August 4, 2008

• This weekend Canada is celebrating their 150th birthday.

  Happy Birthday Canada.

  It also happens to be our Canada Day Long weekend.
  Elmer and I did not go to any of the functions that have been advertised around the valley, even though there was a lot going on. The lake and park down the road was very busy, and we could hear the music, loudspeakers and even the fireworks at night as we are only a few blocks from it. Guess we are becoming old fogies? The Agrifaire was also on – seems we have been so many times to it, this year it just held no appeal. So for us it has been very quiet. At least the rain we had the last few days, with accompaning cooler weather, has taken a break and once again we are going to experience sunny warm days for a week at least. I just get such a chuckle out of the weather man when he says Summer will be here for the next few days.

  Our days are made up of little things, they bring smiles to our faces. A phone call from my sister to let me know how everyone is doing, with a sweet annecdote about her youngest granddaughter. I just enjoyed meeting that little one and getting to know her while I was in Texas. So sociable and loving, trying so hard to learn to talk, but not afraid to jabber away, using her hands to help her express what is going on inside her.
  A call from my brother, for help with a computer problem (which thankfully I was able to accomplish)
  A short Email from our youngest son to let us know they had arrived safely, with no car problems, at their first stop on their way to Calif.
  Our first tomatoes and cucumbers ready out of the garden. And a bowl of raspberries picked from our little vines for a delicious berry and icecream desert at night. Even the carrots – the first time in years Elmer has attemted to plant any – are almost ready to eat and looking good so far, with no bugs eating them.
  Being able to pick some of the flowers from the garden to bring into the house and enjoy for while.

  The dainty ones here are growing under one of my Rhodos and this year have put stems out that are taller than the bush – I just had to cut some of it to bring inside – I did not think they were so tall, but they are just so pretty. I have no idea what the orange one is – I do know I bought it last year, but have forgotten their name. They came back late and are thriving.

  Here are more of those orange ones – I put one of my white Echinacea with them and the asters that are looking better this year. I also tried to bring in some of the dainty coreopsis from my front door, but see they do not like to be picked and started dying off almost immediately. Still it was good for a day inside.
  
  My Holiday Cactus just went all out this summer with their blossoms. Just a delight to see on my patio

  I was surprised and delighted too to see the piece that I had stuck into the white pot when it broke off this winter also put out a flower – who would think it would do this so quickly!

   

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