Lysnna Lunch: Listening Lunch, A Time Capsule: Post 400!

Every thursday for the last 8 years I enter a time capsule

A small community of friends come together and read books, sections of books, short stories, essays and poetry.  Sometimes we get full-time and published authors, some people in the group have turned full time authors. But most of us, with our interest in reading and writing --write as a hobby and share the books that a we enjoy. 

Irina, a librarian at the university makes sue that there are always cookies and tea and coffee. People bring their own lunch.  Sometimes additional home made desserts for every one. So, there is much more than just 'juicy' stories to look forward to. 

Sometimes towards the end of the semester or before summer or during Christmas we will have special themes. 

This one was an Arabian Nights theme. 

Usually a large group shows up for the special sessions and many bring their own home made snacks. 

Irina, the person who started and has organised the group for the last decade will usually have some handicraft activity to keep her busy as she works on her craft.

 Can be knitting, crocheting, hand-sewing ....you name it.  

Ofen on special occasions we have seasonal fruits ---

And home made cookies. 

This one, as shared earlier, I remember was from our 'Arabian Nights' theme.  Here you see Turkish Delight.  Pink and Bright.  

This is Saamovar, an old 'technology' of keep heating water & keeping it warm. I once asked Irina to show it to my class on technology & culture.  Irina is from Estonia and speaks Estonian, Russian, Swedish and English.  All people in our group are at least bilingual if not multi-lingual.  So far the first language of people who have attended this group have been Swedish, English, German, Hindi, Czech, Tamil, Russian and French. 

Since most of these pictures are from Arabian Nights, you can notice the theme.  Carpets and rugs and tea and special sweets. 

Some people brought home made embroidered table cloths to create a mood, and others brought silk cushions from home and made a cozy corner. 

And here you See Irina in Turkey, wearing the dress she made by hand, most of it wass tacked and hemmed while listening to the stories read by the group members.

And don't think we stopped meeting in COVID times, here is a shot from our Zoom reading session. 

But wait, there was one special Xmas session. I missed it though. But asked for photographs.  Imagine reading and listening to stories in the  middle of a forest, with lamps and candles to decorate the lunch table ---and being served home made foods.  These pictures are taken around noon.