Everything Grows

In 1964, our family moved to the Wenatchee Valley. My dad, Tony DeRooy, had just been hired as the first Landcape Supervisor at Rocky Reach Dam. Prior to that, he had worked for the Great Northern Railroad as the third of only three (ever) Superintendents of Parks. He had followed in the footsteps of my grandfather, Arie DeRooy, who had the position from 1934 until his death at Many Glacier Lodge on August 8, 1951. Growing plants, flowers and children was their life work. Anyone who knew these men, as well as the women who have stood faithfully by (thanks, Mom!) recognized their passion. This blog will be concerned mainly with dahlia and garden thoughts, but will also discuss things that are happening in the beautiful valleys, plains and mountains that we know as North Central Washington.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Chaos or Excitement?

Wow.... Did we ever have a lively meeting tonight! We had a lot of last minute business to take care of prior to this weekend's show. We had good attendance tonight, and everyone was pretty excited about the weekend. We often found our discussion digressing from the agenda item to something someone else thought of. We even had some spontaneous singing, which distracted our president, who reminded us that we had business that NEEEDED to be tended to. It was pretty funny, and especially sweet, when you consider the personalities of people who grow dahlias. There is something about dahlia growers, especially those who join societies and put on shows that help promote the growing and showing of dahlias. The folks in the dahlia society are so unique and as a general rule, the type of people you like to hang out with. I guess it kind of has to be that way, since we really need to be able to depend on each other to do their share. If I am going to be part of a group, this is certainly a group that I enjoy being associated with. We will start working on setting things up tomorrow at 7:30 am at the mall. We have a big weekend ahead, but we have so many hard working people who give all they've got to make this the best show ever!
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