On Friday of this week, we announced the winners of the Potato Competition - both S2 pupils: Ryan Murray and Finlay Campbell. Ryan's potato grew the most, and Fin guessed the correct one! The competition has raised £61 for the Highland Hospice. We'd like to thank Frank Nicol for hosting it and providing the prize of a £20 voucher.
The announcement was made to the whole school, via the tannoy system...by...our very own Danielle! She read the message very smoothly, steadily and clearly without any sign of nervousness whatever - well done Danielle, you made us proud!
Meanwhile last Friday, Miss Swallow was up on the roof of the shed, fixing our leak (hopefully). She patched up the felt and put tar underneath to keep any water out.
On Thursday, we tried an experiment. We cut back some willow from the overgrown seat, stripped the leaves off the branches and used them to weave an edging for a mini border in order to be able to plant out the iris that Mr MacFarlane brought in before the holidays. Watch this space for more photos.
Catriona's mum came in this week again too, to work away on the hedge border. She also brought in some fabulous Bamboo Cane plants from her own garden and potted them up for us until we can prepare a spot to put them (and decide on where would be best!)
We also might have a couple more new members in the wings - the garden was a hive of activity on Thursday, with the two potential new members coming to see what it was all about. Hope to see you again next week!
Well, it seems I've fallen a bit behind, so I've got some hunting-and-pecking to do (that's the way I type, never having learnt properly. I do cause a few raised eyebrows in the Public Library doing it, because I'm quite fast, which makes quite a racket.).
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, good job with those potatoes! £61 seems quite a lot, to me (although I know it is less than it was when I was a boy, when £1 = $5. Days gone by, I reckon. Still, you've done quite well, I'd say.
Good luck on that roof, Miss Swallow ... I've roofed a couple of buildings in my day, single-handed, using real shingles, which are quite durable. My garage still has it's shingles ... the house has been re-roofed because the trees attacked it. That was a two-storey job, and I was being VERY careful ... I don't do heights well, especially when I've had the misfortune of kicking the ladder down. Sigh! It was a matter of waiting about 'til someone happened by or the approaching thunderstorm made me a permanent fixture of the building. Luckily, it was the former.
I keep looking at that wood-chipper, trying to figure how it works. I shall have to await an explanation. Be sure to save some, and keep them clean; they're ideal for soaking and producing smoke in an outdoor grill. Not indoors ... one whiff of that and your mum will not be inclined to hilarity.
Good luck on that willow ... it's very vital stuff, and you might find yourself surprised. Good idea, though.
And I shall be most interested in those bamboo plants.
Cheers, all ...
der Wandersmann