Saturday Oct 1st at 10 am!

ATTENTION GARDENERS: We will meet this Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10 am in the garden. We have lettuce and kale to plant and raspberry cane tie-up to finish. The Little Diggers will meet at 10:30. We have some cleanup to do and, as well, we have to pick our pumpkins. You can pick your own pumpkin for Halloween. All are welcome.

Thanks to all, & winners

From Jim:Our first Fall Fair is now history. By all accounts it was a great success and on behalf of DIGS, I’d like to thank everyone who made it a success ...those who entered an exhibit, the judges, the registrars, the crafters, the book sellers, the race officials, the chauffeurs, the water taxi operator, the bartenders, the tent putter uppers and taker downers, the ribbon makers, dancers, the kids and their parents, visitors to the island and island residents.

Special thanks to the band. Trish, Geoff, David and Rick gave us 3 hours of foot stomping, hand clapping, patient clear dance instruction, immensely enjoyable music!

And the judges, all 8 of them, who gave generously of their time and experience.
And my wife, Margaret, who kept me focused and came up with all the good ideas

Finally, congratulations to the winners! (names used to appear below, but now saved elsewhere.)

Photos from the Fab FALL FAIR!!!

Dear Islanders,
Feast your eyes!!


(double click and choose full screen slide show!)

The Fall Fair was Fantastico!
At night there was DANCING!
It was the most amazing music EVER!!
Thankyou everybody!

More photos from Marg (click to enlarge) of all the folk to thank.

Vendors


Musicians and Dancers:


Wonderful square dancing and "Sasha! Sasha! Un-deux-trois" Ukranian wild stomping and even "Havva Negila"! (sorry about my ethnic-phoenetic spelling problem!)


Racers & Watchers:


Winners:


Exhibits:



Thank you to everybody! We love this whole gardening THING, don't we?

hahahhahaha.

Best, Jen (any more photos, send to us, thanks.)

You've come a long way, baboo!!

From Sept 2011 Digs

Fall Fair Update

We are in the final stretch now...only a week and a bit before our first Fall Fair on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17. It’s not too late to put together entries in any of our 16 categories. Who knows? Maybe that jam made from a distant relative’s recipe may bring home a coveted blue ribbon.
The judges for the Baking and Preserves category will be using the Manitoba Food Rules. Click on the link: Standards for Judging Food

See catagories on earlier Fall Fair post below.

There have been questions about the Barn Dance on Saturday evening (7:00 pm at the Lighthouse). Yes, we will be trying some square dancing and, yes, we will have a fiddler and caller but, no, you do not have to wear a crinoline. What we need is raw enthusiasm and a willingness to give it a “go" !

Finally, on Saturday afternoon (starting a 12:00) the doors will be open for the public to come in and view the displays at the lighthouse. As well, local vendors will be selling such things as books, marionettes, hand painted glassware, jewellery, purses and scarves, knitted goods, as well as jackets and totes and other sewn goods such as dolls. Various CD’s from local musicians will also be available.

Apple pressing (to make apple juice) will also be happening on the back lawn of the Beacon Houses and kids’ races will be taking place on the lower field (starting at 2:00)

If you have any questions contact email Marg Harris at meharris@telus.net

Fall Fair Food Judging Criteria

Judging for all the food entries in ourFall Fair (Sept. 16 & 17) will be based on the Manitoba Food Rules criteria. If you are submitting an entry in this category please check out the following link: Food Judging Standards.

Saturday this week!

Attention Gardeners and Little Diggers:
We will meet this SATURDAY, Sept. 10th at 10:00 in the garden.
We have another bed to plant with fall rye and a potato tower to harvest.
The Little Diggers meet at 10:30 on SATURDAY as well.
This week we will talk about fall fairs and discuss what they might enter.
All are welcome.

Sunny September photos

Dear Garden lovers,


The last two Sundays the Little Diggers made veggie kababs, and also harvested the potato tower.
To make the slideshow bigger, click on photos then choose "full screen".

News: Gardening time now switches to SATURDAYS, starting Sept. 10th.No more Sundays til next summer. Come on Saturdays at 10 am instead; all welcome.

Some other bizarre incidents also occured these past two weeks.

Last year's Onion Master (previous winner of the giant onion contest) drove by singing at the top of his lungs that no one could possibly grow an onion any bigger;
a strange pumpkin grew in a strange land;
and a sleepy insect from a magic sky decided to nap on a garden stake.

Have a look for yourself in the above photos(although the Onion Master was too quick to capture on film - he may be back!).

Best, Jen