It seems every summer takes a little more out of us. It has been a zoo. This year has been especially trying, balancing work and life. It came down to not much life and a lot of work.
We haven’t had a frost yet. I remember having frost on occasion at the end of August. Those days are gone I suppose. There is kale, cabbage and carrots left in the garden. Even a few tomatoes.
I am looking forward to short days and a chill. We have plenty of wood. The freezer has some meat, a couple of pies and plenty of huckleberries to remind us of the best of summer, playing on the mountain side, away from the ruck of the crowded valley bottom, picking berries and watching the dogs munching them right off the bushes.
The snow can’t come soon enough.
Palliser Pass 
mountaincoward
Shame about the work/life balance – isn’t there any way you could afford to cut your hours a bit? I semi-retired at 62 as I still had 4 years to go before my state pension but could see the long shifts were starting to ‘do me in’…
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underswansea
It is something we are looking at. I come from a long line of people that consider work is what gives their life meaning, so we tend to stop work just before the grave. It’s kind of funny. It wouldn’t hurt to break this generational trait.
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mountaincoward
I agree to an extent that work is what gives our lives meaning. I’m glad I worked for most of my life. But I really wanted to retire at the traditional age of 60 and, by 62, healthwise I felt I needed to so went part-time. Now my walking gives my life meaning… You and Lisa definitely have enough in your lives for them to have meaning even when you do give up work – it’s not like you sit around and waste your days…
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Julie@frogpondfarm
I think it would be great watching the dogs munch straight from the bush.. I too have kale in my garden 😊 Good to have a balance
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underswansea
Hi Julie! Kale is the vegetable that just keeps on giving. The only things left in my garden is Kale and Carrots. The kale I will pick into November for stews. The dogs love the berries. I hope you are doing well.
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Hey Bob doing well thanks .. contemplating using fish fert today 😊
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