Three Years Later

This little "blog" has been ignored for 3 years.  Actually, I didn't think I could get in here because I had no idea what my password was.  But here I am.

A lot of people from the Winton and Atwater communities I knew have passed on.  Two people who were leaders in the Winton Historical Society and several members of the Atwater Methodist Church.  The Winton Historical Society has disbanded.  The money they had at the time was donated to the Winton Volunteer Firemen.  They are the non-profit organization that does the most for the entire community of Winton.  The donation was well deserved.

The Winton Mennonites sold their large church on California Street several years ago and now they finally have their plans to build a new church on their Grace Mennonite School property.  The building should start soon.

 

Irises on order from Superstition Iris Gardens

 First Iris is "Fire In Your Heart" next is You're So Veined" #3 is Absolute Treasure and last is "Secret Passion."  They will be sent in August 2024.   Where will I find room for them?  I don't know, but they are beautiful.  I used to have Absolute Treasure but an underground critter destroyed it.  My cat takes care of that now.

Memories of Winton 1911-1950

  The Memories of Winton 1911-1950 book, published in 2004 has been out of print for a number of years.  We still get a request for it now and then.  So, it is now available at www.lulu.com in the PDF format.  It can be downloaded to your computer, iPad or tablet or a cell phone.  You can read it on your device or print out all 533 pages or have it printed at lulu or somewhere else and have it bound up.

Winton Historical Society's Website

 My daughter, Alexandra "Sandy" Richards created a website for the Winton Historical Society.  The address is:  https://wintonhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com 

The site includes all the Home Town newsletters which can be read online or downloaded.  There are interesting links to other websites.

The most popular page is the class pictures from Winton Grammar School, from the oldest 1912 to 1960's.  This is a work in progress. We will upload more class pictures as they become available to us. 

California Poppies

Poppy Song

Poppies golden poppies, gleaming in the sun
Closing up at evening, when the day is done
Pride of California, flower of our state
Growing from the mountains, to the Golden Gate.

New Irises ordered in 2019

I can't believe I am ordering 6 more Irises from Superstition Iris Gardens in Cathey's Valley.
One of them I used to have and then lost it 3 or 4 years ago.  "Dusky Challenger" is a beautiful color.

The others are new to me.  Spring Bliss; Daughter of Stars; Evening Rounds; Reckless Abandon and Pumpkin Cheesecake. They will be delivered the first part of August.  Now I need to find a place to plant them. 

Roses For My New House

It's so exciting to think about living in my new house in just a few months.
I couldn't resist ordering some new rose bushes from Jackson & Perkins. These are not bare root, but shipped in 2-quart containers. I didn't want bare root this year because I don't know where I will be living at shipping time.
Here are the roses I have ordered. The first four are Floribundas; Black Cherry; Easy Going; Hot Cocoa and Livin' Easy.


The next three are Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras; Beloved; Cherry Parfait and Strike it Rich.