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Convention people Pix
Here are a few sweet photos of people at the Convention. Click on them twice. I wish I would have gotten to know so many more of you guys. I miss you all.
David.
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Nathalie23
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First picture is Roxanne and her prize Hosta
Dr. David and Erin
Marlys and Ron
Jimmy Mac and Lois,
Jeroen, (forgot name of lady in center sorry, I just met you
) and Linda P.
Linda P.
Dr. David and Erin
Marlys and Ron
Jimmy Mac and Lois,
Jeroen, (forgot name of lady in center sorry, I just met you
) and Linda P.Linda P.
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putnamgardens
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The artistic judge is Lynn. She's a member of the local hosta society, has been since it was founded, but is an American Garden Club association judge. I had the pleasure of her company for several hours during the leaf show registration.
Linda P
Linda P
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
Lynn is a great lady and lives here in Muscatine. Like Linda I've had the pleasures of chatting with her quite a bit. She's one of the main volunteers for the Muscatine Arboretum here. Hopefully within the next 10 years all the trees that were planted will get some size to them, so we can donate a crap load of hostas and create another bed. I'll try and get some pictures and give a little tour of the arboretum that Lynn and others have worked so hard to create.
More pictures of Hallsonites @ picnic in the park
Not everyone got in on this group project. David, Ken, & who else is MIA? Oh, Trudy & Connie; I think were in the gift shop! 
So we shot them later!
Thanx! David for starting this thread.
Back row - Hosta Rod, Jerone, Dr. Dave, Jim Hienz, Jimmy Mac, Kimmy, Jamie, the guy that works on the rail road - tell us you handle again, please; Lisa, of course, she never misses a picture opportunity!
front row - Josh, Marlys, Lois, Linda P, & Judy!
MM
So we shot them later!Thanx! David for starting this thread.
Back row - Hosta Rod, Jerone, Dr. Dave, Jim Hienz, Jimmy Mac, Kimmy, Jamie, the guy that works on the rail road - tell us you handle again, please; Lisa, of course, she never misses a picture opportunity!
front row - Josh, Marlys, Lois, Linda P, & Judy!
MM
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Re: More pictures of Hallsonites @ picnic in the park
Jeff...aka allnitro. Anyone heard from him since the convention? Jeff, did you hosta OD??Marlys wrote:the guy that works on the rail road
Jeff
Thanx! Josh - Jeff seemed really nice & maybe just a litte shy. I had a nice conversation with him @the picnic gathering. Sounds like he gets around with his work taking him all over our beautiful state. It's always good to add another addict to our pack.
We drove home up the Illinois side of the Mississippi River to visit Dubuque Arboretum then down hwy 151 (after a short stent on hwy #20). (Made a 3 hour drive into all day and then some. Got home about 8:00 pm. Stopped for supper in the Amana Colonies.) The scenery was so beautiful with the oats turning and the green, green corn of Home. We were reminded of how blessed we are to live in Iowa. The urban sprawl is concerning tho with more and more pasture and crop ground disappearing every single day. Makes one wonder what will our world look like in another 1/2 century. I bet there will still be hostas unless all the trees are cut down or up-rooted in the name of progress.
MM
Heard - "HELP! I'm buying hostas & I can't stop!"
We drove home up the Illinois side of the Mississippi River to visit Dubuque Arboretum then down hwy 151 (after a short stent on hwy #20). (Made a 3 hour drive into all day and then some. Got home about 8:00 pm. Stopped for supper in the Amana Colonies.) The scenery was so beautiful with the oats turning and the green, green corn of Home. We were reminded of how blessed we are to live in Iowa. The urban sprawl is concerning tho with more and more pasture and crop ground disappearing every single day. Makes one wonder what will our world look like in another 1/2 century. I bet there will still be hostas unless all the trees are cut down or up-rooted in the name of progress.
MM
Heard - "HELP! I'm buying hostas & I can't stop!"
Yes Josh I almost hosta ODed! 
I would like to say that even though I was only there on Friday, I did enjoy meeting and visiting with all people hosta!
I will be more prepared for the next MWR Convention in Chi-town and plan to stay the duration.
MM, it was nice to meet you and Robin too, and you didn't seem to be very shy.
Jerone how about this one: 'Valley's Good Time'
I would like to say that even though I was only there on Friday, I did enjoy meeting and visiting with all people hosta!
I will be more prepared for the next MWR Convention in Chi-town and plan to stay the duration.MM, it was nice to meet you and Robin too, and you didn't seem to be very shy.
Jerone how about this one: 'Valley's Good Time'
JEFF
Hey, Jeff....glad you checked in. I thought maybe we'd have to name a hosta "Valley's Running Scared" after your mass intro to the group.
I'm still trying to get myself back into the swing of things. The convention just went by way too fast, and I'm still on hosta overload! I've been to two hosta gardens since the convention, so that hasn't helped. I'm thinking that I might need to name a hosta "Slide Zone" . (any Moody Blues fans out there?)
Marlys, If you came up Rt 84, you were 8 miles from my place when you crossed Rt 30.
I wasn't home, though; I was out at Roxanne's.
Did everyone meet Dale? Silly me...I talked to her twice before I figured out who she was.
Reldon, somehow we managed to have a great time without you. I know, it was tacky of us, but we did.
Linda P
I'm still trying to get myself back into the swing of things. The convention just went by way too fast, and I'm still on hosta overload! I've been to two hosta gardens since the convention, so that hasn't helped. I'm thinking that I might need to name a hosta "Slide Zone" . (any Moody Blues fans out there?)
Marlys, If you came up Rt 84, you were 8 miles from my place when you crossed Rt 30.
I wasn't home, though; I was out at Roxanne's. Did everyone meet Dale? Silly me...I talked to her twice before I figured out who she was.
Reldon, somehow we managed to have a great time without you. I know, it was tacky of us, but we did.
Linda P
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
but I didn't make it to Jimmy's. I stopped at Art's and spent another couple hrs there. Is there any help for me now? Ha! I would definitely have to get that hosta, to plant by my h. Moody Blues!I'm thinking that I might need to name a hosta "Slide Zone" . (any Moody Blues fans out there?)
I just dragged the other half of Pepper1 up to Minnesota last weekend to see them perform Slide Zone! That's the real reason we couldn't make the Midwest convention!
I'm still enjoying hearing about the convention and what you all bought.
(I went to find a shooting star, around the bend that's where they are...)
pepper1