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Easy Living, Summertime

What says summer more than a supper of corn on the cob--just picked fresh--and blueberry pie? Not major health food, but my taste buds are happy.
The canoe is loaded except for the cooler, which will get packed up first thing in the morning. We'll make an early start hoping to avoid the predicted north winds--nothing worse than paddling a fully loaded canoe into the wind.
I have not finished the story I am working on for my writing group meeting next week. I usually don't like missing these "deadlines" but I find myself not stressing about it. It will get done and people will have time to read it before the next get together.
I finished the shawlette that I've been working on and I am quite pleased with the results. Perhaps I'll model it at some point in the near future.
When we get back from camping, I think I will be about ready for another grandchildren fix. Gosh, the summer is going by so fast!
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  1. marciamayoJuly 26, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    Olga, if I can do retirement like you, I will be a happy woman.

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  2. Arkansas PattiJuly 26, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    Have paddled into the wind, not fun. Prefer drifting with the current.
    Sounds like a fun trip. Hope you take pictures.
    Have fun.

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  3. MargaretJuly 26, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Have fun. Enjoy your corn.

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  4. Country GirlJuly 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Hope you have fun camping! I love waking up to the sunrise and listening to the little birds singing while camping out. The campfire is wonderful too late at night. - Have fun.-

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