Dear Readers,

.Sometimes, it is difficult not to talk about politics, because it affects all of us at different levels: the City of Edmonton raising taxes, the provincial government reorganizing our healthcare system, and the federal government’s antics, not to mention the international conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and other parts of the world. But this is the time of the year when people here in Alberta start tuning out, because there are more important things in life than politics. On Mother’s Day, I drove my dear wife Susan to several greenhouses in Sherwood Park, so she could buy the things she wants to plant in our garden. While she was at Salisbury Greenhouse, I took a walk on the cemetery across the street where some of our friends were buried. Glenwood Memorial Gardens is a peaceful and quiet place with some small lakes where ducks and Canada Geese are frolicking. I was happy to see many fresh flowers on graves, because it showed that many people remembered their mothers on Mother’s Day. It is important that we never forget the people who raised us and supported us unconditionally, because without them we wouldn’t be what we are today. Nobody is perfect, but we should not take our loved ones for granted while they are still alive.

Happy planting season!
‍Arnim Joop 
Publisher & Editor
mwmosaic@telus.net