an interesting week ....

 It's been an interesting week.  The sun is lower which means our cabin yard is in the shade most of the afternoon - not a bad thing when it's a hot warm day but it's taking a toll on our solar lights.  lol  There was a tomato thief in our yard one night - found the tomato behind the car with one puncture but have no idea what critter took it off the plant .... it was a beauty, too.  There is a skunk in the neighbourhood that leaves evidence on the road and there have been a couple of piles of scat in our yard .... makes me wonder if the skunk was the tomato thief.  Last year their little ones were wandering around.   The later sunrise also means my morning walk happens a bit later now - closer to 6:15 .... I don't want to be out on the road with the wildlife that are returning home from their overnight prowling. ^^  The geese are all flying now and with gusto!  A yearling deer swam by and crossed to the other side - we couldn't believe our eyes!!!  Just this morning we were sitting by the water with a couple of neighbours when a mink swam by under the water but when it got just past us it popped it's head above water and looked at us as if to say 'hi'.   Of course, the shorter, cooler days are a perfect excuse for using the firepit!   I've been catching up on reading blogs and finding out what everyone has been up to ... you've all been so busy!

We finally got the internet connected at our new place so we're starting to feel like we're getting back to normal ..... and at our age normal is a good thing.  ^^  We've eaten our first tomato and it was so sweet.  Neighbour R who lives year round in cottage country has a large garden and has very generously shared his potatoes, beans, beets, shallots, and dill with us.   We've got good neighbours in cottage country.

This is the only counted x-stitch that I've worked on this summer.  It's one of Lynn B's designs --  I do love her designs.  I have a couple of ideas on how to finish this one.  (BTW, the colour is a little off - it's actually stitched on white - and I think it's because I downloaded the pic to the laptop).

This is our sweet potato plant growing in an old wooden box - it's a beauty and seems to be very happy where it is.  I had a better photo of it but can't find it on the laptop, lol. 

 

every moment matters