Hot days, sultry nights...

Early morning blog again.  I love to get up early and enjoy the quiet. Your heat has hit us - very hot days right now with some chance of thunderstorms for today. We have been watering the front at least twice a day. The Hydro dug up a trench to bury new wires - it went down about 8 feet and right across the front of our yard and driveway.  They back filled it nicely and even new driveway stone at the bottom where the trench was dug. And fresh top soil with grass seed. Harry augmented that seed with another bag bought at the hardware. But with this dry hot weather the seeds don't stand a chance without moisture. Thus our efforts to help it along with lots of water. The area never really had much in the way of grass - mostly weeds so I am hopeful that real grass may come.  Eating lots of cucumbers, lettuce and now cherry tomatoes off the vine. Trying to stay ahead of the lettuce has turned me into a rabbit!  Visited Aunt Evelyn at her cottages on Thursday - it is at Eagle Lake which is only about 15-20 minutes from us so not far to drive. She and Uncle Walter ran a Cottage Rental with two nice cottages plus their own on a point of land on the lake. very nice and secluded spot. She is still trying to maintain it on her own now, with help from one of her daughters (who lives near Hamilton) who does soliciting on the internet and arranges for some of the new customers. But Aunt Ev loves the connections still and doesn't mind the work as long as she can still manage - she will be 90 years next March.  She has hired some local people to clean and do general maintenance around the area.  I think not much profits once it is said and done, but she wants to keep it going in spite of her family wondering about selling the place. We went Thursday morning when only she and one daughter were there pending the arrival of other family for the weekend - Son and family of three kids from Sudbury, and two granddaughters and one great grandson from around Hamilton area. We sort of wanted to miss the onslaught when especially Aunt Ev gets all excited and flustered haha
Otherwise we are keeping busy with yard work and then sitting on our butts at the back enjoying the rest.  We seem to be taking more and more rest breaks and I can see the work that has been neglected I was always right on top of pulling all the weeds and had the gardens looking real nice, but not this year!  Which is OK.  Little time right now though, for my other sewing endeavours - I loved to see our pictures outside with your small quilts Pati - now you get to do some FMQ. Have fun. And Cathy - how does your garden grow?  Hope you are enjoying your vacation time.  Take care