Food, Family & Friends, The Holidays Continue!
I hope you all had as wonderful a Thanksgiving week as I did. On Monday, November 21, John Loomis and I were married! Thanksgiving itself was a delight: it is our favorite holiday because it is just about family being together and being grateful for one another. Also, I finally perfected a truly flaky pie crust. Overall, I’m very (immodestly) pleased with myself.
On to the important stuff now. We are in the middle of the perfect California planting season. There was a wonderful article about native plants in the LA Times on 11/20/22: well worth a read, and the nurseries are loaded! (See our December Newsletter for the top ten list.) Most of them will give you a discount with your California Garden Club membership card so make sure you pick it up at our meeting on December 9 if you have not already done so. Speaking of the meeting, it is one not to miss, particularly because of the drought. Nan Sterman is speaking to us about irrigation. She will be known to many of you as the Waterwise Gardener and I cannot wait to hear her.
Just to remind you, this is season of kindness and generosity. Please bring some food for the Food Pantry and an unwrapped gift for the Fire Department’s Spark of Love toy drive.
On December 16, our Trips and Tours will be visiting Roger’s Gardens and the Sherman gardens, but more about that on December 9 at our general meeting. In the meantime I wish you all a truly joyous holiday season!
– Janet
