It is the week before the Victoria day long weekend, where Spring waves it's hand queenly to the rise of Summer, we put our hands on forks to dig deep in the beginning of the week on the hunt for the souls who relish in Cuddy Garden's vitality the most... Dandelions and Thistles.

Monday and Tuesday we tackled Cuddy's front entrance beds, subtle displays of the wonders that grow here. The weeds were ripped out right to the tips of their roots and even that wasn't enough for leading show stopper Yujing Ma, who dug twice as deep and eradicated the subterranean thistle root network as best as one hero can.

By the end of Tuesday the entrance beds was clear enough to apply mulch, and mulch we did. Trailers full, wheel barrows, and our hands filled with true grit we forked, tossed, and raked the mulch to a level of perfection that it will take Michael Pascoe at least a full minute to find something wrong with... ha ha. 

Wednesday we had had so much fun by this point that it was time for edging the garden beds on both sides of the road in front of the house instead, which went well.

Thursday, projected to become a day of drawl apathy saw us embracing safety practices in a competent and enthusiastic manner. We all battled for the best time during the fire extinguisher safety game. Nate McKim stole the gold with an astonishing 2.1 seconds and many lives saved.

Friday has been a day to prepare for Queen Victoria's long weekend celebrations. The lawn was mowed, the plants in the garden were tended to but now finally the A.M. Mac Cuddy collection of Tropical and non-hardy plants are ready to flourish outside for the summer months. Out from the pool house, kitchen, living room, and elsewhere and into the fresh air to be given a generous amount of water to last them the three day span till staff returns on Tuesday.

This Garden has a bold energy, the feeling of timelessness through every carefully placed foot step, and a vitality beyond blooms that embolden the depths of a calm spirit.