A Weeks Vacation

Well this week was pretty uneventful which is exactly how I had it planned. I had the week off and the weather was mostly cooperative. I mostly did yard work. We have put in 5 new gardens so there has been a lot of mulching and planting to do. I also mowed the lawn and fought the dandelions. I recently sold my ride on lawnmower and got an old fashioned reel lawnmower. It is environmentally friendly and works great plus you get a lot more exercise. I would recommend one to anyone thinking about it. It amazing how much the plants are up already this year, it should be a good season. I also got an early start on the vegetable garden and planted some of the potatoes. I have a window-full of herbs waiting to be transplanted outside as well but it is still a bit early for that. I have included some garden pictures from last year.

I had hoped that I would hear on some of my employment submissions this week but have not. Sometimes I wish I could get a job related to promoting N.B. and coming up with solutions for the "brain drain". I finished reading "Visiting Grandchildren" on my vacation and feel I have a better understanding of the dilemma we face. As I have in a previous post, I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in better understanding the Maritimes and how we got where we are and what we can do to move forward.

I began thinking during my vacation of things that I used to love doing in P.E.I. that I stopped doing when I moved to Saint John. One of them is fishing!! I used to go 6 times a week during the summers in P.E.I. I always skipped school on the first day of the season. I had a boat and all the gear and knew the waterways of P.E.I. like the back of my hand. Well, I am going to start again. I plan to buy a license this week. However, I lack knowledge on N.B. fishing so if anyone has any input on some good spots near Saint John then please let me know. I have signed up to this fishing website and hope to get some good tips on there as well. I fly fish and spin/cast fish and tested all my gear on the weekend.

Well I have saved the best news for last. On Friday, I became an uncle again. My brother's 2nd daughter was born in Charlottetown. Her name is Regan and she is healthy and happy by all accounts. I better get the adoption machinery rolling and my own children soon; we'll see?

It is back to work tomorrow so I better get to bed. It was a great week! I hope to hear more on my job prospects this week and get back into the meetings and community work that I love so much. I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!