Claire brought her parents for a visit..

Since I had to take Claire back to Vancouver

on her July solo visit to us here,

this time she brought her parents so she wouldn't be so homesick.

We had lots and lots of fun.

Jeremy and Julie celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary on

August 22 and we looked after Claire while they went out for dinner.

There wasn't any homesickness or drama.

I gave her a mannequin that Frosso had given me.

She spent hours draping her clothes, fabric and trim all over her.

It was a great hit and she took it back home with her.

She dressed her mannequin all by herself with just some fabric

when she got home.

 

Seattle, Whidby Island, San Juan Islands and Sidney....

What a lovely week away from the smoke and heat it was.

Being near or on the water is one of my favourite pastimes.

We had lots of opportunities to enjoy all of the above.

The air was clear and cool.

We are now back in West Kelowna,

cooler but still smoke lingers in the air.

 

On our trip to Seattle...

Taking a week to visit friends,

to see new sights and get away from all the smoke and heat.

We are enjoying a wonderful couple of days on our friends floating home

on Lake Union in Seattle.

Bliss.

Here are a few photos as we headed here to Seattle over the

North Cascade Highway,

as well as a few more I took when we got here yesterday.

 

Another smokey week...

It's an eerie sight, smoke so thick it looks like fog.

The air quality is simply dreadful.

I can not imagine how hot and hard the conditions are for all the firefighters.

Lucky for us we can escape to our air conditioned home.

33 - 36 degrees all week.

The sun sets as an orange flaming ball.

Inspite of this all, there is still work to do in garden and within our community.

This smoke will eventually leave our valley, the sun will shine thru and

summer will return before the kids have to go back to school.