Thank you Bethanne!

And Andrew, who both gave me inspiration for starting again. Although, Andrew, the winter has been as long and as brutal here as it has been in Nova Scotia, so the gardening hasn't really started. I am assuming you won't want photos of weeds...?

And as far as what we have been up to lately, as it is a year after Mae's last birthday the focus again for our Easter holidays was another big day. Mae is 9 today! Holy Crap, I have a 9 year old! So, we visited the same friends who visited here last Easter, she had the same two girlfriends over for a horse riding party this year, and not only went to watch the synchronized skating competition, she was in the opening ceremony! So not much and a lot has changed.

The coolest thing for me this year is to see Mae learn bagpiping. She is on the chanter just now, but has done 6 months almost and knows two tunes! I think that is the best thing ever, as although I am not musically gifted at all, I know the bagpipes are one hardcore instrument to learn. Her teacher is 77 years old, charges nothing and the kids who he teaches win tons of awards. So she is pretty lucky, The neighbours? Not so much.