September at Rachel's

For September, I chose Life of Pi for the book. We finally get to close on the house on June 27, so our new address is:

9734 S. Walden Parkway, Chicago, IL 60643

We are a short distance off I-57 between 95th and 99th Streets and one block East of Longwood Drive. You could also come down Cicero or Western Avenues and go East on 95th Street to Longwood Drive. Turn south on Longwood, left at 97th Place and curve onto Walden, which is a one-way street south. We are the second house down from the park and you can park wherever. (Yay!!!)

We'll aim to start about 7:00 pm. Come early if you like!

Remaining 2011 Schedule

• May 5- Christy's for a just because get together



• June 2- Andrea's for book club- book is Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel



• July 7- Aimee's for book club- book is In the Company of a Courtesan, by Sarah Dunant



• August 4- Carly's for book club- book is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov



• September- Rachel's



• October- Christy's

April at Aimee's

Resilience - the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

As we all transition to new phases of life (marriage, babies, etc.) we have high hopes for the future. However, if it doesn't turn out quite like our dreams we will have to have resilience. I've read the first 50 pages and she has a powerful message; one we will need to carry with us over the next 50 years...

Book: Resilience
Author: Elizabeth Edwards
When: 1st Thursday in April: April 7, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Aimee's - 745 N Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, 60302
Phone: 713-825-6776

You will be fed :)

January Book Club

I just realized that I never actually posted this month's book or meeting time on the website! So here it all is...

Book: The Magicians: A Novel, by Lev Grossman

When: January 6, 2011, at 7:00

Where: The Sweet Bookwalter Abode

1111 W Cornelia Ave., Unit 202, Chicago

Food and beverages will be provided!

There's usually plenty of street parking but it's permit, so just park and come up and I will give you a permit to keep the evil parking ticket masters away.

Hope to see you all there! Please rsvp by email to let me know if you can make it or not.

February 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. at Carly's

Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By: Mark Haddon

Where: 6726 S. Oglesby Ave, #2, Chicago (park in driveway or on street)

Phone: 773-966-5267 (home)

I will serve dinner, wine, and beer. See you soon!

March into Philosophy

Hi everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying this white Christmas season and staying warm. Here's the info for March book club:

Book: Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaardner

What's it about: "A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy
with a faceless correspondent." (Amazon Review)

When: Thursday, March 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Andrea's, 625 Clarence Ave, Oak Park

I will provide dinner!

Much love,
Andrea

2011 Schedule

So we all remember, following is the 2011 schedule as figured out by Danielle (thanks Danielle!).

Christy -- Jan
Carly -- Feb
Andrea -- Mar
Aimee -- April
Rachel -- May
Christy -- June
Carly -- July
Andrea -- Aug
Aimee -- Sept
Rachel -- Oct
Christy -- Nov
Carly -- Dec