Summer's Comin'

Maybe we will finally get some warm weather soon! Summer is almost here and we have only had a few days that were really nice and warm. I know we will probably soon be complaining about the heat, but for now, I wish the temperature would climb a bit so the chill would be off the river and we could swim! My favorite part of summer is diving into the blue of the St. Lawrence River with my two youngest boys. Well, that and eating fresh food from my garden....and playing out in the sunshine with my various grandkids....and going for long lazy bike rides....and walking on the trails...and...well, you get the picture. Anyhow, warm would help.

We have several semi-serious buyers on our house. Looks like it may be a busy summer.

In two weeks, we have a wedding. My youngest daughter (who is my 3rd oldest child) will be marrying and leaving the nest. I will then be the sole woman in a house with 4 menfolk. I will miss tea on the front step, quick runs to Goodwill, long walks and late evening chats. I will miss her sometimes messy presence, her sweet smelling hair products drifting through early mornings, our flash fights by the kitchen sink that always end with, "Well, we cleared the air, lets have tea!" I have loved mothering my girls (her sister got married two years ago) and though I absolutely love my boys, there is a special bond with daughters that I am ever grateful for.

You may not see me as often over these summer months. I will pop in as I can. I will get more serious again in the fall. Hope you all have a wonderful summer. Drink deep. It will fly by, I'm sure!

I am thankful that God gave us these wonderful seasons to enjoy. Each one holds its own unique bounties. I am glad too that they give us a picture of how steadfast and sure God is.

Psalm 74:17  Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

Genesis 8:22   While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

An early morning visitor wondering where the baby bunnies went

This little plate has stood behind my sink everywhere we have lived

Daisies among the raspberry plants

..and Phlox in the back yard.

Blessings, Anita