B4*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November t, 1997
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
November Ist and most plants
are really slowing down. But as I
take one of my last walks around
the house. I’m surprised at what I
sec.
Some orange zinnias at the back
porch are still blooming and the
picnic table has been set on end to
mow the yard one last time. As I
turn the comer of the house, I
notice the large watermelon that
should be picked. This plant
somehow came up on its own and
gave us four melons. Maybe we’ll
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plant one on the south side of the
house next year.
When I glance toward the gar
den, I see that the last sweet com
has frosted leaves and will only
have small ears. Some plants such
as cabbage, broccoli, and Chinese
cabbage are looking fine. Beside
the garden are the two tiny paw
paw dices that Allen planted for
me. It will be years before they
bear but we do have big trees that
yield now. Even the yellow rasp-
... jy’s large.
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Her experience has helped her in
overseeing hundreds of projects.
Not only does she serve at the state
level, but for the past two years,
she has been on the women’s com
mittee for the national Grange.
“Members must submit excep
tional projects to win at the nation
al level,” she said. The entries that
won at the state level this week are
berries have a few for me to eat.
Next I check on the saffron
bulbs that my sister gave me and I
see that some are blooming now.
They are special just because there
arc so few of them. My husband’s
roses are especially nice just now
as no insects are chewing on them.
So, I pick some buds from red,
pink, white and yellow bushes for
a vase.
The lavender mums are still
blooming along with the deep
pink dianthus. As I turn the last
comer of the house, I see my patch
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qualified to be entered in national
competition. Becky and seven
committee members package the
winning entries and ship them to
the national convention site to be
held in MassachuseL in two weeks.
“There is always a need for
charity items,” Becky said. “We
have whole families that partici
pate in these projects together.
This makes them aware of the
of tea and decide to pick two kinds
for dinner. On a cold day, we
enjoy a hot cup of our own tea.
Soon I will just be in the house
looking out at the things that kept
me busy all summer long.
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problems in their communities and
that families, by working together,
can do something about these
problems to make their communi
ties a better place to live.”
The Pennsylvania State Grange
is an agricultural, rural, and com
munity service organization that is
dedicated to making Pennsylvania
a better place to live. More than
30,000 are members in the largest
and oldest farm organization in the
state. The Grange is the legislative
voice on agricultural and rural
issues in Harrisburg.
“I like the Grange because it’s
patriotic, religious, family
oriented, and just plain friendly,”
Becky said.
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