The Tail End of Summer

    So much for blogging every day! The days seem to flash past and by the time I settle down in the evening to check e-mails and read other blogs, I have lost the notion for composing an entry.

   Now that the summer holidays are over and kids will be back in school next week, we can expect some changes. The one that affects me most is increased traffic on the roads. Today I sailed down to the tennis club in about 15 mins., next week it will take me at least double that. I have also noticed it is getting dark by 8:30, another sign of the waning summer days.

    The weather has not changed much and the next few days are supposed to be hot and steamy - something to do with the arctic vortex changing direction. I will enjoy it while it lasts! I am still getting in the pool most days although it is a tad chilly now as there are less hours of sunlight to heat it up. Meanwhile we have a long weekend coming up as Monday is Labour Day so I have lots of plans. 

   So pretty, too bad it only lasts a day or two.

   The latest haul from the garden. I will have to get these tomatoes prepped for the freezer as there are still more coming! They are all ripening at the same time. Mostly I eat the grape tomatoes as is and the big ones go into tomato sauce for pasta or chili, but I do love a big fat tomato sandwich for lunch!

Still Struggling With Technology

    A pretty decent day, especially the late afternoon while I was working in the garden. I even managed a dip in the pool and, fortunately, the sun stuck around until I dried off. I used some leftover chicken in a salad for dinner, nice and easy and tasty too!

   I used my new credit card at the drug store this morning but it wouldn't give me my PC points. Another long wait on the phone didn't accomplish anything so I will have to try again tomorrow. At least I know it is activated and I will be able to use it from now on.

A Quick Update

    Heavy rain this afternoon so have spent the rest of the day reading and will return to binge-watching "Happy Valley" this evening. It is gruesome but, oh so riveting!

Three Generations

    Today we lunched at "Fishbone at the Lake" which is a short drive into the country north of here. The food was delicious (though quite pricy but, what the heck, I wasn't paying!). It's on the shore of Musselman's Lake which is surrounded by some grand homes, more modest cottages and a couple of trailer parks. The restaurant overlooks the lake but it was a rather cool, overcast day so not much to see. 

Natalie had shrimp linguini and Judy and I had seared tuna and mango salad. Both meals were beautifully presented and tasted wonderful!

It was surprisingly busy for a mid-week lunch hour but Judy had made a reservation so we got seated and served right away. I expect quite a few of the diners were people on vacation. After lunch we went across the road to a charming curio shop where we browsed for a while then sat outside with our desserts - a butter tart and coffee for me and ice cream for the others. The rain stayed away until we were just about to leave, just a few sprinkles. A very pleasant outing with the three generations.