The October meeting of The Bookmarkers came off without a hitch (except that several members had to cancel at the last minute for various reasons). But those of us present had a good time.
We've finally been visited by an autumn chill (nighttime lows in the 40s), and everyone was in good spirits.
I brought out a stack of my scary books to display on the dining table, along with the food.
I had baked a Banana Nut Bundt Cake and served it along with Peanut Butter Sauce (using the recipe that won the recent Southern Living Cook-off).
I also served raw veggies with Ranch Dressing, mini quiches, candy, apple cider, coffee, and two kinds of wine.
Our discussion book this month was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The book is beautifully written, worth reading for the prose alone. It's a dark story concerning a man and his son on a journey to warmer climates some years after the world has come to an end. I've only read one other book by McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, which I thought was boring in the extreme. The Road is nothing like Horses.
I had what I thought was a great door prizes, October issues of both Southern Living and Country Living, tied up with gold ribbon and topped with a jack-o-lantern container of candy corn. (See photo at bottom of page.) Well dad-gum if we didn't forget to draw for the door prize (for some reason, we often forget this). I'm going to draw for it today and deliver the prize to whoever wins.
Next month, we'll be discussing much lighter fare: Buffalo Girls by Larry McMurtry. I read it several years ago when it first came out and think it's McMurtry's second best book, after Lonesome Dove. I'm reading it again, starting last night. The central story is about Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) and her love affair with Wild Bill Hickok, which, at least in this book, produces a daughter.
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On 10/16/2007, Jenny H said ...
Your table setup looks wonderful!
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