June 2012 - Longwood Gardens Edition

And now for something completely different! For the first (and probably the last) time 7 outta 8 of us got together & ventured out on a trip to Longwood Gardens. I took 230 pictures & a bunch of them are over there on the side panel for your viewing enjoyment. If there's any that you would like to have for yourself, or if there was something that you liked, but wasn't published, please let me know & I will be more than happy to share them via e-mail.

This was no "vacation" for your ever-faithful Pokeno "secretary". I carried around a tiny notebook to take a few notes. Some points of interest are as follows:

• Patt cashed in $47 worth of Pokeno dimes on her way to the Gardens. This allowed her & Marge to rent power scooters. Debi also rented a scooter. Those of us who weren't wussies (ha, ha, ha) walked the entire grounds for about 4 hours.
• Mother Nature actually cooperated & gave us a beautiful day! We were all kind of scared about the weather as we had high 90-100 degree temps in the days leading up to our trip. There was also fear of a thunderstorm, but the weather people changed their minds because they knew the rain would ruin our plans & hell hath no fury like a pissed off Pokeno Sister! It was very hot in the direct sun, but luckily for us, most of the Gardens were shaded & breezy. There was a part in the middle where we were all ready to pass out from the heat & briefly entertained the idea of jumping in the fountain, but we didn't. Security didn't chase us down until the conservatory when Peg decided to give a tree a hand-job.
• We learned that the little black seeds you see when you're eating a banana are actually "aborted bananas". Mmm...that puts a whole new spin on my kids' favorite snack! Good thing I'm pro-choice.
• We also learned that the "green wall" (see photo) in the conservatory @ Longwood is the largest in North America. The only place with a bigger wall is China! Wait a minute...don't they already have a pretty good (some might say "great") wall over there?
• Phyllis had a great time going into all the buildings & explaining how this, that & the other were hers. She explained how the different rooms were for relaxing, or breakfast, or how the room full of grapevines in the greenhouse was going to be used exclusively for our Toga Parties!

At the end of the day, most of us had a really good time. But, I think from now on, we'll just stick to getting together around someone's table to play cards. Speaking of which...

CALLING ALL GODDESSES

Everything will be back to “normal” (I use that very loosely) when we all gather once again at Spanky’s table on SATURDAY, 7/28. The pool will be open @ 4:00. If you’re going to swim, don’t forget to bring your bathing suit & towel. We would like start business @ 5:00 if you don’t want to swim. Phyllis will be providing the main course of burgers (veggie & regular); hot dogs; fried green tomatoes w/ gravy & strawberry daquiris (with & without alcohol). Since she's doing most of the food work, she's asking that the rest of us bring sides, appetizers, or dessert.

THIS IS THE END

Thanks again to all the sisters who made the trek to Longwood. Lori, sorry you missed it! It was nice to do something different for a change. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!