Holidays...

Penelope Trunk wrote a couple of days ago that if you love your life, there is no need to take a holiday. I guess I can appreciate her points, yet coming from someone who loves her job, it would be so nice to take a trip far away from it for a couple of weeks. As my Dad would have said - "where did the summer go?"...
I guess we all took a trip to Edmonton this past week, so that should be good for a while... It was so interesting to see how other garden centres work - the good, the bad and the ugly. It actually made me very proud of what we have built at Spruce. I mean, we can always improve on the little stuff, but I believe we are all dedicated to achieving the best we can be, and the best part is, I think we have a pretty damn nice store...
As we move towards September, we all believe that since summer was 4-5 weeks late, we will have a fabulously long fall season, which is always good for people who want to complete their outdoor projects this fall rather than waiting until spring. September and October are fabulous times to plant if the weather stays decently warm, and then maybe, just maybe, the stars will align and I will be able to take the vacation I am yearning for...