i love

well i still haven't figured out
how to slow down the days...
but i did manage
a walk to the dock,
some berry hunting
and a visit with the best kind of friend.

greeted with the warmest hug
 and laughter at my sentimental tears.
she knows me so well
and loves me anyway.

my garden has been neglected
and yet it still has managed to bloom.
they just do their best...and carry on.
flowers surrounded by weeds....
but i like them too.
i'm not really a gardener i guess.
more a fan of nature.

i'm thinking september will be a month
to tidy things up and finally
take care of some "me" stuff.
i have a rotator cuff injury...
physiotherapy will hopefully fix me.

by then my little friends will be on their way south...
this fall i'm going to try to start something up
with the bluejays.
sassy birds, but i like their spunky attitudes.

oh my...tonight's full moon.


i love you moon
i love you birds
i love you flowers
i love you friends
i love you berries
i love you summer
xoxo
i love

....another catch-you-up...

oh my goodness...
why does summer have to be such
a short season here in muskoka?
i seem to be coming and going
all the time.
back and forth,
back and forth...

time at work,
the cottage,
home
and in the car...
dropping off and picking up
two girls who seem to go to work
everyday of the week
(between them both)

thankfully,
(and due to my little plan)
work is about 4 minutes from the lake.
last week i took advantage of it
and had a nice little holiday.

back in july we gathered together
to celebrate dad's 70th...

cake and family...
a simple idea,
but it's a nice way
to let someone know
that they are loved.
xox

i just noticed that hudson's
shirt says buddy...
so cute 'cause that's
what i call him.
nice to get the cousins together...
you can kinda tell they're related!

hope you can figure out a way
to slow down the rest of august...
i'm working on it.
lots to cram into the next few weeks.