6/6/09

Graduation Day at Inchelium High School!

"Our greatest glory lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

I love graduation at a small school. It is personal and family like. All but one of these students spent three years through middle school in my class. Knowing them as I do they will rise every time they fall. Another thing to celebrate was five of them had taken Running Start classes while in high school and three of them also earned AA degrees from Community Colleges of Spokane! They will have another graduation coming up.When you teach in a small school you wear many hats. Mr. and Mrs. L are proud parents of a graduate, she is senior class advisor, they are both high school teachers, and also find time to be my friends and have a life outside of school!

The Run of the Roses With a Brass Band

The run of the roses has started in the gardens. About five years ago I saw a photo of the William Baffin rose in a magazine and was amazed at the number of blooms and hardiness of this rose. The William Baffin is a hardy shrub rose developed in Canada and is known to withstand disease and winter temperatures.Mine continues to be the workhorse of the garden. I am glad I put it in a place where it could just spread. I did read this morning that you can also train this rose to be a climber. My newly added Brass Band rose continues to be an eye pleasing plant in the morning garden. I love the ruffly petals as the bloom opens up.