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I get kind of choked up thinking about it, how special it 
was but how normal it felt at the time. Above all she was 
really an inspirational person that continued her quest to 
beautify roadsides with wildflowers long after her husband 
and all the politics where gone.

--Sage

On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:05:57 -0500
 rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
> Those sound like some marvelous memories....
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> Ray
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> 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
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> 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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