
Tracy Maloney has just emailed this through to me so thought I'd share with you all
........here is what she had to say about her little Fiskars "Happy Mail" that arrived this week.......mmmmm think those Fisk-a-fairies have been at it again......LOL! So watch out....................!!!
Dear Lyn and Fiskars Australia,
Thank you for sending me a pair of the New Fiskars PowerGear Pruners – it was a lovely surprise J When I opened my New FiskarsPower Gear Pruners they felt so light compared to my old (sorry to confess but not Fiskars) pair.
As you know, I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and do not have a lot of strength in my hands and have trouble gripping my fingers but these new pruners felt so comfortableand I could not wait to give them a test run.
My favourite plant growing in the garden is called a “spurge”, apart from having really pretty yellow-green flowers, it has sentimental value as it was given to me many, many years ago by my Grandma. It is a very hardy plant and always does better for a hard pruning.
The flowers haven’t long opened but I thought the hard, woody stems on this plant would be the perfect test for the pruners.
I picked a branch that would also make mowing easier for my husband and they worked a treat. Normally I cannot cut thick, hard stems like this one but I was able to cut it with no trouble at all.

Thank you Fiskars – I can see (and feel) why your Power Gear Pruners have been awarded
Ease-of-Usecertification from Arthritis Australia and New Zealand
- I will now be able to do more in the garden, instead of watching my husband do all the rewarding work.
... now the hard part will be hiding them so that my husband doesn’t stash them away with all his othertools!
Thank You Lyn and Fiskars for your generosity and surprise gift – we really do appreciate it,
Fisk-a-smiles
Tracy
aka TracyM Fiskateer #6773
Oh Tracy...it's so nice to think that you now have a gardening tool that you can use with your hands.....thanks for sharing this with us all......and HAPPY GARDENING! With SPRING now upon us here I'm sure you will enjoy being outside in the garden with your hubby!! What a great story!
xoxo
Lyn Dwyer