Happy Mother’s day ALL. To my mom… thanks, I think it was Aesop that said “Example is the best precept.”. Stand proud, you’ve done a great job. To my babies mama Caron will probably kill me when she reads that. To my wonderful wife Caron… “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” thanks for being you!

Sorry people. no flowers, dinner in some fancy restaurant or little shiny things to wear on your finger. Here’s a tribute to you, from my garden.

WOW! Just take in the magnificent colours!

The pride of my spring time garden. Yup, that’s a tulip with the feathery petals.

I just had to get a close-up to show the brilliant colours.

The tulip who thought it was a rose. I caught this tulip entangled in the rose bush.

The pears are in bloom again.

Aren’t they beautiful?

I’d also like to say a special Happy Mother’s day to my aunt Victoria who’ve played a big part in my life. My grandmother who’s 94 - keep trucking baby and finally to mom Hachey… thanks a million ladies.