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.