Gloriosa daisies and calla lilies in a rainy garden
A reflective piece on appreciating rain and garden blooms. The author describes draining after a long soggy spell, notes a Goodwill encounter, and admires plants like gloriosa daisies, rudbeckia, four o'clocks, and calla lilies. Practical notes include seed and tuber propagation, soil care, and seasonal care for winter. The tone blends personal gratitude with horticultural detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
Felder Rushing
Jim Wilson
Couture hunter turns writer as Shields sells fashion trove
Jody Shields, Vogue contributor and author, sold her fortune of Fortuny Delphos gowns Balenciagas and Dior cocktail dresses to fund her first novel The Fig Eater. The collection hung on walls in New York lofts and was prized for handmade details. Miramax later bought film rights as the book rose on best seller lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jody Shields
New York
Vogue Magazine
Shields
Lillian Gish
Eed
Fortuny
Balenciagas
Christian Dior
Details
Vogue
House & Garden
New York Times
Daily Variety
Vienna
Freud
Dora
Anne Edelstein
Edelstein
Anne
Hollywood
Miramax
San Francisco
Denver
England
Jewelry follows fashion with bold new color surge
The design world turns vivid with color in fine jewelry as diamond and colored gem sales rise. Colorful stones such as champagne and yellow diamonds join pink pearls and sapphires in a market buoyed by a strong economy, DeBeers promotions, and more women buying jewelry for day and night wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Jeweler
Clifford Jackson
Jewelers of America
Jackson
Mish Tworkowski
Philip Voetsch
Prairie Village
Kan
Mark Mazzarese
Leawood
Kathy Tivol
Tivol Jewels
Kansas City, Mo
Vermillennium Worm Composting Conference Set Near Kalamazoo
Vermillennium, an international vermicomposting conference, will run September 16 through 22 near Kalamazoo Michigan. Organizers led by Mary Appelhof expect 400 attendees from Africa India and Australia and will offer a two day vermicomposting training plus field trips. The event marks the 20th anniversary of the worm composting conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mary Appelhof
Flower Press
Flowerfield Enterprises
Appelhof
Africa
India
Australia
Aiken Toastmasters elect officers at June meeting
The Aiken Toastmasters held a bi monthly meeting on a Thursday in June at Odell Weeks Center. Anatta Whittenburg was named president with Timi Fletcher as vice president of education. Members filled roles, heard Anaita Whittenburg present an engineering status report, and set the next meeting for July 6.
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Aiken
Ray Peacy
Mary Suber
Timi Fletcher
Anaita Whittenburg
Earl Simmons
Scott McMaster
Whittenburg
Anatta Whittenburg
Tami Bristow
Odell Weeks Center
Linda Wright
Lynn Brown
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Whiskey Road
Goodwill
Ana
South
Aiken ‘Gardening
Susan Elder
Susan Ele
Knight Hinder
Knight Ridder
Wormwoman.com
wormwoman.com/vermillennium.htm or call Flowerfield Enterprises
Carolina Fresh Farms Centipede
Bermuda
Zoysia
St. A
C. Burg
Tae
Geran Vinca
Begonias
Sun
Stott
Bugs
Sound Sur
Rocks & Ward
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