St. Paul’s Book Sale Woodbury CT

St. Paul’s is an historic Church in the center of Woodbury, Connecticut and extraordinary volunteers organize an impressive book sale which includes a schedule of book talks by several authors.  I was honored to be invited to speak on Sunday, June 22 at 11:30 AM by Marianna Daniels who is pictured with me standing in …

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Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons, Bridgehampton

My long time friend and the President of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons, Elaine Peterson, graciously invited me to speak to the group in Bridgehampton.  She is herself a superb gardener and is the spouse of one of my most admired and beloved law partners, Richard Kahn.  So any chance to see Elaine is …

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The Stamford Garden Club

I was so impressed with the agenda for the Stamford Garden Club. I was delighted to be invited by Maureen Fitzpatrick, shown here with me and the Club’s President, Valeria Mead.  Valerie just happens to be English (originally from Bath) so knew the setting for my subject very well and understood about Royal protocol as …

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Old Westbury Gardens — for the North Country Garden Club

A beautiful, but blowy day out on the North Shore of Long Island where I spoke on Thursday, April 24, 2014 to the North Country Garden Club at the historic and beautiful site of Old Westbury Gardens. in Old Westbury on Long Island.  I was welcomed by Helen Bonebrake,  shown with me above along with …

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The Garden Clubs of Weston, Massachusetts

I was delighted to be asked to speak to a special meeting when all three of the garden clubs of Weston come together.  I was invited by Terri Hupalo on behalf of the Country Garden Club of Weston but the event on Thursday, April 17, 2014, included the other two garden clubs, namely the Weston …

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What happened to Spring?!

This is the scene that greeted me this morning!   After we had finally had beautiful Spring weather, sunny and warm, I couldn’t believe it.   We had finally just planted peas this past Palm Sunday and I was afraid that we were a bit late — too warm for peas.  But then winter reappeared last night!   …

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Noanett Garden Club, Dedham, Massachusetts

On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, I had the great pleasure of speaking for the Noanett Garden Club in the beautiful town of Dedham, Massachusetts at the Community Center there.  This is an active and impressive Club.  Not only was I the guest speaker, but at the same time they had organized a magnificent exhibit of …

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Cambridge Plant and Garden Club Book Talk

On Monday morning, April 7, 2014, I had the great pleasure of speaking to The Cambridge Plant and Garden Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Karen Biemann shown standing with me, welcomed us all to her lovely home.  Special thanks to Janet Plotkin who invited me to speak and who organized a wonderful day, giving me the …

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Book Talk for The Hillsboro Club, Florida

I ended my tour of Florida with a final talk at The Hillsboro Club on the East Coast about an hour or so south of my prior talk in Palm Beach.  Over many years, I had heard about the special charms of the Hillsboro Club and indeed, it was every bit as delightful as all …

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Society of the Four Arts and the Garden Club of Palm Beach Event

On January 30th, The Society of the Four Arts together with the Garden Club of Palm Beach co-sponsored my book talk in the marvelous, new Dixon Auditorium.  Here I am with Molly Charland, the Director of Education for The Society.  Fortunately for me, it was a rare rainy day so we had a terrific turn …

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