Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 28, 2023 BOOKS | FROM PAGE 2 Part of her fl oral display included the baseball glove owned by her late husband, Daniel Berg, who passed away 12 years ago. The glove held a dish of red and white colored mints that looked like miniature baseballs. A fl ower vase encased in a white sock bearing a red Boston “B” held the three red roses. “The reason I got the three roses – three strikes and you’re out,” Berg said. This would have been the ninth annual show, but it got canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trader Joe’s donated a generous supply of flowers, although some of the display designers brought their own special blooms. Lorraine Wilton donated the free door prize – a beautiful lantern with a candle and three books. Garden Club members and New Friends members donated an assortment of delicious refreshments for the set-up day of Thursday and both days (Friday-Saturday) the displays were on view to the public. Many libraries across the country hold some version of a Books In Bloom event, and it has become a much anticipated spring event. Not all of the participants are Saugus residents. Kathleen Nadeau is a Lynn resident. But she joined the Saugus Garden Club about 15 years ago and has been participating in Books in Bloom since it began. “It’s easier to get the book and then pick out the fl owers to go with it, than it is to have some fl owers and go running around to fi nd a book to match the fl owers,” Nadeau said. She began by selecting a special book for her exhibit: “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See.. “I was looking for a book that had an oriental theme on it because I’m really interested in Japanese fl ower arrangements,’ she said. “The color of my fl owers match the color of the book cover. I love doing the Books In Bloom because it gives me a chance to practice fl ower arrangements. I did take a few courses for that.” Donna Manoogian, who is Everett, MA 617-202-8259 * We work with most Fuel Assistance programs “We’re accepting new customers, no experience necessary” “Aceptamos Nuevos clientes no se necesita experiencia.” ~ Hablamos Española ~ 50 Gallon Minimum (Surcharge Applys) Major Credit Cards Accepted Scan our QR Code co-president of the Saugus Garden Club with Lorraine DiMilla, prepared a popular display that depicted “The Birdwatchers” by Simon James with a birdhouse, an assortment of spring blooms with evergreen euonymus foliage and some small golden bird fi gurines. “I cleared out my garden last night [April 13],” Manoogian said of the daff odils and hyacinths featured in her display. “Trader Joe’s donates a lot of the fl owers that go into the exhibit. This is a really great event that brings our club together. The club is 78 years old. It started back in 1945 and we’re closing in on 70 members,” she said. Lorraine DiMilla based her exhibit on the book “Sweet Boundless” by Kristen Neitzmann. “I saw the book and loved the way the subtle colors were,” DiMilla said. 4.75 9 Month CD Savings make dreams possible. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE SAVING FOR, THIS RATE IS HARD TO IGNORE. Here’s your chance to run the numbers in your favor. Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD with an amazing 4.75% APY* gets you closer to those financial goals much faster. Easily calculate better earnings with Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD. Go to everettbank. com to easily open your account on-line in just minutes. %APY* Kathleen Nadeau said her interest in Japanese fl oral arrangements guided her selection of a book she wanted to read and fl owers to match it. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) “And then when I matched the book with my flowers, I thought ‘it’s small, it’s dainty and it’s simple.’ We don’t have to have something big. Some days you like simple. Other days, you like bright and sunny,” she said. Here are some other highlights of this year’s Books in Bloom: • “Joyful,” by Ingrid Fetel Lee, was portrayed by Saugus Garden Club member Priscilla Wall with red ranunculus, orange safflowers, white pompom mums and arborvitae foliage in a fi shbowl=shaped vase with colorful marbles. • “James and the Giant Peach,” by Roald Dahl, was the choice of Anne Vigneaux, and it featured a round topiary form with white- and peach-colored carnations in the Children’s Room. • Paul Kenworthy’s display featured a model of the H.M.S. Surprise sailing on a sea of statice to illustrate the Patrick O’Brian series of seafaring stories set in the Napoleonic wars. • Library staff member Lisa *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes that interest remains on deposit until maturity. A withdrawal will reduce earnings. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Minimum of $500 is required to open a Certificate of Deposit and earn the advertised APY. Member FDIC | Member DIF All Deposits Are Insured In Full. LeJine’s selection was “Don’t Call Me a Hurricane” by Ellen Hagan. Her design included shells and starfi sh, ocean blue vases, and flowers with radial shapes to suggest a swirling hurricane. This is a Young Adult novel in which a high school senior copes with the ravages of a real hurricane, climate change and the storms of life on the Jersey Shore. • The Children’s Room Book Club of the Saugus Public Library chose the book “Love That Dog” as a team and designed a fl oral display around this charming book by Sharon Creech in which a young boy learns to gain confi dence in writing poetry about his beloved late dog. • Garden Club member Joyce Rodenhiser’s selection was “Educated” by Tara Westover. She covered her vase to make it resemble the pencil on the book’s cover and included a tiny stack of books and a brief review to explain the story. The main character in this book has no formal education until she reaches high school age, but she makes up for it in many ways and learns a lot about the world. • Ann Marie Mirasolo, a member of the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library, chose “The Maid” by Nita Prose. Her red carnations and white mums picked up the colors of the book cover perfectly (and incidentally are Saugus High School’s colors), and she included the maid’s trademark duster and a skeleton key to the Regency Grand Hotel that looks just about right for the keyhole on the book’s cover design. Showing off her Boston Red Sox fan loyalty at this year’s “Books in Bloom” was longtime Saugus Garden Club Member Ruth Berg. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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