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A Land Lover’s Garden Clubby Eustelle BoslerR to L: Cecilia Pugh, Chris Morris, Jean Clark.R to L: Linda Axel, Lyn Senske, Lisa Mulvania, Terri Feterik.In accordance with a recent tradition,the ALL Garden Club enjoyed lunchat Macaroni Grill in Los Alamitos onFebruary 15. Having declared ourselves“Divas”, we all donned our jeweledcoronets and/or fashionable fascinators(Lyn Senske provided one to anyone whohad left home without it) and enjoyed thefood, company, and ambiance in a regalmanner.The March 21 meeting of ALLGarden Club featured Annie Hall, past16881 Algonquin Street, H.B. 92649714·846·0688 562·592·3020Fax 714·846·7083WonderfulSelection ofGift Items,Napkins &Cards for All Occasions✓ Walkers✓ Power Wheel Chairs✓ Incontinence Supply✓ Diabetes Supply✓ Blood Pressure CheckWe will match/beat any chainstore prescriptions prices.We MATCH AARP prices& honor Medi-Cal/Medicare.president of the California Garden Cluband owner of Garden Designs,who spokeon all things “garden”. Annie is an experthorticulturists and always has somethingnew and exciting to share with us; thistime was no exception. Most of us wentaway with some really wonderful ideasfor our own home gardens. As always, alovely lunch at the HHYC followed thepresentation.The April excursion set for Tuesday,April 17, will be a visit to South OrangeCounty and the home and gardens ofHelen Modjeska. Tucked away amidst alive oak grove on the banks of SantiagoCreek in Modjeska Canyon lies thecentury-old home of world renownedactress Madame Helena Modjeska.Named for the grounds’ resemblance tothe Forest of Arden in the Shakespeareanplay, “As You Like It,” Arden is designateda National Historic Landmark. Docentled tours of the historic house andgardens are currently offered four times amonth, by advance reservation only. Thiswalking tour designed for adults will takeus through the years Madame Modjeskaresided in her canyon home, and alongthe rock lined pathways of what she sofondly called the Forest of Arden. Wethank one of our members, Toni Aquino,who set up the planned excursion andlunch at a nearby restaurant!The May meeting, our fi nal onefor the 2011-2012 season, will be aninstallation luncheon at ShenandoahArbor Restaurant. The fi nal meetinggives us a chance to celebrate themembers who helped make the previousyear a fun-fi lled and rewarding year of6new information and experiences. Wealso thank in advance members who havevolunteered to work towards making the2012-2013 season just as rewarding andfun-fi lled.As usual, we extend a warm invitationto any who would like to join us in thesekinds of activities, or might just like tovisit once to check us out. Sally Cohen ismembership chair; she can be reached at714 625 4405. Come on over!VOTED #1 IN-HOMESENIOR CAREWhy We’re the Best: Popular Services: 562.596.4884www.homeinstead.com/275Each Home Instead Senior Care franchise isindependently owned and operated.