News from The Villa

I was asked recently to participate in a self-denial (Partners in Mission) fundraiser. I’ve been given $5 and are being asked to do something to raise funds. So what to do? Tomato seeds cost $3.89…. I will be “selling the tomato plants in May at the corps” – let’s see how much I make out…

Spring is in the air

Yesterday we had a chance to drive over to one of our favourite garden centres. Stepping into the bright and airy greenhouse/warehouse was uplifting. As we stepped in, I said to Wendy – “ It’s like I can feel every bit of stress rise off my shoulders!” Ahhh…what a sense of spring in that place….

Birding

I really enjoy watching the birds come to our feeder, and while I wish we had more variation in the kinds of birds we are seeing, it is still winter and so many breeds are not yet here. We have had northern flickers, house wrens and the like. I remember when we first went to…