With Athena

Do you remember the "good old days?" That was when a subway ride cost a nickel, you could get lunch at Chock Full of Nuts or the Automat for twenty-five cents, and a child's favorite stores were Woolworth's, Lamston's and Kresge's where they could do their shopping with a variety of items costing 5 cents, 10 cents, or at most a quarter. Life was slower then, as we played in each others yards while our parents sat on the back steps and talked and watched. If you were lucky, you went to the Saturday afternoon show at the movies and got two pictures, the news for the week, the coming attractions for next week, and most important - a chapter of the current serial that played each Saturday. As children, we didn't know how good it was until we grew up and it was gone. But we will always have the memories.

Jane O'Keefe opened her garden recently for a Mother's Day of Cheer and Chatter featuring Baubles, Bangles and Bags along with Cavi Clothing by Lynda Rubin and Arbonne by Regina Harts just in time for Mother's Day. Good for you, Jane!

Plants are a big item for Mother's Day and just about every one is snapping them up from the local churches, to the Boy Scout Troops, as well as the local Botanic Gardens and, isn't it great thai it all helps Arbor Day as well as Mom.

Pat Dalton and Alice Brown will be the hostesses for the Reader's Circle at the Community Church here in Garden City and the book will be "The Shack" by William P. Young. This will be held on Tuesday, May12th at 12 Noon and lunch will be provided by the hostesses. These literary groups are appearing all over town and what a wonderful way to get in some good reading and then discuss it with new friends and old, and open yourself up to new ideas as well as new books.

I hope you got your reservations for the Geranium Bridge on May 14th at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. The Bridge will be held in Cathedral House and it's annual event. Eliner Rees is collecting checks in the amount of $16 per person at 763 Emerson Street, Uniondale, N.Y. 11553. She and Edythe Cox are Co-Chairing the Dessert Bridge this year and the dessert and prizes are always great.

The Adelphi Symphony Orchestra held its final concert of the year in the Concert Hall of the new Performing Arts Center on campus. the Orchestra did full justice to Prekefie's "Violin Concerto #1 in D Major" as well as Act One of Wagner's "Die Valgure." It was a magnificent performance and enjoying it were Joan Kuster with a friend and Mary Polak and Elizabeth Vazquez among many other Garden City folks. Try it and you just love their many and varied performances.

Happy birthday wishes go to Bill Coffin, who celebrates his special day on May 11th, to Frank Tauches, who does the same on May 13th, and to Bill Fendt who blows out the candles on his cake on the 15th of May. Have a wonderful day fellows and enjoy it in good health and much happiness with many more years to come.

Happy wedding anniversary wishes go to Mary and Filippo Balboni who will be celebrating just about now and may you also have a great day and many more years of happiness together.

Darlene Record, Chairlady of the Studio Department of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, along with her committee did a great job this past Wednesday showing off the wonderful Art work done in the many classes over the past year. The Botanical Paintings are taught by Rose Pellicano with Darlene as Chairperson of the class, the Oil and Acrylic Paintings are taught by Harriet Carerenuto with Adrienne Cosgrove as class Chairperson, the Watercolor (landscape) class is also taught by Rose Pellicano with Prem Chauhan as Chairperson, and the Pastel Painting class is taught by Arlene Rueth with Josephine Krawezyk as Chairperson. Their work is so professional that the ladies are all to be congratulated. The Studio Show is held for the Club members on the First Wednesday of May and on the following day when it is open to everyone in the Village to enjoy free of charge. The ladies in the classes are members of the club and so are the teachers so remember to go and enjoy it next year.

This Sunday is Mother's Day and I would like to take this opportunity to say Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers in town and to the families who are honoring them. Have a great day.

See you next week.