Kathy's in the news again

Isn't that a great article? The girls were sooo poised & articulate during the interview. You'd never guess they were 11 and 12 yo. By comparison I was tongue tied. All freaking out wondering if we were coming over well or like idiots. Guess it turned out OK! LOL!! I'm still freaking out over the show. whether we'll have enough judges, whether the display will come together OK, whether we should paint the lattice panel back drops or leave them plain, whether the Community Center will put the announcement on the leader Board like they said they would. Whether I'll need more signs for the sides of the road etc etc etc. (Can you tell I've never been a show chairman before?)

So you're the show chair, huh? You're brave, KB! And here I took it literally when you said you'd pulled back from volunteering, LOL! The article is great publicity.

You can't have too many signs. Here, plenty of judges always make it; can't speak for your area. We appreciate it immensely that they always come through for us. Is this really the first judged show you've had? I seem to remember a post saying that it is. Or is it that there is separate judging in addition to show judging?

Diana

The signs will go up tomorrow, and hopefully no one will take them down. Its the first AOS judging we've done. We belong to the new region, so it'll take some getting used to for the judges to remember we exist, too. Its the 3rd show we've done in modern times. We used to do shows, but then the fellow who led the society died, and no one took on the task. We finally found a regular venue to hold the show. Hopefully people will start to look for us annually. If Tom comes it'll make my year. *G*.

Diana Kulaga wrote:

I'll do a rant on signs and disappearance thereof tomorrow. Who's Tom? Tom Bell?

You sound really excited! Here's to a fantabulous show and turnout.

Yes, Tom Bell, *G*

On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:43:16 -0700, K Barrett wrote (in article <QOWdnf8gMt89kZTanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com):

Darn it, Kath (or something more emphatic). I've been looking forward to meeting you at some show, but I'll be in Mendocino with the whole family next weekend to celebrate our 50th anniversary and sundry other family milestones. Hope your show is a huge success, and that you'll have some photos on the OS website.

Tom

Well, at least now you know what I look like. *G* Have a great time in Mendocino! Its been years since the last time I was able to get away there. We used to love to stay at Heritage House. Then it changed hands and I guess I got busy at work (dang it)(or maybe not...) and haven't been back for jeez, about a decade.

I just drove up to California Orchids and got a *huge* Angraecum longicalcar from Mary Nesbitt to raffle off and then went to Raymond Burr winery to get a couple of bottles of wine (both medal winners) to raffle off as door prizes. (or somesuch. I let someone else handle that aspect of the show). Dang! California is really great once you get off the freeway, *G*! Wonderful weather! Rumor has it that the weather will change by Wed, but in Mendocino it only makes the place more beautiful. Not many coasts you can say that about. (I can hear the east coasters squawking now!)