December Meeting - CANCELLED

Due to a lack of quorum available (three Board members required) for the December meeting, we have decided to cancel it.

There are only a few issues on the Agenda at the moment - a welcome relief - so the Board feels that we can handle those few things that we have going on (such as preparing for the Annual Meeting) via e-mail.

If you have any questions or an issue to raise, please feel free to contact us, or send Erika an e-mail and she can add your item to the agenda for the next meeting (likely to take place in January or February 2009 - after the Annual Meeting).

November Information is online

For those of you who check the blog now and again, the website has been updated with the outcomes of our November Board Meeting. It also includes a "save the date" announcement for the Annual Meeting, so please be sure to check it out.

Volunteers to Shovel

Now that snow is officially here, snow plowing and shoveling are soon to follow. As most of you know, each winter there are a few residents of Woodbridge who are, or become, physically unable to handle the routine shoveling of sidewalks and other areas that the plows miss.

For the most part, those who are willing to shovel for others just get out there and do it. To help this process, if you are a willing shoveler, would you let someone on the Board know? That way if someone comes to us in need of help with their shoveling, we know who we can turn to.

We are very grateful that Woodbridge is a community of people willing to help others. Thank you for your part in making this such a friendly place to live.

October Minutes

The (unapproved) Minutes of our October meeting are now available on the website. Also available are the (approved) September meeting Minutes and the Agenda for November.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a member of the Board. And if you have any feedback regarding our website and/or blog, please contact Erika. She would appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Minutes, Agenda and Website Updates

The Minutes (approved from last meeting and unapproved from yesterday) and the Agenda for October are available on our newly redesigned website.

Check it out at wba.elmdesigns.com.

If you like the blog thing and would like to "author" some posts, send me an e-mail and let me know and I'll set it up.

Public Notice to Woodbridge Owners

Public Notice
Subject: Portico

Mirzet and Amira Harambasic at 9 Woodbridge Lane have requested permission, from the Board, to build a portico over their front door.

As this portico will be as identical as possible to the ones already gracing the fronts of homes on Woodbridge Lane, and the Harambasics will be covering all expenses for this project, the Board feels that this request is reasonable and does not require a special meeting.

The construction will be done by a licensed and insured contractor, and is scheduled to commence in late fall (late-October or into November).

If you disagree with this plan, you have until the end of September (09/30/08) to voice your concerns to a member of the Board. After that, the Harambasics will be permitted to move ahead with their project.

Community Garden Harvest

Let's share in the harvest of WCA's first "community" garden! Though there were less participants than hoped-for, production still came like gangbusters.
There are a lot of tomatoes and cukes and greenbeans available to anyone.

Today I cleaned out the tomatoes entirely, sorted the ripes (& nearly so) from the greens, displayed all produce out front of 13 Woodbridge for any takers.
I'm asking for a contribution to the Garden Fund rather than a set-price for the produce.

To the uninitiated (which included ME last season!) these are HEIRLOOM tomatoes: Crimson & Tiger Stripe may not be as familiar to consumers as the cherry, Roma, beefsteak or other common varieties. Neither of these types gets very red, but are full of old-fashioned flavor. Of course they're raised organically too! I notice that they are juicier than I expected. I’ve been roasting the big ones on my grill or in the oven. When soft & cooled, I put out the stem/core & take off the skins; then mash the innards – seeds & all (fiber!) – with garlic. It’s a very fresh-tasting marinara or salsa to act as a base for other casseroles, stews, or soups.

Why not try some greenies to make pickled green tomatoes or green tomato relish or green tomato mincemeat (hardly discernible from the real-meat kind & handy for vegetarians)?

I've been told by experienced cuke eaters that ours are really quite flavorful. I've been making tsziki (Greek cuke & yogurt dip for pita & shish-kebabs), raita (Indian dish that's similar but w/ mint & served w/ curry), cucumber dressing for salads, and just sliced thinly for tomato-and-cuke sandwiches.

The greenbeans are the pole variety. For some reason, some of them are stringbeans, most not. Still very tasty.

This garden has been a great project for me. My gardening ya-yas were long dormant and, like riding a bicycle (they say) I didn't forget how. The too-few times one or two others joined me were truly wonderful. It's amazing what kind of conversations you have while picking or weeding or stringing up twine.

It'd be lovely to get more of us involved for next year. In the meantime, there is still much to be done to close down the growing season. If you'd like to pitch in, with me or without, just let me know & I'll help you find something to do. These are some end-of-season chores:
* harvest
* put away stakes
* pull up spent plants
* turn & build compost pile
* put away fencing
* rototill for spring

Thanks to those whose interest and labor helped make this a success.

Tricia

Dues Payments - NEW LOCATION

The drop box has a new home.

If you do not mail your Dues payment to the PO Box (282) then please drop it in the drop box, now located on Tricia's porch. While Joan is friendly and good-natured, she is not responsible for Dues payments anymore. Your payments need to go to the PO Box or to Tricia directly.

Blog Posting

If you would like to be able to post to this blog we would love to have you. The more the merrier.

All you need to do is contact me via e-mail and give me your e-mail address. I will "invite" you to be an "author" for the blog. The set up is pretty quick and easy.

New Website Ready

Greetings neighbors of Woodbridge.

In an effort to provide information to the Owners and Residents of Woodbridge in a more clean and efficient manner I have redesigned the Association's website. I hope that you find information more easily. It will take a little getting used to - new things always do - but it was designed partially for navigation comfort and partly to make updating and maintaining more manageable.

If you have comments on the new site don't hesitate to provide feedback. The more you feedback, the better we can make it for all.

Enjoy the new site by clicking here.

Woodbridge Condo Blog

This blog has been set up to gradually replace the old Woodbridge Condo website at wba.elmdesigns.com or possibly to enhance it. The hope is that by creating a blog we can provide more timely information and narratives about the goings-on in our community.

If you have questions about this blog or would like to become an "author" with permissions to write your own posts, please feel free to contact me via e-mail and I will set things up for you.

Your comments and questions are welcome and encouraged.

Welcome to the Woodbridge Association Blog.