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Ever since she passed away I've been looking for my pics 
which are in some box somewhere in my office, the black 
hole in the house. The ones I took of her in the days 
before digital belong to the Center, but I have some of us 
together taken by others. She and I never spoke of 
politics, but then I don't talk politics much <g>. She was 
very intelligent, I would suspect more so than him. She 
liked dressing in very cheerful colors. Interestingly, one 
of my 80 year old neighbors used to make her hats when she 
was First Lady.

My blog has probably been updated since you visited (was 
it when I cut my hair?) I blog sporadically, especially 
when I capture some good photos, but it's always there in 
cyberspace at www.flowerweaver.blogspot.com  I don't 
usually put the URL in my signature because I don't assume 
I have something everybody wants to read. But I will try 
to document the rice project.

--Sage

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:11:44 -0800 (PST)
 bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> That's neat.  I've read that she was as good as he was 
> bad (I'm not talking about politics).  I've heard Doris 
> Kearns Goodwin (I don't like or respect DKG as a 
> historian , in gerneral--but what do I know-, but she did 
> have unbeliebvable access to LBJ) talk about some of the 
> crap he did that Lady Birdy had to put up with. 
>
> If you put those pics on your blog one day, let me know. 
> By the way.  You haven't had the link to your blog in 
> your signature in some time.  Have you been too busy to 
> add to the blog? ....bobford
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/3/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> 
> wrote:
>
> > From: eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gene, Sell me on Obama, please
> > To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:04 PM
> > 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:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> 
> > >> 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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