Today started off rainy – nice because rainy days tend to mean more quiet and relaxing than otherwise.
The peak of summer, which we normally have the last two weeks of July and the first week or two of August has already passed and was barely a blip on the temperature radar (drastic change from other years). We sleep at night and can leave the house open all day to let lovely breezes blow through. Naturally my instincts are telling me to start knitting – I seem to have an innate ability to prepare for the cooler temperatures with advance knitting desires. I’m already planning my projects and right now trying to get done a top for myself (summer top, ah well) to free up needle-space for other knitting. I’ve yarn being shipped for a lovely shawl and another scarf, and then I’ll be picking up more cold weather things like hats and mittens and sweaters for the boys. I love knitting season!
Yesterday I put up 4 pint jars of tomatoes. Not a huge amount, to be sure, but it’s something…. and nice. Kinda sucks that we’ll be gone and there’ll be foods from the garden we won’t eat (but others will, so all’s not lost), but I’m glad we’re going.
Today’s also the last day of rest before the travel-crazy-busy starts. There’s the more intensive planning and clothes washing and packing and organizing to do.
It’s going to be a blast, our trip to Maine. The weather looks beautifully perfect, the bugs shouldn’t be too bad (Maine being notorious for black flies), the only day of rain will be the day we head into Boston to visit the big aquarium for E’s birthday (hopefully). The boys are going to *love* the beach, I just know it. Ken worries they’ll get bored after a few days and I think he’s batty because seriously. How do you get bored of the beach? Sandcastles and rock collecting and splashing in the waves and flying kites and there’s places to walk and see and souvenirs and playgrounds… plus sleeping in a tent at night with the whole family. It’s going to be awesome.