Happy Fox Is Happy!

The gazebo is slowly making progress. Hubby has not had much time in the last few days for building as we try to cram as much fun stuff as possible into my short vacation. He did manage to complete the floor substructure and install the main posts which will hold up the roof. There has been a lot of pondering, drawing and model building but he thinks that he has it figured out as to how to proceed. I’ll be happy as long as he doesn’t cut off a foot or something.

















My vacation, meanwhile, is going great but is going to be over too soon. We’ve done some beach combing, some gardening, had friends over for plant exchanges and card parties. We went to our local seafood restaurant and had steamed mussels and Caesars on their deck while watching the boats go by and the kids jump off the bridge into the water. We even got the patio table and chairs out of the basement and up on the deck. I made Red Velvet Cupcakes for Canada Day using a recipe I found on Week Of Menus. The recipe is called “The Velvet Cupcake” (you can see it here) because they were afraid of the red colour but I just added it in. I had fun decorating them with flags and sprinkles and even made one to look like a beaver with almonds for teeth and a graham wafer for a tail!






We went walking on the beach yesterday and the weather was just perfect. It had been pretty windy and hot at home and we thought that we’d get there and breeze off the water would cool us down but the air was almost dead calm, just barely strong enough to fill the sails of this boat. The water was clear and warm and we quickly regretted not bringing our swimsuits.
On the way home we were greeted by this happy little fox. He must be used to being fed by the park-goers driving by because he walked right up to the car, sat himself down and let me take a bunch of pictures. Even though he didn’t get any food from us he still smiled at me as we drove away. Even the wildlife is happy I’m on holiday!