Lilacs

The first visit of the year for the job in West Hants that was started late last summer. Lots of raking done today. The lilac in the front yard is a purple one and the one in the back yard is white. I really need to bring both of them down in height so will be working on that during the next visit. The white one has lots of suckers around it, so some of them will get moved to their other property in the fall.

Two new part time gals started today. Both of them are from Africa. They are both good workers

Even though Jean does not like driving in Halifax, she went to the hospital today to visit Alan. It's not good news. His heart is ready to give out. He is on oxygen and has assorted other machines hooked up. He is not in any pain, but is very tired and spends a lot of time sleeping. She only spent about 15 minutes with him. It was really hard for her to see him. He has lost more weight and looks frail. She almost didn't recognize him. She also said that it will likely be the last time that she sees him. It's going to be a difficult few weeks.