APRIL FOOL

Its April 1st but it looks more like January 1st.
Oh, Mother Nature just loves to play tricks on us some times .

 

BEING INSPIRED

Looking at all those gorgeous cakes was inspiring.
The first day of spring break brought the grand kids for a sleepover.
Thus forcing grandma to think of what to do ,to keep Megan and Breanne entertained.
With no plan in mind , we made colored play dough.The girls measured the ingredients I started with a little yellow chick,and the girls were impressed asking how do I know how to do this ? ie my snow sculptures now my little chick .
I said that I start off with something in mind ,thinking I can do it and if it turns out good and if it looks like something else that's OK to.So now we have a little yellow chick what else ??
So Shirley this is where I thought of you and your gorgeous cakes.So I went to the cupboard and got some fun shaped foil cups.I had bought at the $store for such an occasion but of coarse, I had no eggs to make a cake .The girls didn't know what I was going to do but they took my lead and did great.Breanne's is a decorated Easter Egg, and Megan's has the bunnies on top of it . Mine is the one with the flowers on it I used pressed flowers from my yard.I showed the girls your video of your cakes they were oohing and oohing.Oh can't leave Riley out, he made a nice happy face .While we were looking at my blog, the girls found all my spelling mistakes so we did the edits .They hadn't seen my blog before.I explained it to them, and then announced to them ,that I now was a publisher (because I had to click the publish post ).They laughed and looked at me and said that I had to many mistakes .


 

MADYSON'S GYMNASTIC COMPETITION

This was last Saturday at the Max Bell Center at the University of Manitoba.
Mady's (far right in group picture) first competition,she did well for a shy girl and she loved every minute of it .
She has two more competition before its over for the season.They came in first (only age group ). We enjoyed watching all the amazing performances .

 

HURRY HURRY SPRING MELT DOWN

Here is my one and only snow sculpture for this year .

The kids were always expecting to see a sculpture made when they would come over .

So today after my walk, I thought that I would surprise them.
The weather has been so nice the past 3 days.This guy was melting as I was making him,I had to put his eyes back in a few times . Riley and Breanne spotted him right away.I had to tell them what it was ,if you haven't guessed yet.I'll tell you it's a polar bear fishing .I still hadn't put the branch ( fishing rod ) in his hands in these pictures .

SPRING SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY

Got up to a minus 9F. its colder than that with the windchill .Its tough being on the edge of winter and spring .But spring will come overnight not to despair. Here are some pictures of my seedlings.Started making geranium slips and ivy slips a few weeks ago .Planted some lobelias , snapdragons peppers , the Wild Millet ( corn familly )was doing good this morning but tonight I think the cat ate one .Probably thought it was grass .Last night I started more lobelias ,cleome , chilean vine ,petunias more millet ,zinnias maybe to early for the zinnias I'll see . Except for the lobelias I use seed collected from last year .So whatever grows is still a surprise to me .I usually start my greenhouse up April 1st.I won't rush it this year since I have more grow lights downstairs .I put a table behind the couch in the living room ,brought up plants from downstairs to make room for my seedlings, the living room is bright and sunny at this time of the year . I just hope to move that table out of there by Easter .This week I'll look at my cannas ,and other bulbs .This year I will start the callas
once I'm in the greenhouse,I usually start them to soon . I also started slips from a plant I over wintered called Dimond Frost they are easy to start, they root in water and are 4.00 each to buy ,its a container plant ,makes a nice show of tiny little white blooms. I seed more than I need so I can give to the girls .Just another busy day and more to come .

KATHRYN'S KIDS HAVING FUN

This was February 16th, its our newest holiday.Its called Louis Riel Day .Louis Riel is mentioned in our family history, he was a metis leader in 1800s .Under his leadership stopped the surveying of their land by the goverment .This surveying interruption was a turning point in the creation of Manitoba . In the end some called him a traitor some called him a hereo in any case we got a day off out of it . Since Kathryn has a day care in her home ,she was free to come over early and stay for supper ,that doesn't happen often any more, since the kids in her care go home at 5:30 .So this was a treat .