WBA this week and next month

Samm Fusselle has graciously offered her home for WBA, on September 23, which is the 4th Tuesday of the month. She lives in Watervale off Steven's Creek Rd., and the Two Sisters and a Spade did their magic in her yard, so I sure hope Carolyn and Jil can come!

I got an email today from Laura DiSano: Also ,one of the ladies left a red, white and black golf sized umbrella here the other night.

If the aforementioned unbrella is yours, please know that I'll have it soon, because she's giving it to me to give to whomever it belongs.

Yesterday, I took some Bobby's Barbeque lunch to Rebecca at Select Specialty Hospital and she was headed home, with a casserole in hand from Ed and Sharon Enoch. She's tired but happy that Larry's making progress.

Marla sent me an email this morning that arrangements hadn't been made on the funeral service for her brother in law. He was in the car accident Wednesday evening, and his last name is Ashley. I've gotten several kind emails from WBA that I've forwarded to her and she seems quite touched by WBA's response. I've asked her to let me know if they need anything.

I am reading a Global Equity Strategist report entitled "The New Carry Trade" that is not exactly easy reading but it gives interesting insight into debt markets, liquidity and oil prices and energy share prices. I would never forward that sort of report to WBA, but if you are interested in reading it (including world regional and market strategy) let me know.

Now, to polish off the notes from this week:
I DO have Haroldene's last name: it's Shrek. Like the character! What a trip she was. An Aiken resident, she plays piano at Cumberland Village. She moved here from Hilton Head Island and volunteers her piano talents. Had a fascinating story about a man in his 90's who loved her named Buster.

Grace Sharp teaches 4th grade at Warrenville Elementary school in Aiken. She was retired from Trenton NJ public schools, lives down the street from Laura, and also does interior design.

Carolyn Tynan moved to Augusta right out of college at University of Virginia for a job at Georgia Power. She hated Augusta for almost a year, but it grew on her. She met a gorgeous man a few years after she moved here, they married and are living happily ever after, 24 years later. She is a key account manager at Georgia Power. Her customers are chemical plants. Her oldest just went to Georgia Tech to study electrical engineering (he's also a football player! And adorable!), has another son in high school and her daughter's in middle school.

Barb Meeks was dubbed The Vogue Model. She's been on a health regimen and looks great. Not that she didn't look great before! But whatever she's doing, I wanna do. She's lived here for 21 years, moved from Indianapolis and is a Michgander by birth and raising. If you aren't familiar with the term, let me know! She was the first I noted to invoke having had a Practice Husband. Several others later mentioned that experience, including myself. She's got 3 wonderful children, all grown, eldest getting her graduate work done at MCG, twins at UGA and Ga Tech. Married to Larry for 12 years and quite happy. He owns Meeks Auto and Truck in S Augusta, and they met scuba diving in the Bahamas.

Mary Schroer is a builder in Grovetown, Evans and S Augusta. Married with two daughters and three grandchildren, she's been here several years from Minnesota, taking care of her parents who are moving into a retirement community in a couple of weeks, to her immense relief and happiness. She's from Georgia originally but has been gone for several decades. Graduate of UGA, she can woof with the best of them. Several of us chimed in.

Pat Tante, born in SC, retired from Pfizer and is an artist, painting in acrylics and collages, quirky folky art. Loves working at the Morris as a volunteer, playing tennis and being with her sweetheart Richard and grandchildren.

Cindy DiSano, Jenny's good friend for decades and Laura's sister in law, is an Italian of first generation parents. She grew up in Rhode Island, teaches women's and gender studies in Connecticut, and is building a home in Evans to live in when she is not up north teaching. She's retired I think but was in the Marine reserves for many years and wants to volunteer, when she's here, for either or both of Wounded Warrior Care Project and Youth Challenge Academy. Oh, and the love of her life is her 10 month old dachshund, Cooper, named after the dude who jumped out of an airplane with gobs of money who was never discovered. She also dearly loves Laura and Dennis's children, judging from the zeal in which she showed us their wedding pictures that were on the mantle.

Oh no, I'm running out of time and I am less than halfway through. Jenny, Magda, Laura, Linn, Sharon, Jill, and Melissa had plenty to say! More later, I s'pose.

See why I've given up on notes????
Have a wonderful weekend.