Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Our February love story was Sense and Sensibility. We read Pride and Prejudice a few years ago and Jane Austen gets a lukewarm reception from our group. Some of us enjoy reading her, others prefer to watch the movie version. It was agreed that this book progressed very slowly. It was interesting to note that it was Jane's first novel and then compare it to Pride and Prejudice. We discussed some of the characters and what we liked and disliked about them. But conversation about the book was tricky as very few of us actually finished reading it. Luckily our plan for this meeting was to enjoy food and drink and then watch Becoming Jane in a newly completed home theater. The movie was a fun way to find out more about the author.

Food was very excellent! We enjoyed bread with farmer cheese, guacamole and chips, chilis rellenos, fresh salsa (I'm not sure why we ended up with a Mexican theme), pizza, strawberries, special K bars, a box of Russell Stover chocolates, LU Petit Ecolier Dark Chocolate Biscuits, and of course, wine.