Back to the farm.

Wow! What a whirlwind trip away! We got a call from family with an invitation to join them at their summer property up on Okanagan Lake and we had a great time. The weather mostly cooperated, and the boys spent almost the whole time in the water. There was lots of wake boarding, tubing, floating, movie watching, game playing, chatting, walking, sleeping and hanging out. It was so nice to have a break in the summer and get some little adventures in. After we left the beach place we made our way in to town to spend a few more days with our cousins, just to extend the mini vacation. A day at H2O (big indoor water park) and some time floating down the canal in Penticton and then it was time to head back home. (I'm not on my own computer so I can't post pictures, but I have some GREAT ones!)

The nice thing about a break from the norm is the perspective it shoots in to you. I felt so much better coming home than I did leaving. I think the project and the guilt over the project was really getting my down. But a few days away really helped to put everything back in its proper spot. We have made many big changes in our world in a very short time and we have learned a bunch as well. I am excited to continue on again and I have stopped feeling guilty about the garden. Whatever grows, grows and I will do it VERY differently if I do that part again.

I am even looking forward to spending some time out there this weekend, cleaning things up, seeing what might give us some food at some point, and then moving on to the flower beds at the front of the house. I really want a welcoming feel when I come in to my drive and right now when I turn in, all I feel is "ugh". A bit of hard work with a shovel should take care of that and then some garden cloth and maybe some river rocks on top. I might even move some perennials around. The other bonus is that when I get it all cleaned out, it will be easier to find and plug the rat holes!

Time to join the cousins for dinner and to finish helping them unpack in to their new house and then home for a quiet night and a good sleep in my own bed. Tomorrow will take me back to blogging during a trip to the library and a spin through the garden to make a salvage plan...