We have managed to entertain the European Correspondent with various Kootenay activities. Here is his report."This week has been fairly hectic for the geriatric journalist. The week commenced with a touch of gardening at the Editors house in restoring a very tired lawn in the rear yard. The Editor must have been pleased with the garden as we then headed out for a picnic lunch to the site of an inland lighthouse on the banks of the lake. The lighthouse is now disused but is left unlocked for visitors to access. At the lighthouse we met a group of local elderly hikers who soon realised we were not local. The first one of the group to speak to the Editor was originally from Somerset, she moved over to Nelson in 1964. The another lady piped up "I am meeting my sister in Whitby soon" she also moved over here about 40 years ago. As we walked back to the car an elderly man shouted up "my father was from Harrow-gate", what a small world!
It was quite an experience crossing the lake, to a Yorkshire Man it was wonderful - it was free.
Also I have visited two small towns about 20 and 30 miles away, fortunately it was necessary to pass a rather tempting cafe where I indulged in "caffe und kunchen", it was superb.
The weather in Nelson has been fairly good this week at 15 - 17 degrees Celcius but Sunday we have experienced rain and low cloud in the valley. Great weather for Mother's Day!
However, all the locals seem to think summer is here because loads of men are wearing shorts and t-shirts.
Saturday was the Nelson Garden Festival which consisted of closing the main road through town, Baker Street and having local hippies and organic growers selling their produce and wares. It was a relaxed, low-key affair but good to see the local interest and support. The Editor bought some House Leeks for the rockery."
Finally we would just like to introduce to you one of our new visitors to the garden, the humming bird. The humming bird feeder was left by the previous owners of our house and we have researched the ideal recipe for humming bird syrup which seems to work a treat.
