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October Meeting Highlights

Thanks to all who attended the October meeting. Special thanks to Misty and Pat for the most delicious food!!! Please see the end of the post to get Misty's yummy Confetti Dip.
Martha Smith's Fall Colors arrangement.
Martha explaining the correct way to groom a bird of paradise.
Yona Serpas telling us about her pitcher plant and the correct way to grow one.
Hilda sharing her walking iris, and explaining how they grow and how to plant them.

Kristi shared loofah sponge vine seeds with everyone.

Thanks to Carol Becnel for potting up enough orange amaryllis bulbs for everyone. Everyone left with their arms full!!!

Don't forget....Council meeting October 31, 2008 at 9:30 am at the New Orleans Botanical Gardens. Dan Gill will be the guest speaker. Call Kristi if you would like to carpool.

Please check your yearbook and highlight your responsibilities for the 2008-09 year.

Confetti Dip

2 cups grated Cheddar

2 cups crushed pecans

2 cups of Mayo

1 cup chopped green onions

Pepper jelly

Mix Cheddar, pecans, mayo and green onions together. Top with pepper jelly.

Installation Meeting

Hilda performing the Installation ceremony. Thank you Hilda you did a wonderful job. From left to right: Treasurer, Pat Buras; Secretary, Barbara Nezat; 2nd Vice-President Claire Phillips; 1st Vice-President, Alice Ivy; Presiden, Kristi Rivero; Hilda Lott. 1st Vice President Alice Ivy giving President Kristi Rivero a thank you gift for previous year.
Nancy receiving a thank you gift for hostessing such a wonderful party and going above and beyond her duties as Beautification chairperson.
Everyone enjoying themselves on Nancy's beautiful patio surrounded by her lovely garden.

Thanks for the book and bonsai tree. It was a wonderful year full of progress. Be on the look out for news about our up coming new member tea. Be thinking about those you know who would like to be a part of what we are doing and be prepared to invite them to this tea. Information will be forthcoming soon.