I'm not sure if you are familiar with Silent Book Club. It is very popular here in Santa Rosa, California, and probably in other places throughout the U.S. We meet at a local cafe, order food and chat for half an hour, read silently for an hour, and then yack and pay our bills for another half hour. I always have a good conversation with someone I don't know - after all, we are all holding conversation starters in our hands (the books we brought!) We also fill up a beloved cafe with customers in the early evening, which supports their business.
Congrats on your first three months! Its been great getting to learn and practice with you and everyone on the group calls. Your live convos have been so good, too! I'm hoping to see you in 2026 when you visit the Chautauqua Institution, so excited you'll be on my side of New York :)
A friend from my dance group in Malaysia organised a post card-writing party at the end of November. It brought different people she knew together who brought cards, stamps and pens and colour pencils to write or draw with. She offered us pastries and Christmas stickers and a space to remember the joy of writing post cards to mail to someone far away.
I haven’t written and sent post cards for at least 5 years. And the recipients of my cards were so happy to receive them in the mail, one of them even framed it up! And then hearing about the party where I wrote him his card, one friend said he would organise his own in London.
I love how generative my friend’s generosity was and how much joy it spread in some parts of the world 🙌🏾
I'm not sure if you are familiar with Silent Book Club. It is very popular here in Santa Rosa, California, and probably in other places throughout the U.S. We meet at a local cafe, order food and chat for half an hour, read silently for an hour, and then yack and pay our bills for another half hour. I always have a good conversation with someone I don't know - after all, we are all holding conversation starters in our hands (the books we brought!) We also fill up a beloved cafe with customers in the early evening, which supports their business.
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Congrats on your first three months! Its been great getting to learn and practice with you and everyone on the group calls. Your live convos have been so good, too! I'm hoping to see you in 2026 when you visit the Chautauqua Institution, so excited you'll be on my side of New York :)
A friend from my dance group in Malaysia organised a post card-writing party at the end of November. It brought different people she knew together who brought cards, stamps and pens and colour pencils to write or draw with. She offered us pastries and Christmas stickers and a space to remember the joy of writing post cards to mail to someone far away.
I haven’t written and sent post cards for at least 5 years. And the recipients of my cards were so happy to receive them in the mail, one of them even framed it up! And then hearing about the party where I wrote him his card, one friend said he would organise his own in London.
I love how generative my friend’s generosity was and how much joy it spread in some parts of the world 🙌🏾