Editor’s Notes

Editor's Note

Dec 2

new year’s resolutions & setting goals

New Year’s Resolutions can seem a little quaint, and maybe even embarrassing. We reflect on another year come and gone (and in this case, half a decade), and are forced to grimly consider our optimistic delusions from yesteryear like the wilted bag of spinach in the crisper from the last trip to the grocery store (I swear I was going to make that curry!). I am haunted by my first bonsai casualty, a maple, my first bonsai ghost of Christmas past :(

Yet, I firmly believe in these resolutions. For all my mistakes and accumulated learnings, the goal I had set to put something, anything, in 2025’s Midori Bonsai Show gave me the optimistic delusion to turn my scraggly sugi into something resembling a bonsai. I more actively put my notes into practice, documented the tree’s progress, and identified gaps in my knowledge. The tree still needs much work, but the fact that I have moved slightly forward in my bonsai journey has given me much needed joy and confidence to continue setting new goals and continue failing forward :)

I hope you will join me in contemplating how you would like to see your 2026.

UPCOMING Club Events PROGRAMS

End of year holiday potluck and auction!!!

Thursday December 04, 2025, 5:30PM
Midori Bonsai Club

Show up early with your culinary contributions to the annual holiday potluck! Please bring your own serving utensil for your dish, and your own personal utensils. Dinner will be followed by the President’s review of this past year’s programing, along with our club’s yearly board election.

Then, the club auction! This is Midori’s largest fundraiser, and all proceeds go to the club. Embrace the generous Christmas spirit :)

2026 club membership fees will also be collected. The new prices for club membership is $50.00 for individuals, and $60.00 family yearly Available this year is payment by means of cell phones, credit cards, or Applepay.