Day #6 Clicker Training with Rosemary the Goat

Clicker Training with Rosemary day 5.

clicker Training Roasemary the Goat Day #4

Day 3 of Clicker Training with Rosemary

Clicker Training Day Two With Rosemary

   

Jazmine Sleeping

Since a puppy Jazmine slept on her back.  Crazy dog!
We video taped Rosemary today but it will not import to the blog.  I will try again later.

Sparky the New Buck

Clicker Training with Rosemary

Christmas Lights

It was a very wet and green Christmas.

Christmas on the Island

Last evening was our staff party.  In my Christmas speech I happen to say first annual.  Shannon and Alex's mom Janet did not let that go by. It was a lovely evening with Delicious food and a lively house with different games.  What I'm grateful for is to have staff to have a Christmas party and such wonderful staff.

The Trip to Ottawa

Every fall Katie and I take a trip. I'm so grateful to have girl time with my daughter. The joy and laughter we share is unmeasurable and I will remember it forever.  I wish every mother and daughter can have special times together. They grow up so fast and to catch a moment here and there is so precious.  Remember to hug your daughter and catch a moment.

As you can see we have been covered in a light blancket of snow since yesterday afternoon. 

Sunset November 23 2010

Sunset In November

Vet Students

Ginger is keeping her distances.  She was the most difficult to caught to get her hoofs trimmed.

First Flakes Today

I'm not quite ready to have snow on the ground but Kristopher was very excited to see the snow floating around.

Helping Hands

I love pictures of hands.  This is Julia's hand.

Alex and the Golf Cart

Today we move the shelves and racks from the drying room.  Marie Lee is coming today and that will be her bedroom.  I drove the golf cart down to the cabins full of shelves and Alex drove it back. Other than brushing against some branches and wondering how fast we were going to take the first turn with his lead foot Alex did great.

Only Two Cuties Left!

Only two of Cherry Blossom's kittens have yet to be adopted.  Both are extremely social beings, loving the attention from the many visitors to the shop.  I wish I could have put their purr into the pictures!  How does such a large sound emanate from such small bodies?

Jessica (top) is a lovely lady who winds her way around your legs when you pay attention to her.  Hope (below) is developing into a very promising hunter when not soaking up praise from her admirers!  Both of them would love to come to good homes.  (Their siblings have traveled all the way to two families in Nova Scotia!)  Contact us at shop@greatcanadiansoap.com.

Feels good to give

The showers, toilets, sinks and windows from the old well house went to Habitat for Humanity.  One of the secrets to abundance is to give a little bit away of what you want to receive. Hopefully I do not receive an abundance of showers.

The old well house

In the centre of our driveway was the old well house.  We turned it into washrooms with showers in 1999.  This summer we took the well house down to make more room for parking.  Here is a picture of the old well.  It was 25 feet deep with a stone wall going down to the bottem.  Imagine digging a hole 25 feet deep lining it with stones and working in wet conditions to finish the project.The well as been dry for many years and now is filled with dirt..

Hollow Tree

Soon the many shades of green witll be changing to the vibrant colours of fall.  The feeling of fall is in the air after Earl came though.

All moms need a break

Cherry Blossom found a warm sunny spot to have a cat nap away from the kittens and people.

Alex and I

Here is a picture of my supports (David, Kris and Julia) and Alex.  This picture was taken before the Gold Cup and Sauce parade the first of August. The race follows the parade route and it goes before the parade starts.  It is the closes feeling to"run like the world is cheering" Alex was waiting for me at the finish line. Today Alex and I ran in another race.Alex was been beating his personal best times all summer.  Way to go Alex!  By the way, Alex could,run the race twice and I run it once and we both would finish at the same time.

Charlie in his new home.

This summer Cherry Blossom had 4 kittens.  They spent the summer under the gazebo entertaining the customers or the customers entertaining them.  Two separate families came back from Halifax area to adopt two of the kittens.  Just before hurricane Earl was schedule to make land fall the Parsons's came for Charlie.
Who's smile is the biggest Lila or Silas or Charlies's?  They all look very happy.  Charlie sure has found a great home.  (Charlie as a new name) Jesica and Hope are still waitig for a special home.

Another episode with mud on your face.

This episode we have Sasha, Catie and Calie Katie's friends.

The helpers August 28th

Look who's back!!!

Anna, Anna, Anna Banana.
After traveling in India for almost 1 year Anna is back on the Island.  Is was so nice to see her.  I hope she will work this fall in the soap shop.  If you do not know Anna she worked last summer in the soap shop.

what a fun thing to do while on vacation

What a great picture of Jennifer feeding a kid. No more bottle for the kid after August 31.

Pepper and Camomile

Pepper -get out of here the corn is for me.

Pepper and Chamomile

Chamomile - the corn is coming I will look interested

Pepper and Chamomile

Two kids looking at the same thing with two different expressions.  Pepper the darker one with the tongue out is thinking mmmm corn is coming.  Chamomile in thinking that corn better be for me.

Kids and Dads

The two children watching their dad in the red shirt feed Chamomile are in disbelief. Another talent their dad has that they did not know about.

Busy day at feeding time.

At 9:00 and 5:00 the kids get their bottles.  Today we had many helpers.

Rearranging

The mess keeps getting bigger.

This years big project is to disassemble the old washroom and built a new one.  This is what it looked like Friday.

Lavender in bloom

Rose Campion

Just outside the soap shop door this brilliant pink flower is blooming.

Goat Kisses

Rebeca got lots of kisses from Nutmeg and Clove.  You never know what you will receive during your visit here.

Oh so small.

The kid goats have grown so much the past month.

Lavender

Remember to stop and rub the lavender on your way into the store.

Making Sachettes

We had a preschool group here in the spring.  They made sachets to take home.  It was a fun day.

Casey and Hope

Casey and Hope left about 2 weeks ago for another farm on the Island.  I think this is a great picture of them.

Mud mud mud

One of Katie's favourite books was Mud Puddle by Robert Munch, and now it is Julia's and Kristopher's favourite.  The other day, mud from the dead sea in Jordan jumped out and covered Katie's face!  This mineral mud cleared Katie small pimple factory up for 2 weeks.  The smell is not that wonderful (it smells faintly like the sea at low tide) but it draws out all the toxins and bacteria from your skin and leaves it soft and refreshed. In Katie's case pimple free for 2 weeks.

Face Oil

Grape seed oil, apricot oil and jojoba oil make up our face oils.

That time of year again.

check back tomorrow to see what Jordan is doing

Horse Chestnut Tree

The Horse Chestnut tree was full of candles.  It is the most amazing thing to see.  It is a huge tree covered in foot long flowers.  The hum around the tree will keep the most brave person away.

Conor and her Dad

Conor has 4 sisters so this was not the first time Conor's dad has had a facial.

Fanny and Camomile

Camomile wants to sit on Fanny's lap.  Watch the thought process.

Facials

Hope, Casey and Fanny had a facial night.  Conor and her 2 sisters came.

Guess what, I forgot your names.

Because I have an aunt and uncle with the same names I was sure I would remember your names but I did not.  This couple came from Pennsylvania.  The gentleman likes to fish on PEI.  They come every year to the shop and sometimes twice per year.

Guess who had kittens?

Cherry Blossom had 4 lovely kittens.  There are only hours old in this picture.  We will have them outside this summer so you can see them.

Beautiful Cats

Katie, David and I went to visit a Bengal breeder in Prince Edward Island.  Wow, the kittens were beautiful.  One day I would love the have a Bengal Cat.  They are such amazing animals, wonderful temperament and gorgeous coat.