RECYCLABLES Day!
50 degrees and very drippy.
The Results of yesterday's Primary Elections are on the front page of the Utiuca O-D.
Mr. Langone identifies the fungus pictured in yesterday afternoon's blog as the North American Tooth (Climacodon septentrionale) and says that it is Inedible.
I might suggest that if anyone finds a lovely, pure-white Giant Puffball but is unappreciative of their good fortune, they should contact either one of us and we would be most delighted to do the enjoying in your place!
Gayle Ladd, in West Virginia, wrote that "My 93 yr. old mother-in-law was just telling me the other day that her mother used to give she and her 7 siblings 'Elderblossom Wine' when they were sick" and attached a recipe which I'll try to remember ti dig out next Summer, when Elderberries are in bloom.
Another friend reported that her father still makes Elderberry Wine and that she will try to acquire a small sample for me to try - wouldn't THAT be nice!
A few of the "Social Notes and Items of Interest" reported in today's issue of The Waterville TIMES:
(Can we imagine) a Waterville without June Richmond? No! But our loss is someone else’s gain, and she has telephoned the writer to say that she has moved from “Terry Meadows” to “The Meadows” on Route 12B in New Hartford. That, happily, does not mean that we won’t be seeing her around town: we shall! (And she was among the 80 or so who attended the Waterville Historical Society’s 40th Anniversary Celebration at the St. Bernard’s Church Social Hall, on Sunday, and everyone was delighted to see her!)
Mrs. O’Dowd writes that she and Bill entertained her brother, Gerrit Hyde, and his wife Claire, from Lake Orion, Michigan. Gerrit came to celebrate his 60th class reunion. They visited Gerrit's and Peggy's 5th grade teacher, Ada (Dilman) Morgan and her husband Sewell and enjoyed recalling the "old times." Bill Waterman - a class mate of Peggy's from La Plate, Maryland called to say that he was visiting his sister, Joan, and they went out to dinner.
The O’Dowds also had a telephone call from their son Stephen, in Tel Aviv, saying that everything is all right there: no problems. (And I’m sure they were glad to hear that!)
Sandy Martin writes to tell us that “The Crimson Bonnets” were invited to Barb Mario's on August 31st for an End of Summer picnic. “Barb and Mario's new home in Stockwell is just beautiful. We all took the tour and enjoyed Barb's decorating ideas. There were more sandwiches and desserts then 25 women could eat and everyone went home full and happy." The Red Hat's next get- together is to be hosted by Sandy Brown, Nancy Lewis and Sue Green and will be held on September 28th at the Moose River Restaurant.
Congratulations!
