A Cloudy Sunday but........

The Boat got into the water................

Mya & Aiden had their first

boat ride of 2009

Some high flying beach swinging took place...........

And as the last of my tulips look

out the window at the beautiful,

gentle falling rain....

.......all my flowers are happy, their feet have been planted in the soil, a beautiful rain is washing off their greenhouse dust, and they are smiling..(I think!

Ready and Waiting

Turn up the heat and let me out side

I burst forth in bloom even though my feet can not get into the soil yet

For my Creative Blog Buds

There is a fountain of youth.
It is your mind,
your talents,
the creativity that you bring
to the lives of people you love.
When you learn to tap this source,
you will truly have defeated age.
~~Raquel Welch

You should all stay very young!

Dock Day ..does this mean Summer?

Saturday, the long week-end of May, has always been the day for putting the boat docks and lifts back into the water. There have been years when it was hot, there have been years when it was raining and windy, but this year it was cold. The air was warming up by the time it was completed but I am told the water was "brass monkey" cold.

The docks on our beach hold about 20 - 25 boat spots and there were that many men out to help. Some are getting older and not able to lift and get into the water any more, but lots of young ones are there to help in their hip waders, wet suits and dry suits. It took about 90 mins and it was finished. The cold maybe made them work faster.

What does it take to put in docks? The pictures below should help explain. (click on picture for full screen size)


First we need supervisors.
Brenda Fleury, Eva Byers and
Lorraine Senicar watch and visit.









Of course one needs a foreman
How about Bob Fleury.


Where do we start, the water is cold, and so many docks.......
Pushing docks from the water soaked beach down to the water.

One boat lift nearly installed

Eva Byers successfully delivered towels to cold boys

Dean Fleury and Gary Knakoske making last adjustments on a boat lift

Jason Senicar walking with stiff frozen legs.

Harvey and Ken wondering , should we put the boat in today or wait for warm weather?

Old trees sometime have to die

Dear Tree

You have been a good friend. You came to live in our yard 33 years ago as a mere sapling; you have provided many many years of shade in hot months, you have provided nesting areas for birds , you have been nailed with bird houses and you suffered the most damage in the end of June wind storm of 2007. A lot of other trees were torn from their roots or broke in half at that time but you survived. We thought your cracks would heal but they have kept getting bigger and with much sorrow we had to have you cut down to prevent your ending on the neighbours house in another storm. But even in your demise comes good, as you will provide us with another winter of heat as we cut up your remains to cure and be burnt in our fireplace.

Thanks friend

Brrrrrrrr....will they survive

May 13, 2009 poor little radishes......

Friends come in all Colors

It is time to leave the Travel Journal for awhile and return to just my thoughts. Today I have been thinking of friends and all the types of friends one has in their lives.

1. Best Friends
-these are the ones that know everything about me and who I am comfortable telling them everything, my joys, my hurts, my feelings.

2. Good Friends
- these are friends with whom I am comfortable sitting down, having a coffee and talking about life, but maybe not talk about things that are personal

3. Old Friends
- the ones that knew me from the time I was a child, they knew my parents and brother, they had sleep overs with me, and we giggled about boys together in the teen years. Maybe old boyfriends fall into this group too, if any are still alive.

4. Lake Friends
-some are friends who leave in the fall and come back in the spring, many we have known for the 35 years we have had a cottage here. Others are ones who live here all year like ourselves, and some are new friends and some we have know for a long time.

5. Work Friends
- the ones who shared my 28 years of working, the ones I spent more time with than I did my family, and the ones who I no longer see very often but still stay in touch from time to time, catching up on their families, and their work. I will always be a Credit Union employee, only now I only do it in my heart not physically.

6. Travel Friends
- these are the product of retirement and traveling. The ones we meet on line before a trip, the ones we meet on our travels, and often the ones we may never see again but hopefully will stay in touch with though emails and visits if possible.

7. Former Friends
- these used to be good friends, but due to distance or elapsed time we are no longer close. We still care about each other and are happy to run into each other and say hello, but we no longer spend time together.

8. School Friends
- the friends that I see at school reunions and time stands still. The friends I find on Face book and I have not seen for 40+ years. The friends that I see from time to time and with whom we have a bond that our school years cemented.

9. Organization Friends
-the friends I made while involved in community functions, whether it was Little Theater, Indians baseball, church functions, kids activities, diet clubs, or other volunteer groups.

10. Blog Friends
- those I meet on line and share thoughts, ideas and inspirations. These grow as more and more blogs are found that interest me.

11. Contact Friends
- these are the friends (and that word is used loosely) as I really have never had a friendship relationship with them, but we have met many times whether over a desk at their work, behind a counter at a food place, the cashier in the grocery store, the clerk in the doctors office, the hair dresser, the pedicurist, the couple who did their banking with me for years, or just the guy who pumps my septic tank. Each one of these has got to know a bit about my life and I about theirs and I consider them a friend.

12. No Longer Friends
- I really can not think of any for this group. I am sure there are those that I once befriended and now do not care for me any more but I can not think of any that I feel that way about. Sure some have made me mad , or said things that have hurt, but time heals those things. If you fit in this group, let me know so I don't accidentally greet you with a pleased smile to see you.

When I read this list, I see that many of my friends fall into more than one group as time smudges the lines. I guess what I am saying, is that everyone I have ever known in my life falls into one of these groups and I value their friendship even if they do not know it.