Thought I'd pass this on to all of you.
Doc
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From: "White, Barbara B" barbara.white@austin.utexas.edu Date: March 16, 2011 5:52:19 AM PDT To: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Subject: RE: Virginia's Roses
Doc, Thank you for planning this wonderful tribute to Virginia. She cared about Winedale very much and it must have been heartbreaking to see the bushes go away one-by-one. We are very excited to see the wonderful new plants that give Winedale a new beautiful beginning to springtime. The watering system you so thoughtfully added will help assure their survival through our hot summers. You are a great friend to so many and I know Virginia passed on peacefully knowing that her original gift will be perpetuated because of people like you who care so much!
I will make sure to mention the sponsorships. I know others would love to contribute. There is so much history about Winedale that I still need to learn. You have all that stored in your head from having lived it. I would still love to write your history and your experiences at Winedale with Miss Ima. I think it is an important part of the equation. Thanks so much for caring so much. Best, Barbara ________________________________________ From: James Ayres [jayres@cvctx.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:32 PM To: White, Barbara B Subject: Virginia's Roses
Barbara:
It was great fun doing the roses this morning. Thanks for your assistance with the preparation and thanks too to Elroy. Everyone was enthusiastic and very happy in planting this tribute to Virginia. Please ask Elroy to turn on the watering system every morning for the next three days for about 5 hours a day. After that, every other day, depending on the weather. I will be dropping by to do some of that myself, checking on how the roses are doing.
We have created a "Rose for Virginia" sponsorship to defray all of the costs for the antique roses, the compost, the rose food, the watering system we have put in place. The sponsorships are $30.00. We planted 14 roses. As of this evening, I have received commitments for 8 sponsorships. Two of them from Leon Hale and Babette.
So if anyone wishes to join this effort, please have them send a check made out to me for $30.00 to P.O. Box 202, Round Top, Tx, 78954.
Again, thanks for your help with this.
Cheers,
Doc