SEPTEMBER MORN LABOR DAY BLUES

FLOW BLUE INT’L COLLECTOR’S CLUB: REGION 4 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013

I hear it all the time: where does the time go? Here

we are already in September. The Labor Day weekend

is officially the time that summer attractions

(amusement parks, water worlds, etc.) shut down or

go to weekend only schedules; the kids are going

back to school; and it is the last long weekend until

the end of the year for those of us still in the

workforce. Farmers are busy getting in the harvest.

While my own company is slowly winding down

construction/highway sales, we are going to stay busy

preparing for year-end inventory and reconciliation

after a rough year of computer and accounting woes.

We look forward to cooler days and nights, the leaves

beginning to change color, and, here in Denver,

Bronco Football! Elk have already been spotted in the

lower levels of the foothills: does that mean we are

going to have a long, hard winter?

Now is the time to spend weekends in the garden and

flower beds: dividing peonies and irises, planting new

bulbs for spring. I would love to put out mums, but

my green thumb never was much to brag about: I

blame it on the Colorado heat and lack of humidity,

but neighbors disprove that theory. Maybe Idaho will

be better!

Describing her first day back in grade school after a long absence, a teacher said,

“It was like trying to hold 35 corks under water at the same time.” – Mark Twain

FULL HARVEST MOON is the full moon

closest to the autumnal equinox. If September’s

moon turns full early in the month, it is usually

called the “Full Barley Moon” instead, and the

harvest moon moves to October.

September was the seventh month in the old

Roman calendar. When Julius Caesar decided to

start the year with January instead of March,

September kept its name but not its position.

We can sit out on the patio during the

evening here in Colorado, but may need to pull

out the long sleeve t-shirts. The local rec center

is finishing up baseball games, and we can

watch, in our patio chairs, wine glasses in hand.

Commemorative Plate: Denver’s Capital Building

And our football shrine for this year!

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SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

CONVENTION, INDIANA FLOW BLUE

FRIENDS, AND FACE BOOK One of the joys of attending conventions throughout the years

is to get to know people who have the same interests as you

do. I truly consider everyone in this picture to be life-long

friends. If you have never attended a regional or national

convention, please resolve to do this in the coming year. Club

members have several opportunities to attend get-togethers

this year and next: you are all welcome to attend regionals

outside of your own.

The second weekend of August saw us on the road again,

moving son Marcus’s belongings to Indiana. On a hectic 4-day

journey, we were able to get him moved in to his new place,

visit family members, and, on our way to Indy airport, stop by

and visit Cindy and Phil Neff. A grand tour of their house, a

wonderful lunch, and a couple hours of socializing capped off

an unexpected, but great trip to Hoosier Land.

FACE BOOK FLOW BLUE FOLLOWERS:

If you need a flow blue or mulberry fix in between BlueBerry

Notes and conventions, consider joining our face book page.

We have a lot of fun posting pictures, asking questions, and

keeping in touch with other members throughout the year.

The past couple weeks we have posted “Shelf of the Day”

pictures: anyone who wants to put up a picture of a shelf is

welcome to participate: on Mondays, those whose last name

starts with A – E puts up a picture, Tuesday is F – J, and so on.

You can’t imagine all the flow blue and mulberry that is out

there!

FLOW BLUE INT’L COLLECTOR’S CLUB: REGION 4 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013

Visiting Cindy and Phil Neff on weekend trip to

Indiana

Region 4 Columbus, OH Convention attendees

Face book followers at Columbus

Convention

REGIONAL MEETING

SOLO OR COMBINED?

As mentioned last month, one of the suggestions at the

Columbus convention for a region 4 meeting was

Eureka Springs. I received information on it, and there

is a tremendous amount of things to do there. I

personally like the Crescent Hotel, but there are

numerous hotels, B&B’s, cabins, RV campgrounds,

even tree house lofts to stay in. There is some event

going on every month: November 16-17 is the Annual

Antique Show and Sale, all of December has Christmas

events, and next year is packed full of things to do. If

there is interest in making this a destination for a

regional meeting, I would need someone closer to the

area to help make plans. Any volunteers?

If this isn’t your cup of tea, we have also been invited

to go in with Regions 5 & 6 for an April 5 Las Vegas

meeting. Betty Monteiro and Steve and Lynn Shluker

have offered to open their houses to us for a weekend

of Flow Blue activities. Please see the attached

supplement for some of the “details in progress”. This

has been in the works for a couple years now, and I

personally would love to see both of these collections!

Let’s support club members who are willing to do this!

More information will be sent out as soon as it is

available.

As always, if any of you are in the Denver

area, please call us! We would love to have

you over for lunch, dinner, or just a glass of

wine or a soda pop out on the back patio.

Just give me a couple days to dust!

FLOW BLUE INT’L COLLECTOR’S CLUB: REGION 4 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013

Lunch sponsored by Betty Monteiro

Downtown Eureka Springs, AR

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PARTING SHOTS WHAT SUMMER AND LIFE IS ALL ABOUT

I love these pictures of Dan and Linda Martin’s grandchildren: Ben and

Adriel Moats’ family. If you have ever been at the Martin’s home, you know

that there will usually be at least one or two family members, friends or

grandkids there. These pictures were taken at “Family Night Pow Wow”.

What a fun way to make memories!

From Linda: Prep work for the Pow Wow...food Check, fireworks check,

TeePee Check, Tomahawks check, now to gather lots and lots and lots of

sticks for the big camp fire.

We have picked Indian Names for tonight. Dan = Big Grumpy Bear (I

helped with that one , Mine is Indian Spoiler (Helena named me), Helena =

Dancing Star, Henry = Buffalo Rough Rider, Benjamin = Shooting Arrow,

and Natius = Little Poodle Bear. Grandma is ready for the FIRE WATER.

FLOW BLUE INT’L COLLECTOR’S CLUB: REGION 4 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013

As always, have a safe and happy month!

Best Regards to All:

Judy and Kim Boyer