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SPADE
& TROWEL
CIRCLE
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
PRESIDENT - PHYLLIS BOURDON
OFFICERS
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President |
Phyllis Bourdon |
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Vice President |
Pat Lopez |
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Recording Secretary |
Marguerite Whiting |
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Corresponding Secretary |
Cathy Thirlwell |
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Treasurer |
Lyn Davidson |
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Governing Board Representatives |
Shirl Phillips & Cathy Thirlwell |
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
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Awards
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Pat Mastropaolo |
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Birds, Butterflies &
Conservation |
Louisa Kupper |
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Chaplain |
Pat Wareham |
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Civic Concern |
Evelyn Fraley |
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Environmental Quality |
Sandy Fancher |
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Grounds |
Pat Lopez |
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Horticulture |
Arline Mason |
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Hospitality |
Nihla Trosset |
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House |
Joan Andersen |
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Membership |
Madge Trick |
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Parliamentarian |
Betty Adamson |
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Publicity |
Marilyn Barnini |
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Sunshine |
Lorrie Pelosi |
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Telephone |
Gail Holder |
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Trees |
Betty Fontana |
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Ways and Mean |
Mary Jane Raleigh and Ann Hartnett |
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Web Reporter
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Linda Williams |
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World Gardening |
Angie
Wiggins |
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Youth Gardening |
Marion
Jordan & Ruth Ganter |
MEETINGS & PROGRAMS
MEETINGS ARE HELD THE THIRD
WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH
AT 9:30 A.M. AT THE HOME OF A
MEMBER OR OTHER LOCATION LISTED BY DATE.
THE FIRST PERSON LISTED AS "HOSTESS" IS THE
CHAIRPERSON
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Sep 19, 2007 |
The Art of Bonsai, by Robert
Kermpinski @ Garden Center
Hostesses: Debi Sage, Angie Wiggins, Betty Adamson, Pat
Wareham, & Cathy Thirlwell |
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Oct 17, 2007 |
Holiday Floral Arranging, by Leonard
Beckett @ Home of Shirl Phillips
Hostesses: Linda Williams; Sandy Fancher, Evelyn Fraley,
Sybil Fleckinger & Joan Andersen
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Nov 14, 2007 |
2007 - HOME TOUR |
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Dec 19, 2007 |
Decorating the "Giving Tree" @ Home of
Ann Hartnett
Hostesses: Lorrie Pelosi, Mary
Jane Raleigh, Marilyn Barnini, Barbara Costello & Lyn
Davidson |
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Jan 16, 2008 |
All About Viera Wetlands, by Raleigh
Berry, Project Director @ Home of Louisa Kupper
Hostesses: Madge Trick,
Lyn Thornwell, Betty Fontanta, Scootie Gettings & Marguerite Whiting |
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Feb 20, 2008 |
Women & Heart Disease, "Go Red For Women" @ Home of Gail
Holder
Hostesses: Nihla Trosset,
Phyllis Bourdon, Pat Lopez, Marion Jordan, & Joan Laughter |
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Mar 19, 2008 |
Brevard Recycle Program, by Pam Shoemaker, @Home of
Noreen Eavey
Hostesses: Pat Mastropaolo, Fran Huntress, Arline
Mason, & May Jenkins |
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Apr 16, 2008 |
Field Trip to Rivership Romance Cruise
& visit to the Sanford Museum of History (3 hour luncheon
cruise down the St. John's River)
Hostesses: Lyn Davidson & Ruth Ganter |
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May 21, 2008 |
End of Year Luncheon @ Rockledge
Country Club Hostesses: Hospitality Group
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ACTIVITIES
Spade and Trowel Meeting - April 16, 2008
"Rivership Romance Cruise"
Members and guests took a leisure cruise this month on the elegant
Rivership
Romance.
The
Rivership
Romance, berthed
at Monroe Harbor in historic downtown Sanford, took us up the St. Johns River,
where we all took in the beautiful scenery.
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Members and their guests stop for a quick pose before boarding.
Left to right: Jack (a guest), Joan Andersen, Bob (a guest), Evelyn
Fraley, Sandy Fancher and Linda Williams. |
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Smile ladies! Enjoying their drinks and appetizers are
from left to right: Marion Jordan, Mary Jane Raleigh and Ann Hartnett. |
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Phyllis Bourdon and Nihla Trosset enjoying the
tranquil setting. |
Everything on the ship was top notch...the cuisine, the
service, and the entertainment. Many thanks to Pat Lopez for making all
the arrangements. It was truly a relaxing journey and was enjoyed by
all. When do we go again??
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - March 19, 2008
"Brevard Recycle Program"
Our March meeting was held at Noreen Eavey's beautiful
spacious home. Some of us had the luck of the Irish and were able to get a
personal home tour before the meeting commenced.
Arline Mason holds up different sizes of philodendron to
show just how enormous this plant can grow. Philodendron, which is know by
several names, including Devil's Ivy, is considered a nuisance plant as with
some people, the juice can make the skin turn red and cause dermatitis.
However, it is also very easy to grow and will grow anywhere indoors or
outdoors, and for that reason, this plant is loved by many and is found in
most households.
Our speaker, Pam Shoemaker, shown on the left with
President Phyllis Bourdon and Vice President Pat Lopez, gave an informative
and interesting presentation on recycling in Brevard County. At the end of
the meeting Pam dispersed pencils made from what else, but recycled currency.
Pamphlets, including an extremely helpful and indispensable "Recyclopedia" for
Brevard County were available for the taking after Pam's presentation.
Looking smashing in green in celebration of St. Patrick's
Day, hostesses are from left to right: Sandy Fancher, Arline Mason, Pat
Mastropaolo, Fran Huntress, Mae Jenkins and Marion Jordan. Missing from the
photo is our homeowner, Noreen Eavey. My apologies to Noreen. I suspect she
was giving a home tour.
Remember ladies...to do your part in helping our
environment. Use your canvas bags next time you go to Publix and get rid of
those plastic bags forever. Some cities, such as San Francisco, have banned
them from the grocery stores. And please remember to save those flip-tops
from your soda cans for our next meeting.
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - February 20, 2008
"Women & Heart Disease, Go Red for Women"
The February meeting was held at Gail Holder's lovely home in
Rockledge.
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Pat
Lopez stands with the speaker, Bonnie McClelland from Wuesthoff Cardiac
Rehabilitation. Bonnie spoke on the very important issue of Women and
Heart disease and everyone wore red. |
| All the food prepared was healthy for your heart. Hostesses from left to
right: Nihla Trosset, Phyllis Bourdon, Pat Lopez, Gail Holder
(homeowner) and Cathy Thirlwell. |
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After the meeting there was a dedication of trees in celebration of
Arbor Day at the Viera Wetlands. Standing next to one of the trees is
Pat Wareham who did an outstanding job. |
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Two of the three trees were dedicated in memory of loved ones members
lost this past year. The third tree was dedicated to Raleigh Berry, the
project director of the Viera Wetlands. |
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Liinda Williams, Reporter
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - January 16, 2008
"All About Viera Wetlands"
The Spade and Trowel meeting was held at Adrian Kupper's lovely home with
it's old world European charm.
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Ladies "catching up" before the meeting.
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Arlene Mason holds up
small pencil cactus trees, more commonly called witches broom. Pencil
cactus trees grow in arid conditions and are very poisonous. They are
also sticky and when cut, the milky substance inside the plant can cause
irritation, burning and swelling in eyes if left on the skin too long.
Not surprisingly, Arlene does not recommend this plant in your
landscaping. |
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Pat Lopez looks on as Raleigh Berry, Environmental
Specialist with the Brevard County Natural Resources Office, answers
questions from the ladies. Raleigh gave an excellent and informative
presentation on the Viera Wetlands. Raleigh said the four wetland
cells located on the 200 acre site has over 200,00 native plants with
over 20 species of plants. The protected wetlands with its mixed
deciduous forest supports a rich diversity of bird life. He further
commented that it is a birder's dream come true as when you drive
through and take pictures, the birds ignore you.
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Having an inquisitive mind, I checked out this little
unknown Space Coast treasure immediately after our meeting and found that it
was everything Raleigh said it was. I found exotic birds, a rather large
river otter frolicking in the water (I think he was showing off for me), and
an alligator sunning himself on the bank.
So next time you are shopping at The
Avenue Viera, take a few more minutes to take a leisurely drive thru the
wetlands. You are only five minutes away from your favorite stores. Hope you
all enjoy it as much as I did.
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Hostesses
left to right: Louisa Kupper, Adriana Kupper (homeowner), Scottie
Gettings, Madge Trick, Marguerite Whiting and Lyn Thornwell. (Betty
Fontana is missing from the photo).
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - December
19, 2007"The Giving Tree"
The Spade and Trowel December meeting was held at the home
of Ann Hartnett. The Hartnett home was alive with the spirit of Christmas
where every nook and cranny was tastefully decorated for the season. Who
could help but to ooh and ahh over her beautiful trees and decorations.
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The program or theme, if you will, was "The
Giving Tree." Only Ruth Ganter, who is always such a good sport, could pull off
such a costume. Dressed in overalls and a charming hat, checks from our
members were adorned on her self-made Christmas tree. "The Giving Tree"
collected over four hundred dollars which will go toward the Wekiva Youth
Camp. Kudos to Ruth for being such a great sport. |
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Left to right: Lori Pelosi, Phyllis
Bourdon and Madge Trick help themselves to a little Christmas spirit. |
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Gail Holder and Cathy Thirlwell give Santa their wish
list.
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The hostesses made a feast rivaled only by Santa's elves.
It was all so delicious!
Hostesses standing left to right: Marilyn Barnini, Ann
Hartnett (homeowner), Lyn Davidson, Lori Pelosi and Barbara Costello.
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The Garden Club reaches people in many ways and Meals-on-Wheels is so
worthwhile and provides a service to people all over the county.
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Arline Mason, Fran Huntress, Louisa Kupper, Phylis
Bourdon, Gail Holder, Cathy Thirlwell and Joan Andersen
have been busy preparing gift bags at the Cocoa-Rockledge
Garden Club.
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Evelyn Fraley, Bob Meischeid, Alan Jackson, Phylis
Bourdon, Shirl Phillips, Liz Bowdren, and Marie Martin are
holding gift bags ready for delivery with coolers
containing food for delivery in the foreground.
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David and Phylis Bourdon, Chuck McMicking, Shirl Phillips
and Evelyn Fraley Are ready to distribute gift bags to the
drivers.
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Evelyn Fraley, Reporting
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Spade and Trowel - November 14, 2007
Christmas Home Tour
The sluggish real estate market was reflected in the ticket
sales in our annual Christmas Home Tour for this year. However, even
with the non-robust ticket sales, this year's event was still successful with
the steady flow of traffic. The homes were lovely, the weather was
perfect and everyone from the parking attendees to the chairmen and all the
little elves in between did a great job.
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"The Cornell Home" - Standing left to right: Cathy Thirlwell, Gail
Holder, Margaret Whiting, Beth Byassee, Evelyn Fraley, Charlotte Hoe. Front
row: Margret Cornell (homeowner), Angie Wiggins and Linda Williams.
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"The Whigham Home" - Standing from left to right: Adrianna Kupper,
Debi Sage, Mae Jenkins, Nihla Trosset and Katie Posey. (Missing from photo is
Louisa Kupper).
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"The Stillson-Perley Home" - Standing left to right: Pat
Mastropaolo, Shirl Phillips, Phyllis Bourdon, Madge Trick, Joan Laughter, Pat
Lopez, Arline Mason, guest helper and Marion Jordan. |
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"The Whalin Home" - The day before the big event and still in work
clothes, but looking gorgeous just the same, this crew reluctantly poses for a
happy group photo. Smile ladies!
Standing left to right: Noreen Eavey, Sandy Fancher, Sybil Fleckinger,
Joan Andersen, Lori Pelosi, Marilyn Barnini. Front row: Fran Huntress,
Dianna Huntress and Cindy Whalin (homeowner).
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After the Home Tour, everyone was invited to Shirl and John Phillips'
beautiful spacious home and a good time was had by all. Thank you once again
for sharing your home with all of us.
Linda Williams, Reporter
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - October 17, 2007
"Holiday Floral Arranging"
Len Beckett, from
Rockledge Roses & Wines, was our speaker
this month. The meeting was held in Shirl Phillips' beautiful home. The
focus of the presentation was utilizing what we have as opposed to going out
and buying all new decorations. Len said that whatever was outside the front
door should set the palette for the inside. Len made several arrangements
using the three basics of design: line, form and color. He gave us many
clever tips, including a very simple one which will save us all burnt fingers,
and that was to use a pan of melted Oasis Glue Pillows. They actually look
like miniature pillows, but be careful. These are low temperature pillows,
therefore do not heat at a high temperature. And you can get rid of that hot
glue gun!
Lynn also gave us the basics on decorating a tree and said that a
professionally lighted tree should have 100 lights per foot. Also, a tree
should be decorated in quadrants and clusters of colors together.
Three ladies volunteered to make a pave`, which is described as
placing the flowers so closely together that it is difficult to tell where one
ends and where the other begins. The three lucky volunteers were able to
take their creations home with them.
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Len Beckett, our speaker, finalizing an arrangement.
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Phyllis Bourdon with one of the many arrangements
Len created.
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The hostesses did an outstanding job. And Shirl Phillips'
Halloween table settings were straight out of Better Homes & Gardens.
We all enjoyed her orange punch with the spiders floating on the top for
that extra "punch".
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Hostesses (left to right): Linda Williams, Joan Laughter, Sybil Fleckinger, Evelyn Fraley, and Joan Andersen.
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Chairwomen for the Home Tour (left to right): Ann Hartnett, Pat Mastropaolo, Betty Adamson, Debi Sage, Angie Wiggins and Mary Jane Raleigh. |
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Have a Happy Trick-or-Treat Day! Will see you at the Home Tour!
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