Re: coming up for air

Auralie - congrats on the blue ribbons and a successful show.
Still looking for collards, but no success this year.  C'est la vie, I
guess.


On 6/4/06, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 06/04/2006 9:14:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> zsanders@midsouth.rr.com writes:
> Auralie, I admire you so with all your experience.  Our garden club is
> 'getting closer' to putting on a show.  I don't know how National has put
> up
> with us for never doing it.  I am so ignorant where shows are concerned,
> and
> I know more about plants than most of the members, who would rather eat
> than
> garden.
> zem
>
> Zem, sometimes I think I am nuts to love flower shows like I do.
> The beauty of my little club is that all of us are hooked on shows.
> We have had at least one every year since 1992, and not once
> has anyone not been eager.  Of course the fact that eight of our
> twelve members are judges has something to do with it - we're
> all nuts.
> I hope your club does go ahead with a show - it can be such a
> great bonding experience, and also a learning experience.  I
> still always learn something from another exhibitor.  We are all
> quite competitive, but equally happy when another member
> does well.  We were all so happy when the member whose
> husband died in January won the Table Artistry Award, the
> Petite Award, and still another blue ribbon on her designs.  She
> is going into the hospital tomorrow for hip surgery.  I think we
> were all happier for her to win those awards than if we had
> won them ourselves.
> If I could be of any help with your club's planning, I would be
> glad to.  I am Schedule Advisor for our District and have
> helped numerous clubs write their schedules, including
> award-winning ones.
> Auralie
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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