So we had a tour, admired all the various kitties that call her barn home, and tasted some wonderful goodies made from home grown produce and served in her charming summer kitchen. Then we had a brief discussion as to whether we should moon the creepy neighbor, or put on some fukawee garb and dance around the firepit so he could call the cops and report the latest version of the Ghost Dance and the Hopi Uprising. Decided that even our collective backside was too good to waste on such a schmuck and had the meeting instead.
While we covered some nuts and bolts--upcoming convention stuff; nothing to report on the program book yet--Rosie has been asking questions but no answers so far; a little bit about what will be going on at the event--the main points of the night were about other things.
We chose Saturday Oct. 1 for our outing to the Quiet Corner in Churubusco. I will call them and let them know a group will be coming--I am guessing we will number about 15. The plan is to meet at the Defries Garden at 11 am, then go on to the QC from there. This is a very special place, and one not to be missed. Be sure to attend--I promise you will be glad you did.
Then it was on to more discussion on our future as a club. Shirley suggested developing an events calender, and was nice enough to take the project on. Please send any information about upcoming garden events to her--in a very SIMPLE format. The information should consist of two parts--the info about the event itself--date, time, location, name of the event. Then if there is a website or internet listing that describes the event more, include the URL for the website. THATS ALL. Please use the facebook group page if you want to write something more about the event you are posting.
We talked about how and when to structure our meetings. For the remainder of this year we will meet monthly as planned, and hash out how we will evolve as time goes on. For the moment there were a couple suggestions--one is that we meet only during the winter and travel around in summer. Another is that we meet quarterly. We also discussed our involvement with the upcoming convention and we will fulfill our commitments to the event, since we will still be federated until next year. Sue, Rosie and Shirley all volunteered to make door prizes (we need to donate 5) and I will also make something. We also will need to get things together to contribute to the Ways and Means "store" that runs during the event. This is a very important part of the convention, since it is how the costs of the event itself are covered.
I have written up a "ballot" of sorts and sent it out. Please vote on your choices. I am in the process of compiling the results, and we will have them announced at our next meeting.
After all of that official crud, we hung out and enjoyed the fire, the cool night air and each other's company, and then headed home. Thanks to Marianne for such a lovely night. In the process of healing her own spirit, she has made a magic place that heals the spirits of everyone who spends time there.
