As we drew up the plans for the Hazelnut Inn's grand opening on Saturday, June 1 we considered many options to make it special. One consideration was to hire a pirate, complete with a colourful parrot. A second option was a mermaid in the garden lagoon which rose to the top of the list. But Janis still wanted the pirate. Janis is a tough bargainer and quietly asked me to ‘get the pirate with the parrot’ as her birthday present. I of course was more than happy to oblige. Today the pirate and the parrot came for a look at the setup. They’ll be waiting to greet guests on Saturday as they line up for a look inside the North Star Suite…