Gloomy January, good friends and brown sugar cake

Monday night my book club met. Well, we almost didn't meet as the weather was not cooperating. Drizzle, freezing rain, grey and yucky- not great. But in the end we decided to meet- brave the elements! We had a great meeting. Lots of conversation- politics, movies, books, affordable housing issues (a current topic in our town), travel, podcasts. It was great. Everyone really enjoyed The Orphan Train. Again, a good discussion. Interesting that the three of the last six books have touched on the same theme- orphan/abandoned children. Our next book is The Good Lord Bird by James McBride. I will miss the meeting as my husband and I will be in Maui. I might download the book to my iPad (hopefully without any frustration). One of my friends suggested that I download the podcast "Serial" which she found to be really good listening. I have never listened to a podcast before (I know, I should get with the times)so maybe this is the one to try. Always enjoy my book buddies. Our host made this yummy cake for dessert. I highly recommend it!

. It was still warm- so delicious! Better with a glass of milk!