Ask yourself, 'What can I do in an hour?'
Nobleton Notes
By Angie Maccarone (905) 859-5174

St. Paul's 49th anniversary

Mark your calendars for the anniversary celebration at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church May 6 at 9:45 a.m. The guest speaker will be Herbie Kuhn, the on-court announcer for the Toronto Raptors basketball team and a Christian motivational speaker.

Following the service, a light luncheon will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.

Our mid-week services will resume in the fall. The Youth Group will meet this Friday evening (April 27) at 7:30 p.m.

The Food Bank and Children's Clothing Circle will be open this Saturday (April 28) from 9 until 11 a.m.

Join us this Sunday (April 29) for our Healing Service, beginning at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care (for ages five and under) is provided during the service and Sunday school for all ages follows at 11 a.m.

To find out more about any of our events or to ask about the many studies offered at St. Paul's, contact the church office at (905) 859-0843.

Horticulture

Submitted by John Arnott

"What a difference a day makes 24 little hours brought the sun and the flowers where there used to be rain---"

I've been out again cleaning up my garden. Luckily I thought to look under the mat of dead stems and leaves of diacias (twin spurs), a fairly new annual from southern Africa that I'd planted late last spring. To my surprise there were green shoots indicating some have wintered over. I also found, in my vegetable garden, some Swiss chard wintered. Snapdragons (antirrhiums) are another annual that sometimes survives winter.

It pays to check for signs of life before pulling and tossing last year's annuals. Keep in mind too, that some plants we grow as annuals are actually perennials in warmer climates.

Now that we seem to have hours of sunny weather ahead, it's a good time to tackle some serious yard and garden chores. When I'm faced with cleaning out the garage or tool shed, getting the lawn mower in shape, digging over the vegetable garden or relocating a flower bed, I psyche myself up with my "what can I do in an hour" strategy. I focus on one task and plan to work at it for just one hour. Now this means 60 minutes of concentrated effort, with no time out for coffee or a beer, no chatting to the neighbour, no cell phone calls and I try to make sure beforehand I won't need a bathroom break. I've only committed to one hour and won't feel guilty if I then quit. It's surprising what can be accomplished. Once in a while, I can hardly wait for the hour to end but I usually get so interested and involved in what I'm doing that I work away happily for two, three or four hours and am delighted the results.

Another "trick" I use to get me started is to leave a small two-or-three minute job from yesterday's task to be done before I begin today. This launches me nicely into the new task with a sense of accomplishment.

Seniors' euchre

April 17 euchre winners were Hazel Harris, Annie Hill, Cathy Kiekebelt, Herb Workman, Lou Curtis and Bill Groombridge. There will be a meeting and euchre May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Drop-in Centre.

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Lions Club

The Nobleton Lions Club have a standard "hospital bed" electronic adjustable that they are willing to donate to any organization or individual in need of one. For additional information, contact any member of the Nobleton Lions or call (905) 859-4138 or (905) 859- 0877.