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It is unfortunate that in New Brunswick we have a massive concentration of ownership within the newspaper industry. I do mean the Irvings. That elderly Hickey lady is still back in second place. The reason why this is bad?? Good questions that should be asked by our newspapers are sadly missing. Whether, you are pro-Irving or antiIrving... I am somewhere in between on most days... there really should be a debate about their powerful role within the province and how can we enhance the good stuff and minimize the bad stuff. Is it right that the only “Provincial” newspaper, the Telegraph Journal, flogs the government to get fracking in what seems like every second editorial written. Any thoughts about where this profracking opinion comes from?? I didn’t think so. How about, what I would call their hyper-competitiveness. In a document submitted to the Competition Bureau by Ken Langdon of what was then the Carleton Free Press, he refers to a
meeting of Brunswick News managers that he attended. To the question asked about what was planned for dealing with Ossekeag Publishing, the reply from the vice-president was essentially “drive them out of business”. I know how I feel about that reply, but a debate should ask the question whether such a competitive attitude towards locally owned small business is good for the Province. With many years of working with local businesses I personally suspect that the small business community in New Brunswick is smaller and less vital than in many other parts of Canada. Is Irving domination, a factor?? If we wish to have a strong vital economy in this province, any sensible analysis cannot avoid “The Irving question”. Let the debate begin!! 0001 Mike Hickey Tech Support, Ossekeag Publishing
AROUND & ABOUT FINAL EVENTS - FERNHILL WALK SERIES It might seem a strange thing for a cemetery to be sponsoring walks in what is often called the City of Sleep, but it’s a marvelous way to share the history of the community. There is so much to be learned just from reading the inscriptions on the stones themselves or interpreting the carved symbolism. When that is combined with a bit of research, it is almost like bringing them back from the dead for a conversation. There are three more opportunities to have a Fernhill Experience during the current Walk n Talk season. Two of them are free, as they are sponsored by the Fernhill Company. All these walks begin at 200 Westmorland Road and this is what to expect. Sunday, August 9: 7:15pm, Exploring the Shaarei Zedek (Jewish) Cemetery: Guest Commentator Katherine BiggsCraft. All welcome, no fee. Katherine Biggs-Craft is the curator of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, thus well qualified to lead this walk which will include a discussion of Jewish burial customs, the history of the Jewish cemetery, the history of the chapel on the grounds, and the opportunity to learn about some of the well-known (and not so well-known) former residents who rest within the cemetery’s gates. Sunday, September 13: 7:15pm, Urban Legends: led by David Goss. All welcome, no fee. This walk will explore the many urban legends that are well known across North America
- modern variations of similar stories of the 19th century or earlier. This will include the vanishing hitchhiker; the dauntless girl; the snake in the sleeve; the man who woke without his liver; the parked lovers and the crook with the hook; the choking Doberman; the $50 dollar Porsche; the solid cement Cadillac; the blind man at the door and story of the fatal boot. Tuesday, August 25: Fernhill for the Brave - with David Goss (ticketed walk). The third opportunity is the annual finale of the Tuesday series of Walks and will be held at 8:00pm. This is the “Fernhill for the Brave” walk and there is a requirement to pick up tickets in advance as this walk is strictly limited to 40 participants. The tickets are $8 and can be procured on any of the Tuesday walks prior to the 25th, or by contacting gosswalk@ nbnet.nb.ca. As you may realize, the 8:00 start means it is very dark by the time this finishes, and thus, it can be very scary… in fact, the stories and stunts will ensure it will be a walk that won’t be quickly forgotten. 0004
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LEGIONS LANCASTER RCL #69 Wilson Street, Saint John, Phone 6358095, www.rcl69.ca. Tuesdays - 7:30pm, Crib in the Upper Lounge. Wednesdays - 1:00-4:00pm, Seniors in the upper lounge. Tuesday, August 11, 18, 25 - 7:30pm, Doubles Crib in the Veterans’ Lounge. Thursday, August 6, 13, 20, 27 - 7:30pm, Men’s Dart League in PUB 69 Lower Bar. Friday, August 7, 14, 21, 28 - 7:00pm, Open Mic Night with Don LeBlanc & Friends in PUB 69 Lower Bar. Saturday, August 8, 22 - 2:00pm, Dance with Donny & Delbert in PUB 69 Lower Bar. Saturday, August 8 - 9:00pm, Branch #69 & Singles Dance with Hooked on Country in the Upper Hall. Sunday, August 9 - 7:00pm, Dance with Jed Pye & Anne Marie Burke in the Upper Hall. Saturday, August 15 - 9:00pm, Branch #69 & Singles Dance with Reg Gallant & Yesterday’s Wine in the Upper Hall. Saturday, August 29 - 3:00pm, Jed & Moe Show, dance in PUB 69 Lower Bar. Sunday, August 16 & 30 - 7:00pm, Dance with Steve & Carol in the Upper Hall. Sunday, August 23 - 7:00pm, Dance with WCR in the Upper Hall. Sunday, August 30 - 7:00pm, Dance with Steve & Carol in the Upper Hall. 0015
MILFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE 248 Milford Road, 672-2400 Mondays 7:00pm, Card night (Auction 45’s), no cards on holidays. Thursdays - Bingo, doors open at 5:45pm. Games start at 6:30pm. The Community Centre is available to be rented for your special events, please contact the Centre for more information. For more information on any of the events/volunteering, please call the Centre or email: information@ milfordcommunitycentre.com. 0033
FREE CARLETON CONCERT SERIES Taking place in the Carleton Community Centre Gazebo, 120 Market Place West, 6:30-7:30pm. Wednesday, August 12 - Dave Korotkov with his 1970’s Elvis Tribute. Wednesday, August 19 - join Delbert Worden for some crowd favourites. Followed by a free BBQ, sponsored by West Side P.A.C.T. Concerts will take place rain or shine. Rain venue is the Carleton Community Centre. More information please call674-4307. 3599
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appointment 657-2273. Are you over 50 and want to be more ACTIVE? Join our classes - Tuesdays 10:00-11:00am at the Hope Centre; Tuesdays 10:00am and Fridays 11:00am at Market Place Wellness Centre – free. New classes have started around the city, call 632-5537 for a place near you. Gentle Yoga - will start up again in the fall. Zumba - Monday & Thursday 10:00am, $4 drop in fee. Qi Gong - will start up again in the fall. Food Purchase Club - for more information call: West-674-4335, one change (old North End) 635-2035, Crescent Valley 693-8513, St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre 632-5537. Tuesdays from 1:00-3:00pm, Social Development worker on-site to answer questions, Tuesday afternoons 1:003:00pm. Lending Library - “Take a Book, Leave a Book” at Market Place Wellness Centre. 3250
DONATION TO FOOD BANK Shelley Scott of the Westside Foodbank recently accepted a donation of $700 from owner Drew, of Drew and Jens's No Frills store. A big thank you for all their generosity throughout the year. 3611
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ASK THE CHEF CAESAR SALAD OR CESAR’S SALAD? Colin Sifton here again from Holly’s Restaurant and Catering with another answer to your question. It seems that all the get-togethers that we go to have a variety of salads. You always see the same salads, and this led us to this week’s topic: salad. So, what is the most popular salad in the world? Around here I would say Caesar salad but in fact it is coleslaw, a simple salad of cabbage, sweet mayonnaise and white vinegar. Some people add shredded carrots or purple cabbage for colour. Other’s add fruit, like apples or raisins, for a change of flavour and texture. The slaw I like the most is a bitter green slaw which is a mix of kale, broccoli, cabbage, endive and brussel sprouts with pumpkin seed and craisins (sun dried cranberries) with a poppy seed dressing. Not only is it a tasty change, but also more healthy. Now as I said, I would think that Caesar
Salad would be the most popular salad around these parts and why not? Now do you know the history of the Caesar Salad? Well, different countries have taken responsibility for this salad but this is the story I believe. First, it was Cesar not Caesar and it was named after a maitre d’hotel on a cruise ship and his name was Cesar. He was Mexican, not Italian or Greek. He started making the salad at the table for his most important customers and in a very short period of time, all the passengers were asking for Cesar’s salad. So if you would like to make your own Caesar Salad dressing, this is how you do it. You need the following: 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon of crushed garlic, 1/2 oz of red wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp of dijon mustard, 1/2 cup of olive oil, 1 piece of anchovy (yes you need the anchovy) and a lemon. Now you can do this in a bowl or throw it into the blender. It will come out thicker in the blender, so I would suggest doing it that way until you perfect your recipe. Add the egg yolk, dijon, garlic and anchovy
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together in a bowl and whisk until they become one. Add vinegar and whisk. Slowly add the oil. If you pour too quickly it will not incorporate and it is not easy to get the proper consistency; not as much of an issue with the blender. Squeeze half a lemon and whisk. You will see your dressing getting whiter. This is from the acid in the lemon juice, it bleaches your dressing making it lighter in colour, but is also a very important ingredient in your dressing. Add your chopped romaine, parmesan cheese, bacon bits and croutons to the same bowl and toss together until all leaves are coated with dressing. You can have some extra cheese, croutons and bacon available to garnish your salad if you want. I mean who doesn’t want extra right? 0040 Colin Sifton Owner/Chef, Holly’s Restaurant
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Friday, August 7 Kitchen Party at the Frances Smith Hall (Long Reach) 7:00pm. Bring your instruments, lots of fun & light refreshments. $5 donation at door goes to Parish of Kingston. Info - Sylvia 3864601/763-3393 or Fraser 763-2559. Saturday, August 8 Class of ‘65 Reunion for SJ Vocational School At the SJ Marina (2050 Westfield Rd), Meet & Greet 4:00-6:00pm & Dinner/ Social Evening at 6:00. Cash bar. Dinner ordered from menu, paid individually. RSVP: ron.heans1bellaliant.net/8474879, see facebook.com/Voc1965. Singles & Friends Dance at RCL Branch #69 Wilson St W, SJ with the band “Hooked On Country”. Doors open at 8:00pm, band plays 9:00pm-midnight. Admission $6 at the door and is open to anyone over the age of 19. Spaghetti Supper (salad, dessert etc) at the Belyea’s Cove Community Hall (Rte 705) from 4:00-7:00pm, $8/adult, $4/
children 6-12, $30/family, children under 6 eat for free. Fundraiser for the hall.
Sunday, August 9 Annual St. Peter's Cemetery Service is being held 2:30pm at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Upham. All are welcome to this service. For more info: Lynne Allaby 832-7353. Greer Family Reunion, 1:00pm, Community Hall, Main Street in St. Martins. Potluck dinner 4:00pm. Bring a small item to be auctioned off at Brown Bag Auction. For info contact: John 8471537 or David 847-5409. Stewarton United Church Anniversary Service, 3:00pm with Joe Ness and Ronald & Sarah Dykeman. Time of fellowship following the service, Strawberry Shortcake for dessert. Please bring a refreshment to share and a friend! August 10-14 Everest Camp at RiverCross Church (61 Forbes Dr), 9:00am-12:00noon for kids ages 3 - grade 5! Join us as we learn to
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Friday, August 14 & 15 Rondos Dance Theatre presents Gwion Gwion, featuring local artists and guest dancers, 7:30pm at the BMO Rehearsal Hall (129 Princess Street). Tickets ($20; $15/seniors & students) contact 8479608/rondosdancetheatre@gmail.com. Reception following Friday’s show. Saturday, August 15 Singles & Friends Dance on Saturday at RCL Branch #69, Wilson St W, SJ with the band “Yesterday Wine”. Doors open 8:00pm and band plays 9:00pmmidnight. Admission $6 at the door and is open to anyone over the age of 19. Summer Dinner at St. Bridget's Community Hall, Chapel Grove, 5:30pm. Tickets are $20 for lobster rolls, salmon or BBQ chicken dinner. Reserve your seat, Christine 763-2155 or Suzanne 333-7483. Sunday, August 16 Millstream Blueberry Supper 2:306:00pm at Millstream Rec Centre in Berwick. Ham, salad etc with choice of blueberry dessert. $12/adults, $5/ children 6-12, pre-schoolers eat for free. Take-out available. Proceeds to Wesley & Woodland United Churches. Friday, August 28 Kitchen Party, Trinity Church, Kingston with regular gang and special guests Ivan & Vivian Hicks and the Sussex Avenue Fiddlers, 7:00pm. Bring your instruments, light refreshments served. $5. Proceeds to Kingston Parish. More info: Sylvia 386-4601/763-3393 or Fraser 763-2559. Wednesday, September 16 Seniors’ Wellness Expo 1:30-3:30pm at St. Mark’s United Church (50 Dexter Drive). Over 40 exhibitors who offer services for seniors, blood pressure/ sugar checks, music, refreshments, bake sale, door prizes. Donations for Westside Food Bank appreciated. Presented by St. Mark’s United Church Seniors’ Adult Ministry.
SEAWOLVES AT HOME SCHEDULE UNB Saint John Seawolves football ‘at home’ 2015 schedule – Atlantic Football League for ages 18 to 24 years. Monday, August 10 - Minor and High School Football Camps (August 10, 11, 12) operated by UNB Saint John Seawolves at Canada Games Stadium, Tucker Park. Saturday, August 22 - Training Camp Starts. Saturday,September 19 - 8:00pm, hosting UNB Fredericton Red Bombers at the Canada Games Stadium, Tucker Park. Saturday, October 10 - 4:00pm, hosting Dalhousie University Tigers of Halifax - Thanksgiving Weekend at Tucker Park. Saturday, October 17 - 4:00pm, hosting Holland College Hurricanes of PEI,Canada Games Stadium, Tucker Park. Saturday, October 31 - Atlantic Football League Semi-Finals. Saturday, November 7 - AFL Championship Game. 3540
ARTISTS FOR MURALS We would like to organize more murals in Saint John. I am looking for a few people with the artistic ability to create the vision and start the concept of a mural. We want our city to look good and tell its story. If you are interested and have the talent to do so, please contact Barry Ogden at: bogden@ nb.sympatico.ca. I really would like to see Saint John clean, bright and happy and know it’s own story to develop pride and empowerment. Sincerely, Barry Ogden. 3609
ALZHEIMER CAFE THANK YOU The Committee for NB’s first “Alzheimer Cafe” would like to extend a huge “thank you” to the members of St. Mark’s United Church for their help in making the Cafe a resounding success. Special thanks to: Rev John Roy, Ralph Furness, Pam Sproul, Roy & Grace Sheppard, Mel & Lynda Wilson.
The Alzheimer Cafe provides education and support services for those living with dementia, their loved ones and caregivers. Health care professionals are on-hand to answer questions and offer advice with volunteers providing information, entertainment and activities. For more information contact Ed Sullivan: 672-5286, sulli@ nb.sympatico.ca. 3614
MILLIDGEVILLE-NORTH END LIONS CLUB 61 Elgin Street (behind the Lorne School) Sundays - 2:00-5:00pm, weekly Bingo. Mondays - the North End Golden Oldies Seniors’ Club meet the second Monday of each month. For more information contact Joan at 634-7206. Wednesdays - 7:00pm, the Millidgeville-North Lions’ Club meet first second & fourth Wednesday of each month. Hall Rentals - contact the Lions Club regarding renting space for your event. New members are welcome. For more information contact 693-8501. G123
WESTSIDE FOOD BANK The Westside Foodbank wishes to thank Hillcrest Baptist Church and Lancaster Baptist Church for the donation of 1931 pounds of food! Through Tidal Impact,
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DJ Hawk aka Michael Hawkins Ok, picture this! You’re in the beautiful historic Uptown Saint John on Prince William Street where the Bourbon Quarter Restaurant is; only it’s all been transformed into a genuine New Orleans vibe complete with the sounds and smell of Mardi Gras. You still with me? Good! It’s actually going to happen! Hopefully Mother Nature will bring us the weather to complement the festivities. Otherwise it will happen in the Bourbon Quarter itself. As a mental health advocate and speaker myself, I am one of the organizers (volunteers!) for this family friendly exciting community event that is free to the public. After all everyone loves a good street party, right! It takes a community to work together to make anything a success and the other organizers Craig Allen and the BQ’s Shawn Verner have really made this all come to fruition along with the MindCare, Horizon folks and some caring community minded sponsors. This will be a rare opportunity to see the 7-piece New Orleans band Sweet Crude perform in the port city as part of this unique signature event in
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support of MindCare. “Sweet Crude band members Jonathan Arceneaux, Sam Craft, Jack Craft, Stephen MacDonald, Alexis Marceaux, Skyler Stroup and Marion Tortorich hail from southern Louisiana and will be making a special stop in Saint John as part of their Canadian tour this summer.” Along with the hot sounds of New Orleans, DJ Hawk aka Michael Hawkins will be spinning his particular brand of “supa-funk “ as Hawk refers to it on his FB page. There will also be plenty of magic and family friendly activities. The street will truly be alive! “Traditional New Orleans foods like gumbo and oysters will be available for purchase from Bourbon Quarter restaurant. Those of an appropriate age may also purchase Picaroons Beers from the Bourbon Quarter.” From the Press Release. “We’re inspired and very grateful for the many community-minded people who support mental health in our region, not only in their day jobs, but also through volunteering their time
and talents to raise much-needed funds,” said Jeff McAloon, President and CEO of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation. “Each year, our MindCare Committee approves grants for mental health research, education, transformational projects and therapeutic programs from across New Brunswick. Money raised at Mardi Gras for MindCare will have a direct and positive impact on our community.” Just the facts! Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 5:00-11:00pm, Bourbon Quarter Restaurant, 114 Prince William Street, Saint John. MindCare New Brunswick is a committee of the Board of Directors of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation and is a major funder of community mental health initiatives in New Brunswick. 0041
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FUNDRAISER KICK-OFF FOR ROCMAURA John and Lynn Wack recently helped kick off Rocmaura’s Annual Direct Mail Campaign with a $2000 donation! Lynn is a member of the Foundation Board and her mother Louise Bromfield was a resident of
Rocmaura. These funds will help “get our wheels turning” as we raise funds for a new wheelchair bus. Our bus takes residents on over 240 outings and appointments annually, greatly improving our residents’ quality of life.
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Rocmaura residents on the wheelchair bus for an outing
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SCOTIAJAMB ‘15 SCOUT & VENTURER CAMP 1st Ketepec Scouts, Saint John went to ScotiaJamb ‘15 on July 11 to 17 at Camp Nedooae, just outside Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. We invited our USA friends from Troop #433 and #443 from Winsloe, Maine, who camped beside us which was situated on a 280 acre camp site. The campsite will be developed extensively for the upcoming Canadian Jamboree in 2017. CJ’17 will attract 8000 Youth along with their leaders and staff. Here is the story from our Scout Emily Hardt on her fun and adventure at camp: ScotiaJamb '15 was a week-long Scouts Canada jamboree that included over 1100 participants plus leaders and staff from across Canada with our friends from the United States. This was the hardest to prepare for out of the many Scout events I have been to, but was well worth the multiple kilometer-long treks carrying our gear into and out of our campsite. The planned program activities had a lot of thought put into them and were very enjoyable for all of the Scouts. My personal favorite was the Extreme Adventure day, where the morning was spent doing a 3 km mud run. My mother is still having difficulty getting the mud out of my clothes. The OnTree portion in the afternoon included zip lines and off the ground obstacle courses up to about 20 metres up, and though it wasn't necessarily easy, I'm certain many of the
L-r: Jessica Norman, Emily Hardt, Paige Spears participants had a great time. A few of the other projects we took part in were: the Cliffs of Insanity, a climbing wall challenge; Historic Halifax, a tour of the Maritime Museum and the Citadel; and the Sand, Sun and Waves, an afternoon spent running through the water into some of the highest waves I've ever seen, laying under the warm sun on the soft sands and collecting shells and little critters at Martinique Beach. A great thanks to all who helped us through fundraising and the volunteers who enabled this event to happen! Brenda Graham, 1st. Ketepec Troop, Saint John, NB. 3606
QC HERITAGE EXHIBIT Queens County Heritage signature summer exhibit “The Path of the Shuttle - Weaving in Queens County” opened July 26 and closes Sunday, September 20 in the Court House
Museum, village of Gagetown. For more information: 488-2483, info@queenscountyheritage.com or visit us on Facebook. 3603
A cure for Diabetes could be hiding in your closet, thank you for your support! The Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline program collects items you no longer want in order to generate revenue to help those suffering from Diabetes. People wishing to donate can call the Clothesline at 1-800-505-5525 for a free home pick-up of your reusable clothing and household items. The Donation Centre is located at 362 Rothesay Avenue. Individuals can also drop off soft items only at one of our drop box locations listed below. Needs Convenience - 75 Wellesley Ave Saint John Lawtons Drugs - 107 Catherwood Drive Saint John RJs Quick Mart - 634 Dever Road Saint John Petro Canada - 5 Hilyard Street, Saint John Family Ties Play Care - 166 River Street, Saint John Pizza Shack & Convenience - 241 Millage Avenue, Saint John
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LIBRARY NEWS WEST BRANCH LIBRARY Lancaster Mall, 621 Fairville Blvd, 6437260 Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Friday 10:00am–5:00pm; Wednesday & Thursday 10:00am-8:30pm; Saturday, Sunday & holidays - closed. Wil-de-Babies – 18-36 months Thursdays from 10:30-11:00am. Jungle Jimmies - 3-5 years Fridays from 10:30-11:00am. Rainforest Rangers - Grades K-3 Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 or 6:307:30pm. Safari Stars - Grades 4+ Thursdays from 2:30-3:30pm. SRC Creative Writing for Teens 12-16 years Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30pm. Summer Reading Club 2015: Week 6 August 4-7. Just Say No… to Furry Pets! And Yes to Scales and Claws! Reptile
Week – Get dangerous about books; Week 7 - August 10-14. Holy Moly! Is that a Sasquatch! Animal Myths and Legends Week – get serious about books. Movie Monday every Monday at 2:30 pm. A big thank you to Lancaster Mall for the yummy popcorn. Lego™ Madness every Friday afternoon from 12:00–5:00pm. Image, Build, Create. We will be accepting donations all summer long for our Saint John SPCA. See the SPCA donation wish list at the library. Don’t forget your pennies for the Million Penny Challenge! Money collected is for animal emergency care. Cute Pet Contest: Bring in or send us a picture of your pet(s): westbranch. publiclibrary@gnb.ca and enter in the draw. Win a gift basket with goodies for your pet courtesy of Global Pets Limited. Jessica & Jenn at the Park/Square:
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Summer Reading Club comes to your neighbourhood every sunny Monday: August 10 & 17. No program on rainy days. Seaside Park 10:30am; Queen Square West at 1:30pm. SRC at Brundage Point Market: Friday, August 7 from 3:30-4:30pm. Stop by for some fun with our SRC coordinators! 0019
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JULY “PIC OF THE MONTH” Congratulations to Kelly Anne Loughery, from Long Reach, who submitted this photo, of footprints in the sand at water’s edge, to our “Pic of the Month” contest for the month of July. Kelly has won a Movie Pass (for two, including drinks & popcorn), compliments of Ossekeag Publishing.
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IN THE GARDEN DROPS OF RAIN AND GARDENING OPPORTUNITIES Little drops of water, little grains of sand make the mighty ocean and the beauteous land. ~ Julia Carney. Bearing in mind the horrific drought conditions that are present throughout this great continent, I assume that no one is complaining about the weather! When our soil is nicely soaked it is the ideal opportunity to transplant the early flowering perennials; the Primula family benefit greatly from division as do the Siberian and German Iris. In the case of German Iris, cut the foliage back to about 8” to prevent them toppling over while they establish a good root system. The Siberians often require a sturdy curved saw to get through the root system; cut pie shaped wedges and discard the centre part which usually is dying off. Primulas are easy separated into smaller clumps and spread along the borders
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of the bed. As with all transplants, a totally new location is preferable and a good mix of bone meal along with some compost will give a great start to them; use only a moderate amount of bone meal, too much and the plant will ‘overeat’ and flowers will not arrive. This advice needs to be particularly taken with the veggie patch, over fertilization will generally result in a very poor yield, too much Nitrogen and the result will be magnificent foliage and no flowers or fruit. Last year was a bad one for tomatoes, with widespread blight problems. Many difficulties can be overcome by keeping the plants weed free and by picking up fallen leaves and snapping off affected ones. A solution of 1 teaspoon Epsom Salts to 550 ml water can be sprayed on the plants if the leaves turn yellow and start curling up, this is due to a Magnesium deficiency and is easily corrected. During wet weather there is a good chance that fungi and mould will cause
problems; the best prevention is to allow the crops or decorative plants a decent airflow and weeds should be removed. However, working among the veggies (particularly true with beans) on a wet day will cause any damp related problems to spread. Because of the wet weather the weeds seem to have flourished, so I simply wander around digging up the ones that are in flower first and then working on the less advanced chaps. Day Lilies are coming into their own and need daily attention; the spent blossoms can be easily snapped off, allowing the plant to continue an extended flowering. The spent blooms will often cause the emerging buds to rot, thus robbing the garden of many delights. As you ‘deadhead’ celebrate the abundance that Betty Kennett, you’ve enjoyed. Resident Green Thumb Blessings. 0038
MUSINGS TALE OF TWO FISHIES Actually it is a tale of two fish tanks, but somehow that didn’t have the right “feel” to it! Tank # 1: Many years ago when my kids were young, I had a 10 gallon fish tank that housed a beauty of a Betta Fish. If you are not familiar with these fish, they are beautiful little guys with long flowing fins and tails, but they aren’t necessarily very friendly with other fish so they tend to live in solitary splendor in their tanks. They are okay with this and often become quite interactive with their “people”. We had “Mr Fishy” for a number of years, but eventually he died and the fish tank was retired. Fast forward to about 6 years ago when my daughter decided to adopt a couple of goldfish from a friend who was going
away to university. This went well for a while, but then life got busy and the fish got neglected so “Nana” (aka me) inherited the goldfish and the tank. So the tank has been on the corner of my kitchen counter and various fish have come and gone over time. But a 10 gallon tank cannot hold very many fish. The question became, do I want to continue to be a fish owner and go bigger or shall I get out of fish entirely? A little research revealed that a big tank is really no more work than a small tank, so then the question becomes, where would it go? A bigger tank simply WOULD NOT fit on the kitchen counter. A period of puzzling and research just how big is bigger anyway? - and I now have a 30 gallon tank and a plan for where it is going. I may take a few weeks to get it all sorted out, but now that I am committed it is exciting to be going ahead.
The lovely gentleman I got the tank from was generous in sharing his knowledge and his own set-up was absolutely awesome. The new tank will be more of a focal point in the house and I expect to enjoy watching these lovely creatures for many years to come. Yes, it is a little work (much like having a swimming pool), but the time is an investment that will be paid back in pleasure over and over again. And my cats will surely enjoy it! “A fish tank is just interactive television for cats.” ~ Oliver Gaspirtz, A Treasury of Pet Humor. 0002
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