Hey, maybe Saeko should practice on a city politician. From Discovery Museum:
Bonsai–Fine Art in Horticultural Form
Award-winning Saeko Oshiro and Susan Simmons of Shanti Bithi Nursery will enthrall you with their vast knowledge of the ancient history, stylistic attributes, and the art and care of the bonsai.
Following a slide show, Saeko will give a live demonstration in which she will create a bonsai tree.
Bonsai trees will be available for sale after the presentation.
There will be a follow-up visit scheduled to the Shanti Bithi Nursery for either a class in which participant will work on their own bonsai and take it home or for a tour of the nursery to explore the various and diverse genera on display and for sale. Either way you’ll have a gorgeous holiday gift for a special someone–including yourself!
Sunday, November 14, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Auditorium
The Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport$10 per person. Free to Discovery Museum Members
R.S.V.P. by Friday, November 12To reserve your tickets in advance, please call 203-372-3521 with your credit card information or send your check with name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
At the moment there are 28 comments about how classy Tom Foley was to concede the election, congratulate Malloy, and potentially keep his political capital intact, or perhaps even enhanced, for another day. Maybe they are right …
But here at Only In Bridgeport do we rarely see instruction on political subjects with no comments. So I wondered whether any of you have gardens or green thumbs, or are you just used to being hosed by your leaders? Do you understand that bonsai traditionally has to do with the care, including feeding and clipping, of plants to keep them in a beautiful but permanently miniature state of being?
Now, think of Bridgeport voters, as considered by the “bonsai machine” that traditionally does not serve sushi in the City. Nor does it feed the voters nutritious meals with lots of face-to-face time and factual statements to become informed about candidate experience and platforms. It keeps voters in the dark, retarding growth because they are out of the light. And then the local property-owner voter gets clipped with higher valuations on property and mil rates that cause higher taxes and definitely trims property values when it comes time to sell. And all in the name of greenery in a small City that occasionally has big ideas, but essentially is clueless as political leadership is an overlay on elected representatives and City employees, who, too frequently, consider their advantage and interest, rather than the community at large. Who is going to do the weeding and the feeding during the next year?
One hopeful thought is that too large a dose of fertilizer, very much available on the political scene currently, might have the plants grow like kudzu, a different type of problem, but one that might change the greenery and scenery in the near future. Maybe it’s the only way to get “horticulture” to be taken seriously in Bridgeport? What do you think?