Ferns, Food and Fans

 Back to the greenhouse today.  We quickly finished up filling two houses on the east side.  And then the line was shifted to the west side.

You're looking at the full complement (including the photographer), although Christine from the garden centre did a couple of stints to help out.  Even though shorthanded, we nevertheless made good progress today.  A real team!

Here's a picture that Brooke took of Charlie before the last of this year's Boston Fern crop was shipped.

He's getting to be a big jungle boy!

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Sue and David are still in Florence.  They sent a picture of the oldest restaurant in the city, serving since 1820.

But they weren't impressed with the menu and ate elsewhere.  I guess that after 202 years the food may be a bit stale.

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After dinner we headed to Theatre Aquarius to see "Serving Elizabeth".  It was about Elizabeth's visit to Kenya and her father's death during that visit which made her the Queen.  At the time, Kenya was dealing with the Mau Mau terrorists and ended up leaving the Commonwealth eleven years later.

The writer, according to the theatre, challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy.

Unfortunately, that doesn't translate into a good theatre experience.

Five minutes before the curtain raises, this is the audience.

The absentees obviously knew something that Mardi and I did not.  We're rethinking our subscription to Theatre Aquarius.  This is not the first time we have been disappointed.

It's a lot more entertaining at Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover and Port Colborne.  We'll limit our future Aquarius visits to just a few special events.

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Stay well.