AND THE BEAT GOES ON

Losing track of time already and that is a good thing. Norm just checked his phone to see what day/date it was.  At least the phone is good for something - not calling as we are down in a 'valley here on the lake and the only place our cell phones work is up the hill in front of the little store. Call if you need us, but know that we only check for messages once a day - usually in the evening.

Yesterday was killer hot ! (90 degrees) So we took the car and went for a drive around the lake. Stunning vistas from above !  It would have made a lovely walk too, but like I said - It was HOT ! I love the gaggle of sailboats all in a row -- their bare masts rising up like flagpoles and row and row of white boats below.  Sad for all the owners who aren't on the lake using them; good news for us as we like being "nearly alone" on the lake.  :-)

 After our scenic drive we drove on into Newman Lake to meet up with   Leigh and the grand daughters, Laina and Marin at Leigh's parent’s home.  Those two little cherubs are sooooo sweet. I'm so happy that we'll get to spend some time with Pete's family this summer. I feel like the girls barely know us!

 I hope to leave some nice "granny Nanny" memories; and I know that Grandpa Norm will.

It’s cooler today. Nice. I started the day by feeding my geese. I'm starting to call them that -- 'my geese.' and they have caught on that if they coming squawking in I'll give them crackers. Fun!  Next I took my new kayak for a spin around the marina. (Norm found it on Craig's List and we bought it yesterday when we were in town. Sweet!  The kayaking went well. The getting into it and getting out of it was less than graceful. I'll be working on that all summer!  :-)

  Longtime friends, Janet & Joe Ohl were out to see us today from Spokane.  They are 'dry-docked' now but in the past they lived on their sailboat for something like six years. We had a nice visit then went for a walk together up around the lake. We didn't try to sail today as there's a storm brewing and when Norm checked the radar it looked imminent.  As it turned out the "storm" was just a big black cloud and a few sprinkles. The Ohl's left in the afternoon to avoid 5 o'clock traffic and we're just settled in to our 'nest' taking a slow, relaxed afternoon.  Life is good.

And the beat goes on....

~Nancy