WREATHMAKER

Tonight we attended the World Premiere of "I Believe". For us, it was a very special evening as our grand daughter(10) (in the photo) was in the children's chorus. It meant many hours of practices for her, but it was a great experience. We were very moved by the performance, and there was a prolonged standing ovation at the end. This is an excerpt of an article from our newspaper today... "IT'S an unlikely story. A part-time composer with an ambitious dream writes a 90-minute musical work and manages to get a professional orchestra to present it. Even more unlikely, it sells out the Centennial Concert Hall. Tonight, Winnipeg high school teacher Zane Zalis will hear the world premiere of his Holocaust-themed oratorio, I Believe. The full 65-member Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Mickelthwate will be joined by a narrator, three vocal soloists, a 140-voice chorus made up of high school, university and community singers, and a 50-voice children's chor...

Today we enjoyed our visit to Everspring Orchids open house. The plants were gorgeous, and reasonably priced. It seems that Winnipeg would be an unlikely city for a greenhouse specializing in these exotic plants, but since Winnipeg is the "heart of the continent" it is convenient for shipping to all of North America. For more , see their website: http://www.everspringorchids.ca/ (to see more detail, click on photos to enlarge)

Yesterday we attended the Winnipeg Orchid Show, and I came away with a lovely pink splotched orchid... something to lighten the days while we wait for spring weather.

My Hubby.... Yesterday...in Mexico Today...in Winnipeg! We arrived home to a snowstorm, so out came the snow blower today. I wore my crocs on the plane, and had to walk through the snow which was well above my ankles to get to our house from the car...silly me! That was Cold!

During these cold winter days we start looking back on some lovely flowers we have seen, and ahead to the time when we can again enjoy greenery and blooms around us. I looked back to the photos of last year's Orchid Show here in Winnipeg and remember how lovely the conservatory at Assiniboine Park was, as society members and others transformed it into a tropical scene. We usually stop by Everspring Orchids and purchase a plant or two. Orchids stay in bloom for a very long time.