what was the ‘white thing’ they had come across in the woods. What
is it doing here?
We would need
a pond of water to fill it but we could light a fire and heat the
water. Someone living in the woods, a witch for instance could enjoy the
privacy of having a dip. We have to go home now as we will all need
a bath. Mum and Dad would never take a bath in the woods but it
could be fun. On their next venture into the woods the bath had
vanished.
Beryl : The Gang of
Four – There was Tom, Georgie, Jojo and Perry just like those from the
Just William Books. Tom was the gang leader but the others would
take it in turns to be leader. They had all heard about an elderly
couple Bob and June being robbed and all felt it was absolutely
unthinkable. A Gang had stripped the house, while they were away on
their annual holiday. Whilst the gang were exploring in the woods
they came across the bath and were determined, to find the rest of the stolen
goods and return them to their rightful owners.
Martin : The Pirate
Ship – It was springtime in the woods and the boys were running and
laughing. They were wavering this way and that. There were
shimmering canons on either side of the Orwell Bridge. Bench Wood
Alan sat there with his woolly hat, He might have cold hands but he had a warm
heart thinking about mermaids singing and laughing in caves. Viewing
the blue bonnets in all their glory.
Barry M: The River
Trip – Beth couldn’t find Jasper her Collie dog. She started to call
and run to see if she could find him and as she did so tripped over a branch
and twisted her knee. Jasper was gone and she didn’t know where she
was, though what she did know was that it was somewhere in the middle of the
woods. Suddenly she found herself sat in a bath drifting down
steam. The warm rain was running over her eyes, nose and it was
thundering too. Out of nowhere Jasper was suddenly licking her face and she
knew all was well.
Tony: The Cup Final
– There had been flash flooding and the teams arrived to a very soggy
pitch. The supporters arrived at the venue and stretched their limbs
when they embarked, ready for the anticipated match. There were no
ablution facilities which encouraged them to spray deodorant all over the
place, even though they knew they should behave or they would be banned! The
teams were Bath and Waterlooville playing in the Domestos Cup. The
rear guard were plugging holes and breaking free but neither side were
prepared to lose. Then Kevin Beday sent a cross to the far right to
Keith Plug then there were hot flushes and overflowing attempts. The
final score was Bath 1 – Loo 0.
Barry D: A Walk In
The Woods – Woods of late had hardly ventured from his armchair but was persuaded to
take the dog for a walk, even though he knew he would have to drag her
out. A few hundred yards into the walk there it was, ‘taps ‘n’
all. It must have taken two or people to drag it this distance but
why? Molly had found it by sniffing deep into the woods. She
shot forward and was sniffing and barking. To their great surprise
they came across some puppies with little waggy tails.
Ray: Sweet Lorraine
– Johnny disappeared after all the mourners were gone and Ruth was worried
about him. Johnny had used his pocket money all those years ago to
buy a rose bush to mark the grave of an unnamed British fighter pilot shot down
during the war. He came across the grave when he scrambled through
barbed wire fencing, back in 1959 in Farnborough Hampshire, when he just wanted
to ‘get away from it all and everyone. Ruth somehow knew this day,
that her time with Arty was over.
Caz : Bathtime
Blues – I got in from work exhausted and hot and all I wanted was a nice hot
soak in my bath. Surrounded by scented candles and a large
glass of chilled chardonnay.
I chopped a few vegetables
and put in some spices and herbs, added olive oil and popped it in the
oven. It would be something to get my taste buds going whilst having
my luxurious long soak. I popped some washing on too, saving myself some time
in the morning, as I had plans to have a long walk with the dog in the forest,
at my favourite time of the year. Cold but dry with hopefully with
hundreds of crispy leaves underfoot. One of the best things about
this time of year in the forest is that you hardly ever meet a soul and I love
that.
I headed upstairs
and wondered where Stuart was. He’s usually home by now but no sign
of him or the car. He must be having a swift one in the pub down the
road. He’s been doing a lot of that lately. We have been
drifting apart more and more and I didn’t know whether we were ok or not half
the time.
I stripped away my
clothes and went into the bathroom and got the shock of my life! There was
a huge great hole where the bath should be and I just had such a shock. So
instead of sipping my wine I just drank it down in one. I
needed to speak to Stuart to ask him what the hell he thought he was up
to. Stripping out the bath and just leaving without any note of
explanation or even a call or text to say what was going on.
Next morning I
crawled out of bed. No sign of himself. But I was determined to walk
in the woods to clear my head if nothing else. Charlie and I had a
great walk. On the way home I could see something in the distance but couldn’t
make it out.
Here on one of my
most favourite trails was my bath. Charlie barked and jumped in and out as if
he knew it was our bath.
On returning to the
house another row ensued, just for a change, and Stuart slammed out of the
house. As I headed to the bathroom just in the hope that the bath
had been installed I was horrified to discover that now the loo was gone too
....
Les: My Bath Day: Stroppy Sewer – It took 9 hours for Victor to do
something naughty. In smelly clothes he dashed in but there was no
bloody bath to rinse or wash. Who doesn’t have a bath? Started
really ranting now, ‘a proper bath’. What if we reported it the
police would only laugh what’s the point. Someone must have dragged
it out there with the corpse intact! Someone must have seen something? Then
a bright spark said, 'Ain’t it time you had a shower fitted Sid?’.
Dave : If
You Go Down To The Woods Today – Plumber, trees, Rendlesham
forest where the bath was fixed. To have it re-located.was double the
price. Tricky bit, fitted to Anglia Water’s mains. A bath
in the forest –folk in cloaks and hoods, humming and singing. A woman in the
bath. Shinned up tree to see what was going on whilst above a
squirrel was nibbling his nuts. A rainbow of vibrant utopia appeared. Then
the plumbers mate ran off as flying saucer landed.
Sorcery,
witchcraft, military, Americans firing at the objects in the sky. Airmen
were running everywhere so fearful. There were weird
witches dancing, prancing around whilst the naked woman and my bath were taken into
the spaceship. There was a whirring as the spaceship zoomed upwards.
Then I was arrested for being an Alien in my own County of Suffolk!
Once again an
interesting a varied evening was had by all.
The Next Meeting
will be held in three weeks time on Tuesday 7th May at 7.30 at
the ‘Room at The Top’ in the library. The homework theme is ‘CHALLENGE’
Look forward to
seeing you all then - in the meantime take care and Keep Scribbling!
Caz Wilkinson
Joint Secretary
