"The Piece of the WEB That's Fit to Spin"--July 27, 1998--VOL 3, Number 29
Circulation Last Issue: 62
Year-to-Date: 1378
"The Piece of the WEB That's Fit to Spin"--July 27, 1998--VOL 3, Number 29
Circulation Last Issue: 62
Year-to-Date: 1378
Keeping so Many  Balls in the Air |
Many readers (well...at least a few) have inquired about our backyard garden, first described in our May 4, 1998 issue. This week we can report that it's doing just fine, thanks to:
Here are just a few examples: 
A--In what may become an associated butterfly farm, this Tiger Swallowtail (a butterfly) investigates a patient verbena blossom. 
B--This blue hydrangea, which readers will remember as a Mother's Day addition to our garden, has many companion blooms--reminding us that, here on Poland Place, almost every day is Mother's Day. 
C--The ajuga ground cover, gracing five different areas of the garden, has produced its first flower--this pretty blue blossom. We're watching closely, hoping it's a harbinger of blooms to come 
D--The first dinner plate dahlia bloom arrived last week. It's a fine complement to the blue hydrangea on the other end of the garden. We're expecting more very soon. 
E--The rest of the verbena, undisturbed by predatory butterflies, provides additional ground cover as it spreads itself into the middle of the garden. Every day we count the new purple blossoms. We're very proud of our garden. So proud and so pleased that we're following a new practice, introduced by our Mayor Tommy Fetzer. We're officially naming it the J and C Garden, thus honoring the citizens who have contributed the most money and time towards its realization. Three subscribers sent us solutions to last week's puzzle, which was: What's the only English word that contains all of the vowels in order (A,E,I,O,U, and sometimes Y)? It turns out that, according to this week's winner and two of the other entrants, there is more than one answer to the question. Al Friedrich was our first responder, offering:
Al's valuable prize is in the mail. We know he'll be delighted. And our thanks to Bobby Ward, Bill Roberts, Page Hankin, Barbara McCormick, Pat Holly, and Paul Dean--all of whom submitted correct answers to the puzzle. THIS WEEK'S PUZZLE--NUMBER TEN Subscriber Bill Roberts (who says he drinks abstemiously) sent us this one. We couldn't find an easy way to solve it, so we pass it on to our readers. The winner will receive a wonderful prize and our thanks for saving us the trouble: You have two pitchers, one holding 16 oz. of wine and the other holding 16 oz. of water. As soon as you have the answer, click here to send it our way. Winner will be determined by earliest date of receipt and all entrants will receive a note of congratulations from our staff. Go for it. Now! For last week's Competition, New York Magazine asked for original bumper stickers. Here are three from friends of Poland Place that were honorably mentioned :  from Bobby Ward, Raleigh, NC  from Bob Dean, Raleigh, NC The Museum of Bad Art in Dedham, MA, now has its own web page, featuring wonderful prints from its collection. One of them, entitled "May in the Mountains" provides an excellent example. Check it out, at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. David Wilkinson celebrated 100 years of marriage at Michael Dean's (no relation) restaurant last Saturday evening. They compared notes and had a very nice time. Jim Dean, DDI Model Employee, attended a meeting of the Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM) in Seattle last week. He is said to have brought home many wonderful ideas about his profession, more than justifying the expense of his very nice time at the convention. Not much more information about APMM can be found at their website: http://www.modelmakers.org 
Patrick and Valerie Lowder are the new parents of
Nolan Carlos Lowder, who arrived in their home earlier this month. Here's Nolan,
in a rare photo by our proofreader and associate photographer, Liz Dean.Betty Reed, Barrington retiree, is attending the School of Christian Mission in Crystal Lake, Illinois for a few days this week. Each day, she makes the 30-mile trip home to prepare dinner for fellow retiree Dwight Reed. Graham Poor and Margaret Mahoney, entrepreurnial friends of the Greater Poland Place community, are pursuing a dream of success in the Java programming and "smart phone" business. Click here for the N&O's almost understandable description of their product.
"I just read the 2-part edition of your wonderful trip and I am quite impressed with your circle of English friends (group photo, glad to see you were smiling). I just want to know, do you call Charles, Chuckie or Charlie?" -- beckybum@mindspring.com {We call him "Royal Friend."} "I didn't have time to worry about the vowels and now I'll wait for someone else to do it. Ennui and all that". --kittypick@aol.com {Sorry, Kitty. You're three vowels short and they're not in sequence.} |
