We were on a quest this month, guided by a bestselling Dutch classic that has only now been translated and published in English.
Not all of us made it to deliver the letter and be knighted - this was a book that really divided the group into those who loved it and read it at a pace - Victor couldn't wait to find out what the letter said - and some who found it too slow-moving. And then there were those who forgot to take their book on holiday with them!
It didn't stop us having interesting chats about whether we would have answered the call for help. Lois wasn't so sure - if the knock was someone selling something, she'd politely shut the door and go back to her night-long vigil, thank you very much . . .
And we decided on the virtues we would look for if we, the Knights of the Precise Geometric Shape Table, were to appoint a new member to our Table (we couldn't agree if it was a square, a rectangle, or two rectangles put together. The only thing we were sure of was that it wasn't round . . .) We designed them as shields.
and these were the Virtues:
Chivalrous
Kind
Generous
Honest
Courageous
Honest
And Aoeife's acrostic poem:
Kind
Nice
Interesting
Gracious
Helpful
Trustworthy
Lovely! A noble start to a new Book Club year.