Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – Durell Nelson, 300 Bows, Wind & Downed Limbs, New Grove, Mulching VC Tulip beds, Deep Cleaning our home

Yesterday, Elder Kyle Johnson and Elder Cantwell went to Quincy ILL to bring back about 150 more pumpkins for this weekend’s “Boo-tiful Nauvoo” festivities and parade. Today those pumpkins are being prepared for carving. Durell Nelson, long time resident of Nauvoo and counselor in the Nauvoo Temple Presidency, is drawing the images that will be carved in to each pumpkin. It’s a huge task but he’s done it every year there has been a “Boo-tiful Nauvoo” community event.

 

While it was very cold and windy outside, Sis. Johnson along with the other ladies on the grounds crew, worked in the propagation room making bows for all of the Christmas decorations for the wreaths and garlands that will go up in November all over Old Nauvoo.  The ladies worked most of the day and finished all of the big beautiful red velvet bows Richard will need, almost 300 of them. One of Sis. Johnson’s goals before she leaves for home was to finish all of the bows. Good work ladies, the bows are all done and they look great.

Elder Kyle Johnson, Elder Cantwell and I worked outdoors all day and did a number of projects. The biggest job was planting a large number of perennial plants all over the “New Grove” just west of the Nauvoo Temple. It was a very windy and cold day. The wind seemed to cut right through us like a knife. We had to put on warmer coats, gloves, etc. to withstand the cold and wind.

Our final project after lunch was to put “Shredded Bark Mulch” all over the four entry Tulip flowerbeds at the Visitor’s Center. Tulip beds don’t usually get mulch but these four flowerbeds are right next to the entrances to the Visitor’s Center and they are in the highest foot traffic areas in Old Nauvoo. The mulch helps them look their best for all of the visitors that enter the Visitor’s Center.