The girls got their fire

Busy busy almost summer time. 

Girl Scout Camp!

Bridging to Juniors

Cute wee chippie from our evening walk

Testing out the new fire pit (The girls inherited my love of fire. That could be a problem)

UP, Michigan

Labor Day weekend, we took the three day weekend off and went up to the UP. It was fun, relaxing, and very pretty.

Rosie jumped onto the chair all by herself. The first time I've EVER seen her jump!

Creeping toward fall

One night when the weather was cool, we headed out to the Nature Centre. They have lots of lovely trails to enjoy.

Beautiful!

This weekend

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen this weekend.

Making salsa to can, preserved lemons, and pizza sauce for the freezer. 

 

The garden is doing nicely, though perhaps behind other people's (it is in the shade too much for my liking)

And we relaxed. The best part.

Summer is....

Well, the garden is thriving, except where the rabbits have attacked! I've just finished putting up the deer/rabbit netting and replanting the beans and adding in some kale. The tomatoes and coriander are happy as can be. I even had enough to freeze.

Summer is well under way. At the lake there are baby ducks (and swans too)

A DIY project to make a terrible dresser loved by two little girls (they picked the spray paint)

This guy was caught having a rummage in the garden

Fishing at the lake