Sometime in the nineties , when a fan arrived at Sapienza ’s house early for a con – planning meeting and found her gardening , he pitched in to help , and one by one the other committee members did so too , as they arrived . Joe Mayhew warned people that if Baltimore won the 1998 Worldcon , all the committee members would wind up mowing Peggy Rae 's lawn . Thus was born the phrase “ I mowed Peggy Rae 's Lawn , ” which indicated that people were sucked in when Peggy Rae looked at them and said , with a big smile on her face , “ You know , I think you would be good at … ” In 2012 , at Chicon 7 , she was honored as the Fan Guest of Honor . Her display in the Exhibits area consisted of a patch of astroturf surrounded by picket fences and park benches . Sitting in the middle of the patch was a small toy lawnmower , to give everyone at the con the chance to mow Peggy Rae ’s lawn
Chicon 7
70th World Science Fiction Convention
Peggy Rae Sapienza