tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post6622854168548775184..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-36846722028349998222007-04-24T12:11:00.000-07:002007-04-24T12:11:00.000-07:00There's a wonderful painting in my sister's house,...There's a wonderful painting in my sister's house, so yeah, probably so.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-78890507869405226572007-04-24T12:01:00.000-07:002007-04-24T12:01:00.000-07:00Speaking of this being a small town, I think my si...Speaking of this being a small town, I think my sister-in-law was commissioned to paint your mother's garden a few years ago. Could that be? Tracy Leagjeld.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-82094343676839747172007-04-22T19:02:00.000-07:002007-04-22T19:02:00.000-07:00Oh, and the garden down at the Rademacher house, w...Oh, and the garden down at the Rademacher house, which houses the Mirror Pond Gallery, was named 'Libby's Garden' in her honor. Don't know if the sign is still there...Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-66803145227617033132007-04-22T18:57:00.000-07:002007-04-22T18:57:00.000-07:00Thank you, I knew someone here would remember. I...Thank you, I knew someone here would remember. I don't want to brag too much about her. But I think she really was the godmother of Central Oregon gardeners. <BR/><BR/>I have a Time-Life book on gardening that has a picture of her garden on the back cover. But really, you wouldn't have believed such a garden could exist in Bend, Oregon.<BR/><BR/>Thing was, she was very generous with her time and knowledge...and her plants.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-3049089150442041622007-04-22T18:44:00.000-07:002007-04-22T18:44:00.000-07:00I didn't realize Libby was your mother! Back in th...I didn't realize Libby was your mother! Back in the day - late 80s into the late 90s - I would run into her here and there, out and about. My good friend Marcia always had amazing gardens and worked very closely with the Master Gardeners. She considered Libby one of her mentors! I heard many stories about those famed gardens...Elise Michaels Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360540188671140965noreply@blogger.com