FAMILY

August has been a busy month.  A few weeks ago, my Dad passed away so my brother and I needed to deal with the funeral and settling Dad’s estate.  I took a couple of trips to Creston and we were able to get the major things done within a week.  Everything seemed to happen very quickly and now it seems that there is time to properly grieve.

We haven’t played golf this month but did get out for a few games of pickleball.  The garden continues to do well and we've been giving away zucchinis every week and might have to give away some tomatoes as they are ripening quickly.  We have an abundance of squashes and melons that won’t be ready for a few weeks yet.

 JAPANESE EGGPLANT

Early this week, we had Stuart’s Mom, son and daughter-in-law visiting for a few days and that was a lot of fun.  We showed them how to play pickleball and drove them around parts of the town and the valley.  They didn't realize how close we live to the U.S. border.  On their last day here, we took them out on our boat to Christina Lake and they just loved it.  Once they found out how warm the water was, they didn't want to come out except to jump back in again from the bow or stern of the boat.  We stopped near one of the rocky points that has a rope swing and swam to shore to check it out.  It looked a bit dangerous so we convinced Stuart’s son to just jump off the rocks and not use the rope.  It worked out just fine.

So we’re back on our own now and it’s starting to feel a bit like fall.  The nights are getting cooler and the hummingbirds are leaving the area.  We still have warm days, though and plenty of things to do.