Progress is being made

Conditions at 5:30: foggy and 13'
Expected later: 21' and sunshine!

I've cut grass now for the third day  and I'm almost finished. All I have to do now is the trimming around the trees and the house with the push mower and then the final trimming with the actual trimmer. It seems to take forever when you break it up into little bits. But at least it's getting done and looks much better. It was getting pretty shaggy around the edges as I hadn't done any trimming last time it was cut.

Progress is also being made on the wood pile. Lloyd got lots done yesterday and I would say it's about 50% finished. At the rate he's working he'll have it all split before he leaves. That would be amazing! He even had time to get his bike fixed yesterday so today he'll spend a fair bit of time in town getting it inspected, insured and licensed. As it's such a nice day, we may actually get to go for a bit of a ride tonight. I'll have to check with my friend Brenda and see what her plans are for tonight. I know it will likely be a busy day for them, farming, but who knows.


By the way, Happy Summer Vacation, to Brenda as well as to James, Meghan and Tristen!

 Patti sent these pictures of the boys with some cupcakes they had made into sunflowers. They have an oreo cookie in the middle and flower petals and leaves around the outside. Quite clever on someone's part. Looks like they had fun doing those. We'll have to try them when Brenda and Bernie's sunflowers bloom - a sunflower festival dessert. Look out, the island will be making that into another event! Not a bad idea. Maybe that's what we could host in Fort Augustus  - a sunflower festival! HMMMMM - it has possibilities.

It's not fancy, but it works for now

I had thought we might be able to sit outside for a bit last night but by the time I cut grass it was 8:00 and we still hadn't had supper yet. After lobster sandwiches (on Brenda's bread) and salad, we cleaned up and it was almost 9:00. Time for an hour of TV reruns crashed out on the couch and then off to bed. Needless to say Lloyd's muscles were pretty weary from doing wood most of the day so he was done in. Sitting outside with a glass of wine will have to wait for another evening