Angie says, “Our next reading selection is: Girl on the Boat / also called Three Men and a Maid (1921). The next meeting is 4th Tuesday of February — Feb. 28, 7pm.” Location will be made clear closer to the date via the Northwodes email list, or by request. To which Maria follows up, “For those [...]
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Bring on the cheese curls!
The Northwodes’ Combined Holiday Party and Book Discussion will start at 6 pm, Saturday, December 17, in Bloomington (MN). Contact the Northwodes’ extensive staff to RSVP or get more details. Angie announced that December’s book is “Bring On the Girls!” This will be our first foray into the autobiographical writings (“semi-autobiographical,” according to wikipedia, and not just [...]
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Burgling Banks in October
Passing along the low-down from Angie: Hello fellow Wodehouse readers, The Northwodes bookgroup met last Tuesday [Aug. 23] and had a splendid time. Our next read will be: Do Butler’s Burgle Banks? (1968) We will again meet at the WA Frost (in St. Paul) on Oct. 25 at 7pm.
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Northwodes Derby Day
It would be helpful if at least one of you brought a hat; but anyone who wants to draw a horse out of it should be prepared to fork over a buck.
Boat Race Night 2011
The annual aquatic contest between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge took place on Saturday, 26 March 2011, and the Northwodes celebrated Oxford’s win appropriately that evening. Gathering at the Happy Gnome, browsing and sluicing was enjoyed by all, and only one policeman’s helmet was subject to purloining. (See “Carry On, Jeeves”, ch 7, for [...]
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Northwodes Book Club – “Hot Water”
Join us on April 26 2011 for the next installment in our riveting series of book club gatherings. There will be the usual bit of browsing and sluicing as we discuss PG Wodehouse’s novel “Hot Water” . Delightful novel but a bit, well, French, don’t you know. The revels commence at 7:00 pm at Wilde [...]
Northwodes Book Club – “Summer Lightning”
The usual bit of browsing and sluicing – not to be missed!
‘Save it for the long winter evenings’…
Pour yourself a hot scotch and lemon and settle in
2011 PGW Convention
The next TWS Convention will take place October 13–16, 2011 in Dearborn, Michigan
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