Hiya
Pictured above on the left is our friend Nick’s team of 4 Clydes: Rainbow, Jim, Judas and Jesse. Nick and friends Kerry and Slim rode the wagon quite a few miles to our house from Nick’s farm. Then the horses rested in our pasture overnight, and, last Saturday, Nick took his “4-horse hitch” in the “Pioneer Days Parade” in McBride. Aren’t those big horses beautiful?
On the right is a picture of one of my lilacs, “Miss Kim”. The shrub is 8 years old, and has never bloomed quite so spectacularly; the scent is wonderful in the yard. This seems like a great year for lilacs and also peonies. It might be a good year for some later-blooming things, too; we can only wait and see.
Had a busy day in the dog grooming shop… actually it was “just about right”. I had one large dog to shear short, and two little dogs from Valemount. A couple of people came by to look at plants and trees, and a friend stopped to visit at JUST the right time (when I really needed a break).
Tomorrow I will tackle perennial beds again. Someone stopped yesterday, and said that she didn’t feel that HER weeding was so overwhelming now that she has seen MY beds! She wasn’t being hurtful, but it wasn’t what I want to hear. If I can get even “almost” caught up, I’ll invite her back for tea in the garden.
The iMac is still in the shop, and I’m supposed to make posters for the Community (Farmer’s) Market which starts next week. I guess, if it comes to that, I can make something “by hand”… BOO HOO. I don’t know how to do anything creative on this Dell Laptop.
I definitely AM looking forward to Markets: they are a big part of my summers. I did harvest some rhubarb yesterday to make some Rhubarb Jelly and perhaps jam, and I have some kinds of fruit in the freezer. I’ll take a cheesecake and some perennial plants, and any shrubs or trees that are allowed at the Market (they have to be grown or otherwise potted or nurtured by me, not just resold from the big nurseries).
Well, I’m fading, gang. Thanks so much for checking my blog. ~ Ann
