Ethel Smith of Minnesota, active ADS and local DSM member, died this morning, November 5, 2015. Her daughter Melanie wrote on Caring Bridge: “Mom passed away today at 10:27 this morning. She slipped away peacefully without a sound.” It is…
Author: Margaret Macneale, Minnesota
Ethel Smith of MN update
Ethel’s Caring Bridge site says that she is being transferred to hospice this afternoon. You can send her a note at: Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice, Address: 9120 Shady Oak Dr, Chaska, MN 55318, Phone:(952) 442-6030 I am sure she appreciates the…
Ethel Smith of Minnesota needs your thoughts and prayers
Hello Daffnet friends – one of our active daffodil friends in the Daffodil Society of Minnesota (DSM) needs your thoughts and prayers right now. Ethel Smith has been successfully battling cancer the past several years. In the past few days…
Minnesota Show Wraps Up the Season
The Minnesota show this past weekend (May 16-17) wraps up the 2015 season. We had 12 exhibitors (including 4 Youth!), 296 entries, and 624 stems. Not a record by any means, but a very good showing considering our yo-yo weather…
Minnesota changes 2015 show date!
Here in Minnesota we have had much less snow than usual, but plenty of deep cold. We also had a dry 2014 fall. With that, we have looked in to our crystal ball and determined that we should delay our…
Minnesota seeks blooms for show May 3-4
As noted in my recent post, the Daffodil Society of Minnesota debated at length what to do about our show on May 3-4. We have decided to forge ahead. We may have some early local blooms by then, and Mary…