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Monsoons are coming…  TWOQC learn how best to prepare their garden

Nancy Larsen and Pam Butler learn about Lantana from Eric Clark.

Janice Pell As is often the case with desert gardening, it’s all about the water. That fact was continually stressed by Eric Clark during his talk for TWOQC’s May meeting. Eric, the horticulturist and landscape designer for Civano Nursery, entertained and educated TWOQC with numerous tips on how to have a beautiful garden during monsoon.…

It’s coming – get your garden ready for monsoon

Desert gardening can often be a bit of a challenge. At the May 18 meeting of The Women of Quail Creek, presenter Eric Clark will impart tips and advice on how best to prepare gardens for the upcoming storms of the monsoon. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom. Eric is…

TWOQC summer luncheon

Folklorico dancers to perform at TWOQC luncheon.

Janice Pell Monday, June 29 The Women of Quail Creek will have a summer luncheon in the Ballroom. The theme for the day will be American Cowgirls Celebrate the Fourth. Ladies are encouraged to dress in the spirit of the day by donning western duds and/or wearing patriotic colors. Photos will be taken. The bar…

Help military familes by donating to TWOQC baby shower

Ted Schelenski, Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association, presents a check for $500 to TWOQC Baby Shower Chair Pam Rodgers to help with the purchase of diapers and other baby necessities.

Janice Pell The Women of Quail Creek’s fourth annual baby shower for expectant military families is almost here. The date is Saturday, April 18. Noah’s Ark is the theme. This year’s celebration will honor 28 serving families expecting 29 new babies in the coming months. One family is having twins! Thirteen of the moms are…

TWOQC April meeting

Guest speaker Karen Pomroy with two of the rescued horses at the Amado sanctuary of Equine Voices

Janice Pell The Women of Quail Creek will meet Monday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom. Equine Voices will be the program for the evening. Guest speaker Karen Pomroy is the Founder and Executive Director of Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary, an organization dedicated to saving Premarin mares and foals from abuse and…

“A Shared Table” still available for purchase

Janice Pell A Shared Table cookbooks are selling fast, but there is still time to purchase copies before they sell out completely. Featuring almost four hundred recipes contributed by the residents of Quail Creek, the popular TWOQC cookbooks sell for $15 each. Those buying ten will get an additional one free. Winter visitors may wish to…

The Women of Quail Creek learn about Tucson legend Ted DeGrazia

Janice Pell and Peggy McGee Shannon Rossomando, Education Coordinator at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, wowed 83 women at TWOQC’s meeting on February 23 Her presentation covered the fascinating life, history and philosophy of the prolific Tucson artist Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia, a man who once burned a great number of his paintings in protest…

Time is running out to buy tickets for TWOQC March trip

Janice Pell The cutoff date to purchase tickets for the annual spring field trip for TWOQC will be Tuesday, March 17. The date of the trip is Tuesday, March 31. With visits to both the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun and The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures and lunch at Trattoria Pina; it promises…

TWOQC seeks donations for baby shower

Baby shower committee with donated stuffed animals and children’s books donated by Quail Creek Canadian winter visitors; books were written by Yasmin Thorpe, a TWOQC member.

Janice Pell April 18, the date of The Women of Quail Creek’s fourth annual baby shower for expectant mothers of military families, is fast approaching. Noah’s Ark is, once again, the fun theme. Usually a summer event, many of our winter visitors indicated a desire to be here and take part in making the shower…