Cottage Life

What a great kick off to summer we had this weekend! Beautiful weather, a wonderful setting, fabulous food and excellent company ..... it don't get no better! (excuse my grammar Ray)

My friend Diane invited a group of us to her sister's cottage for the night. (Her sister and her husband are international teachers who live in Moscow but spend their summers in Canada. Since they had not yet arrived, the cottage was free.) It was a little "get together" for a group of us who were working in China a few years ago.

It was great to have a few laughs, soak up the sun and enjoy a little taste of cottage life!

You can learn a lot at a cottage ..... like observing tree foliage .... while sipping a "cool one"!

You can relax and cool off with a refreshing swim. (A little too cool for the rest of us, but Ray and Cathy are true cottagers!)

You can have intellectual discussions ...... with food and wine of course!

You can have your friend row you around the lake while you sip a glass of wine!

Paul & Nilah

You can have more wine and some great food for supper, like ribs, Greek salad and "cooler corn". Diane cooked the corn in a cooler by pouring a kettle of hot water over it and letting it sit in a cooler for a few minutes with a tight fitting lid. Too easy! (check out Pintrest!)

You can catch a fish off the dock .... not for supper though, catch and release only!

You can soak up the evening sun and listen to the bullfrogs (as well as someone's dog)

You can enjoy extra company from a few neighbors!

Diane in her new boat!

Thanks Diane for a great time!