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Those sound like some marvelous memories....



Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: eureka AT hctc.net
To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com; homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 7:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gene, Sell me on Obama, please




Yes, I did. She was a very fine lady, and I had the 
pleasure of spending time with her on many occasions. She 
believed the main reason you should plant wildflowers was 
joy. I liked that. She always came to our employee 
Christmas dinner party. She had a dibilitating stroke the 
last year I was there and it broke my heart she couldn't 
sing the carols with us.

Sometimes she'd take my arm and I'd escort her (along with 
several secret service) around the gardens. It was one of 
the perks of my job. Her macular degeneration was pretty 
bad by then, but she could still recognize the flowers. 
Amazingly, she could meet young people and know instantly 
to whom they were related. I've visited the ranch and sat 
on her bed with her to talk. Her house had lots of 
interesting things but it was very lived in and 
comfortable in a homey way. She bought me pecan pie at a 
cafe once. I photographed her at botanical conferences. I 
have a great photo of her and I and my Dachshund (who also 
passed away last year) who was dressed as a docent.

--Sage

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:32:25 -0800 (PST)
  bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sage, I've been meaning to ask.  I know you worked with 
>the Wildflower's project.  Did you ever meet or spend 
>time with Lady Bird Johnson?
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> --- On Mon, 11/3/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> 
>wrote:
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>> 
>> I'd seen enough of W as governor to know I didn't
>> want him 
>> to be my president... both of us were living in Austin 
>>at 
>> the time. Laura was involved in the Texas Book Festival, 
>> and I was glad to know somebody in that family reads.
>> 
>> --Sage
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