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Merry Christmas

We were at Grandview Adventist Academy for their Christmas program. It was hard for me to get the gumption to get up and get close enough to take photos of the singing and acting.

It was much easier to take a few photos of the artwork posted on the back of the gymnasium wall.

The children did a great job of catching the essence of Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all!

Winter Snowfall

It snowed a few inches last week, then yesterday it warmed up to 6 degrees Celsius with lot of rain. So all the snow melted.

This morning there was a light snowfall. Just enough to rest lightly on the branches in the garden. I makes the world seem like a fairyland.

This first picture shows (l-r): a dwarf Alberta Spruce, a Blue Fescue grass, and a dwarf Hemlock.

The second photo shows the painted tree (see the post of The August Garden)

As we drove to work, it seemed that the snow on the bigger trees along the road had started to come off. So it seemed that the snowiness was best at home.

Also saw a flock of crows in the field just over the hill. There were probably 40 crows that dispersed as we drove by. What was that all about? Don't think I've ever seen that many crows in one spot all at once.

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I REFUSE to be Stubborn

No, Yes, No, Yes, I absolutely refuse to be Stubborn

I am adamantly opposed to Stubborness.

Signed,

The Mule

btw What is the opposite of stubborn?

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Wayback Machine

While cleaning out some books from a bookshelf, this fell out of the books. Appears to be a pay slip from 1974 at the greenhouse at Andrews University. Rosemary worked there when she went back to finish off her B.Sc. in Nursing. The very generous sum of $1.60 per hour.

On a slightly different subject- To find what old webpages may have looked like in the past, you can use the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to go "wayback." Actually, it only goes back to 1996.

Black & White Camouflage

Uncle Aubrey and his new bride Joy (see August's blog) moved into a new 2 bedroom apartment last week. One of the things that had to go was a rickety old metal table that was a bit beat up. It had black legs with white shelves.

I tightened up the bolts so it was sturdy and then put several coats of black spray paint on it. (I should have taken a before photo)

Then a touch of a silver marble spray paint to give it the marbling effect.

When I first printed the photos, I thought I had forgotten to set the printer to print in colour. Only when I looked closer, did I see the one green plant, and the green plants showing at the top edge. In our black and white kitchen, the table will be nicely camouflaged.

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Portulacaria Bonsai

My twenty year old bonsai is looking a little sad. I had it outside for the summer where it got full sunlight. It has been indoors for about 8 weeks now. Most of the old leaves fell off. The bonsai looks a little naked, now that those "summertime" leaves have come off.
However, as they say "Don't get your panties in a knot!" Because the portulacaria is sprouting a whole new set of "wintertime-indoor" leaves. It is shedding its nude look for a greener, lusher covering.

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