Fairbank Village Planter Beautification Project:

Working on a BIG project with all sorts of ups and downs can be more than a little daunting. I am an eternal optimist ;-) (Thanks Dad!) and I have taken on an attitude of …. I’m going to work as hard as I can, problem solve when needed and “hope for the best!”

The good news is there are a lot of planters that are completely finished - Nineteen! … and some of them are beautiful! They are all nice but I do have my favourites! The bad news is, I’m not finished yet (very close … but no cigar) and I’m way over on everything… time, budget, and bandaids! Ha, Ha

Good news - I’ll be back in the Spring to finish up the project! which will only take a few weeks.

In my experience, delays are a normal part of any project. “Shit happens!”, is the expression! You can’t control weather, unforseen accidents, or forest fires in Quebec depositing smoke in your city, 100’s of km away!

Even with everything - this has been a great experience. I’ve learned so much and I’m so thankful to the many people who helped to make this project a reality.

To name a few:

• My amazing and incredibly supportive husband, Paul.

• The Fairbank Village BIA’s, very patient & understanding, Co-ordinator - Hannah Thresher along with the Members of the Board of Directors.

• All of the people who came to work with me as a part of my team!!

• Friend’s, family and volunteers who came and worked with us, including all the workshop attendees who mosaicked the Hearts for the “I ♥️ Fairbank Village” Planters.

• Business owners and employees who provided cold or hot drinks and treats to sustain us on those long days.

• The many pedestrians who stopped to talk to us! We received so much positive feedback. I am so grateful for every single person who took the time to talk to us, your comments made all the hard work worth while!

• A special thank you to all the individuals & businesses that donated materials or greatly reduced their prices!

  More formal acknowledgements and recognition will be forthcoming - we have future plans for planter merchandise along with a community “Meet the Artist” Event.

  Wishing you all the Best for the remainder of 2023 and see you in the Spring of 2024

Jenny May #everythingmosaic