Bl<—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1954
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
It appears as though Spring and
Easter will both be late arriving
this year. I was lucky to get my
five pounds of sugar peas planted
the first week of April. Last year
they were in the ground three
weeks earlier. Maybe I’U be able to
finish my third braided rug this
month if I can’t work in the garden.
However, there are signs of spr
ing that one can’t help noticing,
like the SO robins that flutter
around the edge of my garden.
And, the wild geese have come
back to our meadow and our big,
white ones noisily greet them.
There is a certain amount of con
flict and discord between them. I
also notice rabbits chasing around
in the black raspberries that I’ve
trimmed. Now I must finish the red
raspberry patch before the
weather gets warmer.
The tulips that my daughter
brought from Holland are finally
blooming. The hyacinths had their
leaves frozen when they ventured
out of the ground too soon. My
rhubarb is quite high and doesn’t
seem to mind the cool weather.
At night when the wind whistles
through the very tall evergreen
trees near our house, I find it to be
a soothing sound to fall asleep
with. It is similar to the rain which
I enjoy hearing as it falls on the tin
roof outside our bedroom windows.
Towamencin 4-H Club
The Towamencin 4-H Club will
meet at the Montgomery County 4-
H Center on May 10 from 7 to 8:30
p.m.
New members are invited to join
the old ones in making Mother’s
Day corsages. The cost of
materials is 50 cents.
New and old members may also
sign up for the spring and summer
sewing program. Beginners are
welcome.
The club needs adults interested
in helping with sewing and other 4-
H projects. For more information
call Helaine Brown by May 1 at
277-0574.
Red Rosa Beef Club
The Red Rose Beef Club held
their second meeting of the year on
April 4. The entertainment for the
night was Mike Pfautz who spoke
and showed slides of his FFA
exchange trip to Japan.
After the meeting, the ground
beef leftover from the 4-H banquet
was sold.
The next meeting will be on May
2 at the home of Abe Flory, Lititz.
Golden Guernsey
4-H Club
The first meeting of the Golden
Guernsey 4-H Club was held
Tuesday evening April 10 at Peter
Witmer’shome.
Officers elected were: Dan Nolt,
president; Mary Lou Rohrer, vice
president; Janice Garber,
secretary; Denean Charles,
treasurer; Judy Rohrer, news
reporter; Steve Wagner and Kurt
Brenemen, song and game
leaders; and Joe Rohrer, county
council member.
Club leaders are Gerald Garber
and Peter Witmer.
But then in the morning, I pay for it
by picking up dead limbs aU over
the yard as our maple, walnut and
persimmon trees need pruning.
So I will have to bide my time
until better gardening weather
arrives. In the meantime, I’ll buy a
coconut and bake a fresh coconut
pie and also a cherry pie and
maybe an apple and raisin one. I’ll
mend some torn and worn overalls
before the rush of outdoor work
arrives. I know that I can find
plenty to keep me busy as even
reading the newspaper cover to
cover takes a lot of time. Spring
will be here before I realize it.
T~y<>
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Delaware’s blue and gold square
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Jane Duvall of Bridgeville, and
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over marshland, with the words,
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Duvall is a member of the
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Delmarvalous Quilters club. She
and her husband are retired and
they are the parents of four grown
children.
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