More rain....

Well it's been a pretty miserable week weatherwise. However, as I'm at work all the time, it's not such an issue!! However, it's carried over into the weekend which isn't so good. We had the most torrential downpour on Saturday morning. So heavy it took a branch off a friends tree. Deborah and the children had walked down to the local Firehall to go to a fleamarket in aid of something (I forget what) and luckily were actually in the hall when the rain hit. Needless to say I went and collected them!
So what's been going on this week. Well as you know it was our 6month anniversary on Wednesday, which gave rise to an 'extra' blog to celebrate/recollect/summarize. So really I only have half a week to blog this time. No cubs as it's finished for the summer, so Wednesday's are now my own! Thursday was the volunteer tea. They put on a tea at the school for all those parents who have volunteered their services during the school year one way or another. Deborah went along as she'd volunteered a few times for things such as school trips/classroom help etc. It was a nice occasion and she won a plant!
Then Thursday evening I was at Toastmasters as usual, only two more weeks to go though until it too finishes for the summer. They finish up with a party at one of the members houses, so that should be fun. I'll be really involved next year as I'm on the executive, so best I get plenty of swatting up done over the summer!
Friday evening was the PTA dance in the form of a ceilidh at the local firehall. It was a good night, but the turnout was a little disappointing. We even had a go at Cape Breton dancing. A bit like Moira 'singing shortbread tins' Anderson doing Riverdance. Very energetic and very tiring. They had a girl who teaches it, come along and give a bit of instruction. She's starting classes for beginners in September - we might go along - could be a laugh...
Saturday was a quiet day - lots of rain as I said, so it was spent inside mainly. I popped out to buy a Strimmer - a cordless one no less. I charged it last night and had a quick try of it this afternoon. Very impressed. I suspect it may be used a lot! Emma was invited over to a friends for the evening, so Matthew and I walked her over with the dog. They invited us in for a quick drink and Bella and their Labrador went beserk! They had a ball tearing around the house! Anyway, it was then back home and an early night after all the dancing the night before...
Then today it was the 'Over the Garden Gate' event, which is something similar to the UK National Gardens Scheme, where private individuals open their gardens to the public in aid of charity. This event is in aid of the YWCA which does a lot for cancer patients here. There were nine gardens in total spread over the Halifax area. Four downtown, two in Bedford and three in Kingswood. All very impressive in their own right. Ranged from a small town garden, to a tiered garden running down to a lake in Kingswood, to a lovely wooded garden in Bedford. The photos were taken at the Bedford garden, except for the Hosta which was taken at one of the town gardens. Matthew was very taken with the giant Hostas - as you can see they don't have a slug problem here! It was a lovely day though, despite the drizzle at first. Everyone was very enthusiastic, and in fact one lady asked us how long we'd lived here, and then told us we'd moved to Paradise....indeed.