Friday, August 6, 2010

cottage days

I have recently come back from my friend Ruths cottage. It is on a beautiful lake called Mirror Lake. I feel such a sense of peace and calm when standing on the deck and looking out at the cottage. Ruth and her husband are in the midst of building their new dream cottage and it has been quite the adventure for them! I had the privilege of helping with some of the building while I spent a week there. You don't come to the cottage in the middle of a project like this and not be involved in the construction at some level!! My husband even helped with the deck on the day he came to pick me up. It was exciting to be involved and feel I had a small part in Ruths dream and I can't wait until next summer when I come up and will be staying in their new abode!
Ruth has done a great job of building a garden, and I'm sure some of you who have gardens know the challenges of building one at a cottage. She has put some great decorative elements in and I always admire how she has set things up.
The joke was on me this cottage trip. I kept trying to get nature pictures and all the animals were eluding me!! My saying all week was that nature was mocking me!! Ruth kept telling me that the blue heron always landed on the dock, chippies always came onto their deck and there were always bears at the dump but this week it was not to be, maybe next year!!