Whewwwwww!
\nI’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.
\nWe held the first gathering today for our Red Hat Society group.<\/p>\n
\nWe’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.
\nI 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.
\nEach 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!
\nI 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.
\nIt’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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. … Continue reading