Hello dear family,,,
well I obviously did one of those post and disappear tricks,,,,because I posted yesterday,,,and actually answered everyones letters of the 26th and 27th,,,
I REMEMBER writing about the lake,,,about LilyJunes paperwork,,,and her gratitude rock,,,,, about Lilly hanging blankets and her 444 prompt and seeing a number plate with ABC on it...about Sandy and the adder trees biting me...and even about Sandy and George having to clip Lacey's wings(although I can't find that post now),,,,a note to Heather to see how the bugs are in NS right now,,,,,I even asked Lilly for a chai,,,,cuz I'd already had enough coffee.....
so,,,,where did that novel go????? off into the ethers,,,,obviously...
strange,,,,, strange,,,,,, strange.........
so I'll try to 'wing it',,,,,,
the lake is big enough to paddle around in an inflatable dingy it's only about 100 x 80 feet,,,,,but it is a true lake,,,,,at one end we had to rock it in solid right down to the bottom because underground water comes in from there,,,,,,and at the other end,,,,there is an outflow.....so it's a man-made, but true lake....
my favorite thing to do is to get my big double blue floater out,,,,it's like a double bed,,,,pillows and all,,,,so when two people are on it,,,one persons head is at one end and the other persons head is at the other end.....makes it easer for talking to each other,,,,and less chance to (push each other in)....to tip over....

it has a big round opening in the middle,,,,big enough for an ice bucket and two openings to put your plastic glasses (or pop cans) in....and you just lay back and watch the clouds do incredible things,,,,,or watch the tops of the trees go around in circles.....
and I haven't done it this year yet....we've only had one really 'hot' week,,,,,there's only been a couple of nights when I went outside that I thought,,,OK,,,this is a summer night,,,,,otherwise it's staying really cool..
so the lake is not warming up as usual,,,,and I'm not swimming or floating as usual.... just pulling trees,,,or I soon won't be able to see my lake....
LilyJune I love your Gratitude Rock,,,,,what a good idea,,,,,I'm not into carving one,,,,,but I could paint it (with some non-toxic paint of course) on one down at the lake.......it's such a cool gratitude place....
and the paperwork idea I had for you was to remember to finish up all your computer work on the same day......don't save one little job to do the next day or it will snowball......trust me.....
I try hmmm hmmm try to file my emails before I leave my computer area,,,,,but the other day.....ooops,,,,I had over 150 to deal with,,,,plus keep up with the current.....and I just checked and I'm up over 100 again.......soon I'll have to spend a whole day,,,,just tidying that up...
I thought it was so cool for Lilly to get two prompts,,,,444 and ABC,, Lilly's blankets out airing,,,,reminded me of living in Germany,,,,where every morning you'll see the blankets/duvets hanging out over the windowsills and on a Sun am you'll see the suits hanging out that were worn out on Sat night freshening up....and said.....
Hey MARIA,,,,Do they do that in Sweden?????.....
The 'adder' trees are still growing,,,,,I think I'm going to have to find a team of 'youngsters' who can 'pull',,,,I still haven't got my vehicle down there to try my idea out.....and don't laugh too hard you guys,,,,,but I finall came up with wrapping 'velcro' around the tree and having a rope looped through the velcro,,,,attached to the tracker,,,,,and PULL....
I'll have to wait till I go to town tomorrow and fill up my gas tank,,,,and that's a $75 bill right there....but that's ok,,,,it's the end of the month,,,where the money flow is a bit bigger than in the middle of the month....
So Heather,,,,,how are the 'bugs' this year.....I know inland is worse than by the coast,,,,but are you getting any sun?????
we have relatives who live in the 'interior' of BC,,,,and they're getting it hot,,,,over 30,,,,and they said it's been like that for over a month....
well,,,,I guess being not only a coastie,,,,but an islander on the coast...gives us just that much more pacific storms and cooler weather...
I guess,,,,I shouldn't complain.....but it's almost August,,,,and where's summer????? hmmmmmm if I didn't love this place so much.... I'd move.... but where????? and I wouldn't be able to decide,,,so I'll stay!!!
I can't believe you guys got SNOW,,,in Sydney,,,,well,,,,hey,,,it is the middle of winter for you isn't it?????,,,,,Gypsie had fond dreams of being in snow,,,,,she probably manifested it...
OH BOY,,,I'm going to get visitors !!!!! ok that's out to the universe,,,,,
(Lilly and Memawlaura),,,,,,and as soon as West Jet,,,flys to AU,,,,I"m on standby.....that'll be awhile,,,so no worries mates,,,,
anybody else???? Welcome !!!! just make it in the summer and we can all camp out down by the lake,,,,,and pull alders
I've got to get onto re-vamping my greenhouse,,,and a 'strong' friend has offered to come out and do the job - not for free of course,,, however, it will be worth it......so next year I may be able to put some tomatoes in there in big containers,,,,5 gallon buckets work great...and I don't have to worry about blight....and they are soooooooooo good...
Well I almost did it again.... I am so lucky this was still up on my screen, I got totally interrupted...one of those,,,
answer the phone,,,then get really distracted....I even went out and washed the car.....then I melted some beeswax and trying different methods of purifying it,,,,and just got finished cleaning that up....and inbetween all that I had two lots of company,,,,,neither of them very long,,,,, but stop,,,go,,,,,stop,,,,,go....and had supper inbetween....
and I forgot I was in the middle of this post...and I had started it just after I read Memaw's post at 4 this afternoon....
I am sooooo lucky (where's those lotto tickets !!!)
ok night all,,,,another busy day tomorrow...
love pp
xoxoxo
and now it's past 1 a.m. time for some zzzzzz's