Tuesday, October 17, 2017 – Cleaning & Weeding, Prepping Flowerbeds, Planting in Women’s Gdn., Haircut with Robert Saint

We started this morning cleaning, weeding and working in several historic sites. What made this day special was who we got to work with. Elder & Sis. Nielsen have spent the last six months in Carthage as the grounds keepers there. But today for the first time they joined our grounds team here in Nauvoo. They’ve done a marvelous job out in Carthage and now they get to work their magic here as they take our place when Sis. Johnson and I go home in two weeks.

 

While we were out in the sites, Richard and Louie were in the Women’s Garden preparing the flowerbeds for another round of planting bulbs. Richard had to take out his beautiful “Elephant Ear” and “Banana” plants. He wrote on his facebook page: “Sad day! I had to take out my Alocasia Borneo Giant (Giant Taro) and Ensete maurelii (Red Abyssinian Banana). Everything Richard grows is beautiful but these two plants were magnificent!

We are really “going to town” planting bulbs in the Women’s Garden.  Richard says we are on schedule! These flowerbeds are going to be dazzling next spring with all of these Tulips, Jonquils, and Hyacinths exploding with color.

This afternoon Sis. Johnson and I had our hair appointment in the Nauvoo Salon with Robert Saint. We’ve been going him to have our haircut for the past year and a half. But since we leave for home in two weeks we had to say goodbye to our good friend. Robert Saint really is a “Saint,” he is the floral designer that arranges the beautiful floral bouquets for our Sunday services each week. He’s a great hairstylist, barber, floral designer and friend.