summer season

Summer is fast fading on the prairies and it's been a great season. We have enjoyed our home, garden, friends, family and sunshine in various locations. The backyard garden yielded an amazing crop of raspberries from the few bushes, the tomatoes are large and juicy and the cucumbers add that fresh taste to our salads. This year the bell peppers and jalapenos have been going crazy. We are so blessed with plenty.

We did our annual roadtrip to the Okanagan to visit Tannis and Jeremy and their busy family and again loved the family time taking in Ivy's birthday, quick trips to nearby beaches, early morning TH runs, sleeping in their guesthouse (playhouse)among many memory making times. Ella was a charming playmate and Little Ezra was keeping everyone engaged with walking him around by grasping his hands. Little cutie with big eyes.

We spent an overnight with my oldest sister and her husband in Armstrong and appreciated the warm conversations. Mark was his usual gracious and fun self and we spent an extended weekend with him in Vancouver. Of course we did the annual rollerblading around Stanley Park with him. The summer also included a quick trip to Saskatoon to a wedding where Mark joined us and a road trip to Minnesota north country, where we camped and floated down the river with our California friends who own cottage property.

Back home, we enjoyed camping with Chad and Crystal and their girls (& Izzy) at Rushing River and a day outing to Grand Beach. Marissa had surgery right after school was out and had to go easy on the sun. That did not hold back the energy she & Tyra had for sleepovers, playgrounds, baking and crafts over the summer. There were the warm evenings when we hit the BDI and Sargent Sundae for ice cream and walking. You just got to love summer.

Larry & I took advantage of warm evenings as well to stroll dowen Corydon and sit with our coffees at Second Cup patio. Millie, a fixture on Corydon, scours up & down the street picking up litter, stopping to chat with friendly strangers. She's a part of our summers too.

In the meanwhile the glads and morning glories are still blooming and the sun is shining. This calls for a mid day break and a quick stroll to TH for a coffee and bagel.