Whewwwwww!
I’ve spent the past three weeks working on my Spring cleaning, and getting ready for two brunches which will be held here. I’ve been “missing in action” from my blog because there was so much work to be done. It’s been worth it.
We held the first gathering today for our Red Hat Society group.
We’ve joined a group that has about thirty members. Our Queen told me that, on average, about a dozen members attend any given meeting. Today, just nine ladies attended, but you’d think all thirty were there. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Everyone had the chance to chat, and we all had things to share with the group.
I wasn’t positive about the final count, so I prepared two tables. I’ll spare you the details, but I used china and crystal, and we did floral arrangements with red long-stemmed roses and purple statice, the two primary colors of the Red Hat Society.
Each of the ladies brought a dessert or a salad or fruit dish, and I made baked ziti and the pesto/goat cheese spread that I blogged about earlier. We offered a variety of beverages. I can see now that DESSERT is the highlight of these meetings!
I had the pleasure of talking with the ladies about my quilts, and they took quite a bit of time coming up the walk, looking at the gardens and talking about the plants. Not all of my iris have opened, but the display at the sidewalk was incredible. I have roughly 100 blooms on an iris called “Rare Wine.” When I divide the iris this year, I know I have takers for any that are left over.
It’s lovely to have someone appreciate your efforts! I’m going to re-vamp the gardens closest to the house with some help from one of my nephews, so I’m glad the gardens were so beautiful this year. I’ve taken pictures, and I’ll share them with you when they are developed.
I am glad that all your work is done and has paid off. I hope you can sit, relax and enjoy the friuts of your labors!
Pleased it went well.
We seem to have lost a lot of irises this year and I can’t work out why.
Thank you, Susan. I spent four hours this morning doing chores, and now I am taking some time for myself. It’s a beautiful day here. I hope that you are enjoying the day as much as I am.
Blue Witch, when I was weeding three weeks ago, I found rot on two pods of iris, with no explanation for it. My iris are very hardy, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a problem so early in spring. Those two iris are unlikely to bloom this year. I wish I knew what was wrong. The rest of the iris are incredible. I’ll have pictures to share of the early bloomers.
Your timing was impeccable for your meeting if your irises were so beautiful. Your quilts would wow the women anytime!
(Our iris were beautiful this year, but were 95% bloomed out by the time people arrived for Wonderful Granddaughter’s wedding. It’s a good thing that the purpose of their trips was not to see the irises. On the other hand, the roses are all in bloom.)
It’s disappointing that the iris were bloomed out before the wedding, but I bet the roses were lovely.
I’ll have to take a picture of the new iris in the garden. Two years ago I bought about six deep dark colors, burgundy, navy blue, russet and purple, and this year they are blooming like crazy. The plant that is hiding behind EM is an old favorite, “Rare Wine,” that must have had more than 100 blooms!