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Garden Notes Gift ideas for junior gardeners By JEAN EAIKLE Of The Barrie Horticultural Society This is still the Year of the Child and if you have done nothing to contribute to some child through the year how about interesting them in nature Wars come and wars go time changes and even races are wiped out but Mother Nature goes on forever Therefore an understanding and love of nature is great steadying force in life at time when nothing seems very permanent Start with some seeds flower pot and windowsill or better still come slips of easy care plants Explain every step the importance of soil what is in it and what plants need to live Give them responsibility Tell them plants will get sick if not cared for and soon would die Praise the kids when they do well Personally am not impressed with what has been done in the Year of the Child Children need love they need to know that someone care they need to know they are respected as persons and above all they need to know those who care expect and believe they can measure up to high ideals and expectations however rough life may be for them Christmas is giving time so give freely of yourself Give things you have grown baked sewn or created in any way These gifts mean so much more MAGAZINES There are two magazines highly recommend parents and grandparents give their children one is Owl and the other is Chickadee Both are published by The Young Naturalist Foundation 59 Front St East Toronto Ontario MSE 183 Chickadee is for children to Owl is for those years and up The kids love them Cost is $800 per year for 10 issues People are buying their Christmas plants now and it is so easy for the poor things to get half killed enroute from the shop to home see people carrying their plants out and into the cold unwrapped and can just visualize the leaves all drooping and falling off and hearing people call to ask can you tell me what is wrong with my plant Wrap them up well and keep them out of draughts my phone is busy Another thing for childrens gifts is pets BUT NOT unless the home wants that pet can afford its upkeep and is prepared for it Give book on proper care for that pet along with it An unwanted pet is like an unwanted child what could be more heartbreaking SOCIETY NEWS The annual meeting of Barrie Horticultural Society was held Dec 6th at Codrington School The 1980 President is Lionel Brock and VicePresidents are Nelson Garrett and Millie Boorman Reports showed very good yer but very tight finances due to rising costs at Codrington School Anyone is welcome but call 72845873 and 7288248 The next open meeting will be Thursday January 10 1980 Travelways ar providing free bus and driver for tour of the lights in Barrie on Thursday December 27 evening The society is sponsoring tour to Show Boat at amilton Place January 19th Total cost is $15 This is one the great musicals of all time We do hope everyone is getting their Garden Gate iewsletter as you will remember bunch of memberships was lost just the stubs not the money If you are not call Marion McCorkindale 7284032 1979 membersip gives everyone the Newsletter until July 1980 booker to reserve 7266798 peOple places AdultSkating Pleasure skating to music every Wednesday night has resumed for the Simcoe Adult Skating Club Interested adults are invited to join the group Saturdays from 810 pm at the arena in the Stroud lnnisfil Community Centre For further information call 4363328 or 7280799 Physically Disabled The Barrie and District Association for the Physically Disabled will hold its annual Christmas supper on Wednes day December 12 at 630 pm at the Sunnidale Community Cen tre There will be an exchange of gifts and entertainment by Dave Wittick Members and family welcome For further in formation call 7283920 Awarded Ann Crawford centre was rie Horticultural Society for every week for 10 years MS Society The annual Christmas dinner of the Simcoe County Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Socie ty will be held at St Georges Parish Hall Allandale starting at 630 pm Thursday December 13 Bring the family or friend for nominal charge The speaker will be Anne Graham on research For reservations or information call7264380 Christmas Euchre Plan now to attend the Christmas euchre party at Goodfellow Public School 9th Line of lnnisfil on Thursday December 13 at 730 pm Prizes of turkeys and Christmas cakes will be award ed and refreshments served Admission is $150 Accordin to Jean Miller Miniatures are big in perfectly set up living room all ready for Christmas is one of the most exquisite features of the display by the Miniature Enthusiasts of Simcoe County now on exhibit at the Barrie Jean Miller of Oro Station was delighted when these pieces arrived in the mailvlast week They exemplify the very fin est in crofstmanshipscole model leather arm chair hand Horticultural Society worded with life membership by the Bar oithfully typing Jean Gobles Garden Notes er daughter Mary Kennord was presented with certificate of appreciation by the society for bringing the column into the office of The Examiner in Barrie every Monday morning Presen ting the women with their awards is society post president John Smith Examiner Photo Naturalistsdon binoculars for annualbird count The Brereton Field Naturalists Club is holding its annual winter bird count this Saturday December 15 This allday trip offers out door enthusiasts challenge to locate and identify as many birds as possible Last year 37 observers in 11 parties covered assigned areas in Simcoe County Fortysix dif ferent species of birds were spotted with total of approx imtely 8000 individual birds The alltime high for species of birds was 65 species in 1970 and for individual birds 12000 in 1969 The day concludes with pot luck supper at the Shanty Bay Golf Club Anyone interested in this outing should contact the convenor Anne Hughes at 7284633 even on electrical Christmas tree Only hand intruding into the dining room reveals that it is in fact on scale of one inch to one foot real life The wallpaper is specially made to scale for use by minioturists The tiny bottle of wine has readable label Blue Nun The candles are made of real wax and the cutlery is pewter Materials for miniature en library Note the scale cards on the mantle and socket to plug in the houses blown glass vase hand turned brass candlesticks and real wax candles All are on scale of one inch to one foot the universal standard thusiasts come from all over the world but fur niture is also made locally by Duncan McLelland of Poinswick He uses books on furniture from the last century to construct antique furniture to scale McLellond demonstrated his craft at the Simcoe County Museums Victorian Christmas on Sunday the examiner Wednesday Deg 12 1979 imcoe Count Ken Miller builds the scale houses for his wife to furnish The house pic tured above is made from kit but the two buildings in the library ex hibit were totally built by Miller who has also built several lifeSize Enthusiasts forms county society The following article was written by David Miller son and partner of Jean Miller in their ceramics business Miller Crafts of ro Station Jean Miller and her husband Ken built and designed the display of miniature houses and settings on exhibit currently at the Barrie Library They are also foun ding members of the Miniature Enthusiasts of Simcoe County The Miniature Enthusiasts of Simcoe County have opened their first public display of miniature buildings and fur nishings with delightful presentation now on view at the Barrie Public Library The MESC is newly formed branch of Miniature En thusiast organizations scattered through Canada and the United States and the group is looking for founding members to get their club established throughout the county The aim of the MESC is to promote the fascinating hobby of scale miniature reproduction of modern and historic buildings homes furnishings and appointments hobby which has seen unprecedented growth in the United States and which is now finding its way slowly but surely into Canada There are many fine classic examples of work in miniature throughout the world These include the impressive Thorne rooms collection of intricately decorated scale models on permanent display at the Chicago Institute of Art There is also dollhouse built by the finest craftsmen and artists in England and Europe for Queen Mary which is housed at Buckingham Palace and attracts thousands of tourists each year The modest display now situated at the Barrie Public Library will give interested hobbyists an excellent idea of the sphere of miniature reproduction There are two large houses located in the showcase at the main desk an oldfashioned general store and fourstorey eight room townhouse The townhouse is the more modern of the two with mix of contemporary and antique furniture that might be found in the home of any amateur antique collector The house and all its trappings are in precise scale one inch to one foot scale that has become the accepted standard in miniature reproduction tour through the house shows the family is preparing for Christmas WORKING IK The foyer is decked out for the festive season with glitter ing streamers up the bannister while working grandfather clock at the end of the hill ticks off the hours to Santas visit Off the hallway the living room is just as festive with lighted Christmas tree in the corner beside the brick fireplace with mound of presents waiting to be unwrapped Of course the stockings are hung by the chimney with care and string of Christmas cards from friends and relatives hangs from the mantle book of Christmas carols waits at the paino for the family musician Upstairs the dining table is set for sumptuous feats with the turkey just waiting for father to carve The table is set with the familys finest dishes and theres even bottle of white wine for the toasts Up one more floor is the library and at the writing desk so meone has just finished addressing the last of the Christmas cards In the master bedroom the big brass bed gleams with fresh polish from thorough holiday cleaning On the top storey is one of the childrens rooms where someone has just been coloring on their play table and playing with whats left of last years Christmas toys Each of the rooms in the house is illuminated by tiny electric lights GENERAL STORE The general store too is readying for Christmas The shopkeeper still has few toys and gift items left on his shelves But he does have fine display of fresh fruit and vegetables and the hardware and housewares usually found in an oldfashioned general store This house is little older than the townhouse with hand water pump at the kitchen sink and an ice box for perishables The coffee pot is keeping warm on the woodstove in the shopkeepers quarters above the store while in the liV ing room the Christmas music comes from beautifully preserved pump organ Upstairs the mistress of the house has just finished her new holiday dress on the treadle sewing machine in her room dominated by huge Victorian bed When you see the display you can make up your own story about the families that might live in these two delightful homes And also on display is tiny dollhouse completed in scale onethird smaller All three houses are owned by Jean Miller of OroStation The homes will be on display until the end of December The library is open until 930 pm Monday to Friday and Saturday until pm People interested in forming groups to work within the Miniature Enthusiasts of Simcoe County can get more in formation by calling the founding president Mrs Nancy McLeIlanrl at 7260196 or secretary Mrs Jean Miller at 487K363 or by writing to Mrs McLelland at 201 Cedar Cres Painswick mt PeOPe places Camera Club The Barrie Camera Club will hold its regular meeting at 61 Wellington Street West at pm Thursday December 13 For information call Ralph Hart at 7206981 evenings only Timothy Christian Timothy Christian School in vites the public to their Christmas program Come Let Us Sing to the Lord Friday Decemberyltt at 730 pm at Georgian College Turkey Bingo The Midhurst Community Club is holding Turkey Bingo at the community hall on Friday December 14 starting atspm There will be 18 games With turkeys for prizes En trance cards are two for dollar extras five for dollar and you must have card to Win