By Georgia Gilley

The Tuesday Evening Club met Tuesday afternoon at Aunt Martha’s B&B. All members were present despite road detours. It was beautiful weather with everyone in a jolly mood. Deb Johnson won high, Susan Braams won second high, and Norma Bradfield had low.

Norma was hostess and was busy keeping the snack trays supplied. Her dessert was called cherry dump cake, an ugly name for such a delicious dessert. Topped with Redi-Whip, it was a winner.

The chit-chat usually gives me something to put in the paper, but this was an unusual day. It never fails to amaze me about the subjects we can have fun with. Pam had seen a beautiful flower on the way to pitch and she did not recognize it. No one knew what it was. First, we call the owner to find that it is a rhododendron. I had to consult the dictionary to spell the word. Then one member said the more familiar name was azalea. Now two iPhone enthusiastist had to look it up. And so  we went on to talk about everything blooming and how beautiful spring is. Then  someone mentioned it was five o’clock and we hurried home.

Now for those of you who need to know, I investigated the rhododendron and azalea bit when I got home. You can tell which is which by counting the stamens. Rhododendron has 10 stamens and an azalea has 5. The more I thought about this, it struck me as funny that such matters come up at pitch. I keep saying that pitch is a very educational game and this discussion certainly proves  it. Don’t smell the flowers, just count the stamens.