Hi from southern Ontario,
Chez moi/at home: what's happening here? Weather is wonderful, temps about 20C, today is very sunny, yesterday while warmish was dense fog, so bad that seeing across to the other side of our cul-de-sac was difficult. And of course it was the day to take one of our cars in for a brake job, being on the road with people driving over the 60/km speed limit in dense fog is such fun!
I have spent what seems like most of this week working on all the ‘stuff’ needed for the horticultural society AGM, finalising all the arrangements. As 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the re-founding of the society in 1972, there is a lot happening. The society was first founded in 1914, ran until 1954 and was re-established in 1972.
Several past presidents will be in attendance, some special awards will be given. One of which I created just before Covid and has only been given out twice (says she while patting herself on the back). We had been trying to find a way to recognise some of our unsung heroes, we all know people who always volunteer, or just do things without being asked, never say No if asked to help out, and are often not well known within the group.
So now we have the Strong Roots Award. It has a very nice background picture of a tree with leaves and branches and a massive root system. It says:
A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.
A horticultural society is the same.
To grow enduring and resilient roots, It must be nourished by people with a strong commitment to the organization.
Awarded to ___for 10(or other etc) years of service beginning in ___
In Recognition of Your enduring Commitment to the ______ Horticultural Society
Why did I include this here? Because it seems to me that this wording with some minor changes applies to many of the unsung heroes on WT.
Alton Cemetery project: There are some family groups within the project that currently have no connections to other families, within the cemetery category or to other profiles on WT, I’m hoping that as I get more families added to the category here, that the connections will appear, if not I may have to research them further back to find a connection which will allow their descendants to see how they connect to the others buried there. Though with 1007 profiles still to create unless some already exist here I still think there is a good chance they will all be connected to each other.
What else is happening here? Renovation….the plumbing and electrical has all been rearranged, and the wall comes down on Wednesday morning. We found a very nice person to make our new cabinets, and another to do the new countertop. It looks like the final cost will come in very close to our original but hopeful budget. Not the $40,000 over that the previous very pretentious contractors presented.
This wall will be gone and a 16 foot beam installed.
And on the left of this picture with the Santa Claus beard is my DH, the Robbie.
What else; last week I said that on Thursday that we had attended the funeral of the mother of a high school friend, his mother in law age I think 92 died on Wednesday morning, before they had even left here to go home to British Columbia. In many ways it will be a relief for them, she had been ill for several years, spent the Covid years in a long term care facility, caught Covid while there.
That's my story for today!
