mosty toasty...

Lake Ontario...it was very calm, just a slight breeze.  The water was cool and refreshing though.

From the other day, I was holding Ellis and reading to Ruth and Rhys...

A bit hot when we got into the car...

This was our living room when we got home from the beach.  32.22c.  That's with the whole-house fan going, and a fan in the window.  

This fine morning, it's hot already.  Those cricket things that make the high pitched noise when it's hot out are already at it.  My deck flowers were wilting, I gave them such a drink last evening, and more this morning.  

When we got home from the beach, I got the guest room door out and put it up on two stools in the dining room area, and gave the other side of it a nice coating of primer.  Then I spray painted the two heat registers, and the door knob, outside on the deck (in a cardboard box).  Then I vacuumed up the kitchen, living room, hallway, because:  sand.  We don't even have little kids anymore, but we brought in sand.  I do not like it underfoot.  I don't even like it at the beach, ha.  Except for the pile I make to put my fee up when I'm in my comfy beach chair...

Paul made dinner for us, bacon and eggs.  I made some Ezekial toast, mmm.  After dinner, Paul was playing guitar with Camille, I was finishing an Anita Shreve book (The Stars Are Fire), and Nate and Evelyn stopped in.  She was bringing me some paint I had left there, so I can ouch up the new daybed and paint the doors.  I gave them a popsicle (I'm not getting a penny to say that the Outshine no sugar added fruit popsicles are SO good!)

The girls are at work, Paul is working from home, I am going to give the closet door and entry door for guest room a coat of paint before it gets too wicked hot in here.  Then I'm going to the small city to pick up some freshly roasted coffee.  I've been making cold brew and using it all up!  Ben and Ashley got me a little cold brew maker for Mother's Day, it's called The Dorothy.  It's basically a fancy French Press, but it makes such good coffee.  (The water spins around like a tornado, add the coffee and it tornadoes for like half hour, then you press/plunge it.)

Ah well.  It's summertime, and I love love love it.  I'll love it even more when we get our pool liner installed...wish it was simple, but we'll have to drain the pool, remove the old liner, and put the new one in.  Paul will also be reinforcing the rusty spot on the pool side.  

I always thought when the kids grew up and moved out, life would be slower and more relaxing, and it is in some ways, but oh dear we are still busy.   Anyway, you all have a very good day.