Weather
It seems that weather is always a safe topic because it is always there. Although February was the shortest month of the year, there seemed to be more than enough long winter nights to complain about.
Everyone agrees that the prospect for March is hopeful. If we can just get up out of those 30-degree temperatures, then maybe we can believe that spring is coming. It is, on Saturday, March 20.
Meetings
Clarkes Garden Club will hold its March 9 meeting at Clarkes Grange. Bruce Nelson from the horticultural department at Clackamas Community College will be the guest speaker. His topic will be “Invasive Insects in the Garden.”
The hostesses will be Marian Davis and Donna Pike.
March 10 is the date for the next meeting of Clarkes United Methodist Women at the fellowship hall.
Jean Lebsack will again host the meeting of Highland Extension Study Group at her home on March 11. Members will have a very busy agenda with their plans for spring activities.
Personal news
Personal news is going to dominate my next 10 days. On Saturday my daughter Rosalie will arrive from southern California. Also arriving will be my two granddaughters.
Angela Harris from Phoenix will be remembered as a very frequent visitor to Clarkes while I lived there. Her sister Andrea Knudson, my Air Force granddaughter, will arrive from Washington, D.C. I have not seen her for more than three years since she was deployed to Iraq. We expect to fill every second of time with activity.
Looking ahead
For those who like to mark their calendars well in advance (and there are such individuals) the first notice has been received of the 38th annual quilt show at the Aurora Colony Museum. The dates will be Oct. 15-24 and the theme is “Aurora Blue.”
The 16th annual block contest was also announced, with the theme “Bountiful Oregon.”