The Ladybirds held a rehearsal/picnic at Betty Twigg’s home in LaVale on Thursday, August 30. One would think we needed a social get-together because the rehearsal portion of this event didn’t happen, actually. The picnic did, however, as you can see from the pictures provided by Betty Twigg. After eating heartily, we sang briefly and just enjoyed being together, but singing was not the priority on this evening together. The food and company won out!

Rehearsal at Betty Twigg’s

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The Ladybirds had a great time practicing for the Valentine’s Day performances, though the main program for the chorus was canceled. We understand that we will be rescheduled in the near future, but of course Valentine’s will not be in vogue then.

Afternoon Delight met at Shirley Carson’s house and called a number of people who had ordered Singing Valentine’s Day greetings for their loved ones. The recipients of the calls were delighted with their musical valentine, and it was fun for the Afternoon Delight Quartet to make these people happy!

The Ladybirds at When Pigs Fly

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The two ladies barbershop groups met at Centerville for a get-together with food and music on June 26th as scheduled. The evening was, by and large, quite successful. We all met at a local park and ride and carpooled to the site. When we got there, though, no one had a key to get into the building and the man who usually would provide the key (and who lives very close by) was not at home. The weather was frightfully HOT! It took over thirty minutes to get yet a different individual to come bring a key so we could get all our foodstuffs inside and have a meal and sing together for awhile.

The Lorelei Chorus

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We of the Ladybirds Barbershop Harmony Singers wish to express our condolences to Betty Twigg on the passing of her mother, Naomi Colosimo, and to call attention to some of the details of this remarkable woman’s 99 years of life. She was just three months away from reaching that Century mark!

Betty’s mom, referred to hereafter as Naomi, resided at the Beverly Living Center for approximately 5 years, and Betty dutifully went there on a regular basis to visit her, even though for a while now Betty was never really sure her mother knew who Betty was or if she understood what Betty said to her on recent visits. You will want to read about Naomi’s life in the obituary, which was published in the Times/News on June 13th. The funeral arrangements were published therein. The Funeral Home where both the viewing and the funeral were held was Durst Funeral Home on Frost Avenue; the viewing was on Thursday afternoon and evening, June 14th, while the funeral ceremony was held the next day, June 15th at 11 a.m. The funeral leaflet is also viewable for your information in the Ladybirds Gallery.

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