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This month we made our way to Markum to visit the Blockers. Renata and her daughter invited us out to their brother-in-law Bob's ranch
where they've been growing potted sables for the past 7 years. All of these palms were being offered up for sale at this meeting at
the incredible price of $10. Many of our members took advantage of this generosity and took home many beautiful palms.
Despite the cool and rainy weather, members took tours of the grounds and the multiple structures on it. Renata's brother-in-law Bob did the honors
of walking folks around and showing off the garden and some of his beautiful stones that he's collected.
After the garden tour, members gathered to join in the meal that was prepared. As always, a generous amount of food was available for
members to enjoy. After the meal, we had a meeting to cover the state of our finances and potential projects to apply funds to. We also
met a number of new members and visitors to the meeting.
After the meeting, members stepped out to the garden and the light rain to pick out their palms. The weather didn't hamper the 'shopping'
as members traversed the potted-sabal garden. After everyone picked out their palms and loaded up, the meeting came to a close. We thank
the Blocker's for their generosity and we look forward to seeing you next month in the valley as we visit Bay View.
Meeting summary by John Volk. Photos by John Volk unless otherwise stated.
