First perennial of the year

I spent a couple of hours in the garden this afternoon, dividing perennials. In the fall Paul enlarged my garden so now I have the pleasure of filling it. This is my first perennial of the year(other than my crocus')

Purple lungwort. Once it finishes blooming, I'll divide it.

Busy Day

"ARRRRRR me hearty, what's this I see over the hill. I do believe it's a Jolly Roger. There may be pirates nearby." (One of Gerrys flag collection.)

Paul dethatched the lawn yesterday so we spent the better part of the day raking and bagging grass. This reminded me a bit of digging and potato barrels in the field. I was hoping a truck would come along and pick up the bags......no luck!!!!

We bagged 20 bags of grass over 4 hours. On Monday Paul will take it to the land fill site for compost.

After raking, we brought out some of the summer furniture, and this is the garden so far. A long way to go....I'll keep you posted.

Emmas 21st Birthday

Paul and I went to Fredericton this evening to bring some of Brennas things back home for the summer. We will be going up next Thursday to bring her and the rest of her stuff home for the summer. Today is Emmas 21st birthday and she was having a party with friends. We visited for a bit and had cake. We will celebrate when she is home next weekend.

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!!!!

Do you have these in your pool???

Margie sent me this picture. They come every day around 10 am for their morning swim.

Mystery nibbler

What a beautiful creature. This was taken by a friend on a drive to Fredericton. BUT it isn't so cute if it is responsible for eating my tulips. Dad thinks it is a rabbit. But if my hostas and yews start to look shabby, I think Mr. Deer is the guilty one.

Summer Jobs

WAHOO!!!!!! the girls are employed for the summer. Emma got back on at WHSCC and Brenna will be joining her. They start May 5th.

Sasha's Baptism

Isaac is taking it all in except for the baptism!!!!!

Not a cry was heard when the water was poured on his head.

Isaac lite the baptismal candle with the help of Eric and Mom.

This was the crowd.....Opa, Oma, Micheles parents, Eric, Isabelle and children.

What a gorgeous face.

The Van Kessel family.

Oma with Isaac. This is a wooden car given to Peter on his first christmas from Paul.

Nurses Gather

Every spring operating nurses within New Brunswick gather for a weekend conference. It is hosted by a different part of the province and this year it was Saint John's turn. The weekend was about different kinds of laparoscopic surgery (surgery done through a scope). It was a great day and lots of interesting information. This is a picture of me and some of my co-workers.

I...who never wins anything, won this beautiful basket. It consists of foot care products....how appropriate!!!!!!

At the time of registration we all receive a bag with lots of goodies( products from different medical companies or local businesses) This is a cloth hat we all received. It is the New Brunswick tartan. As you know we must wear hats in the OR to cover our hair and some of us wear cloth hats rather than paper ones. We call this our winter hat.

Spring Has Sprung "Over The Hill"

I arrived home today to see these beauties in my back yard......spring is here. I have seen robins and I hear the cardinals off in the distance. I see more and more of the perennial gardens every day. Soon the tulips will be blooming.

Daffodils for cancer

The history of the daffodil campaign
The Canadian Cancer Society’s daffodil campaign began in Toronto in the 1950s. A group of Canadian Cancer Society volunteers organized a fundraising tea and decided to decorate the tables with daffodils. The bright, cheerful flowers created an atmosphere that seemed to radiate hope and faith that cancer could be beaten. Soon these gatherings came to be known as Daffodil Teas.

Jackie Brockie, a volunteer who also worked at Eaton's, supported the idea of Daffodil Teas and arranged for Lady Eaton to host a Tea in the store. Seven hundred women attended.

In 1956 another volunteer, Lane Knight, arranged for restaurants to give part of their receipts to the Society on the opening day of the residential canvass. Canadian Cancer Society volunteers were on hand at local restaurants to give patrons a daffodil when they paid for their meals as a token of appreciation. The sight of so many daffodils being carried around the city created interest. When some recipients tried to pay for the flowers or make donations, the Society quickly realized that the sale of daffodils would generate additional revenue.

Canadian Cancer Society volunteer Fran Shannon headed the team that planned the sale of daffodils on the streets of Toronto the following year. An anonymous donor paid for 5,000 blooms to be flown from British Columbia where the growing season starts earlier than in Ontario.

The daffodils were an instant success, raising more than $1,200 the first year. Other provinces adopted the idea across Canada as well as the American Cancer Society. Today the Canadian Cancer Society is the world's largest purchaser of daffodils and the growers in British Columbia must arrange their plantings to accommodate the Society's spring demand for live blooms.

"Today I brought home 2 dozen daffodils. What a nice hint of SPRING!!"

Intruder

I have an animal digging in my shrub bed at the back of the house. Now that my crocus' and tulips are coming up I notice some digging around them. These were found on the back deck this morning after a light snow fall last night. What could it be....not a cat, not a dog, I don't think a racoon, maybe a rabbit????? Any suggestions??

A close up of the culprit.

These prints are no bigger than 2-3 inches.