With the first hint of autumn in the evening air, how warm and welcoming was Maureen's hospitality last night! Thank you Maureen!
Along with the themes that Finding Nouf inspired, we also talked about other topics and other books. I'll try to remember most of them.
As we considered the restrictions imposed on women in places like Saudi Arabia we considered the necessity for vigilance regarding women's rights on our own country. Such as the appearance of Bill M-312, and the threat of re-criminalization of abortion.
Frank Delaney, the celebrated Irish author, has produced a series of podcasts called Re: Joyce in which explains Ulysses. You can access them here. He was also interviewed on the CBC show IDEAS on the topic of Mad Ideas and Sweet Dreams for a Better World.
We mentioned several movies worth looking for: The Queen of Versailles, Incendies, Hope Springs, The Intouchables, Searching for Sugar Man, Inside Job and the Live at the Met series.
And my sister's choir.
Books mentioned last night:
Maureen's Fruit Cocktail Cake
Along with the themes that Finding Nouf inspired, we also talked about other topics and other books. I'll try to remember most of them.
As we considered the restrictions imposed on women in places like Saudi Arabia we considered the necessity for vigilance regarding women's rights on our own country. Such as the appearance of Bill M-312, and the threat of re-criminalization of abortion.
Frank Delaney, the celebrated Irish author, has produced a series of podcasts called Re: Joyce in which explains Ulysses. You can access them here. He was also interviewed on the CBC show IDEAS on the topic of Mad Ideas and Sweet Dreams for a Better World.
We mentioned several movies worth looking for: The Queen of Versailles, Incendies, Hope Springs, The Intouchables, Searching for Sugar Man, Inside Job and the Live at the Met series.
And my sister's choir.
Books mentioned last night:
- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
- The End of Men: and the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin
- Vagina by Naomi Wolf
- The Age of Hope by David Bergen
- Pay Back: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood
- Canada by Richard Ford
- The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Maureen's Fruit Cocktail Cake
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 cups four
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
14 oz. can fruit cocktail with juice
Beat eggs slightly. Add all ingredients except flour. Add flour
and bake in 9 x 13 pan (greased) for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Icing
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla (or 1 teaspoon brandy)
Boil all ingredients except vanilla. Add vanilla and pour over hot cake. It makes a lot, but use all of it.
