Well here we are, nearing the end of August. The summer of 2020 hasn't been that bad. Billy and Britni have been enjoying lots of time out and about with their support workers. Brit has been going swimming at Lake Utopia with friends, and bowling in St John as well as day trips and activities with her friend BJ. Billy has been cutting lots of lawns with Joe which he loves, continues to do his town cleanup job, and when he's not busy has been enjoying bowling and bike riding.
I have kept busy enough I guess, or as busy as I like to be LOL. I taught Joe how to make freezer jam and freezer pickles this year. I also found farmers in Sussex to provide us with homegrown meat and vegetables. I picked up 10 chickens for the freezer 3 weeks ago as well as cucumbers for making the pickles. Hopefully next week the Roma tomatoes will be ripe and we will begin canning our stewed tomatoes for the winter. Then in October I have a half a beef coming for the freezer so we should be well-stocked food-wise.
I also had a bunch of trees that have been cut down last summer and put in my backyard cut, and split. It has now been put into the basement to burn this winter keeping us warm and toasty.
Brooke had a new lady move into her house last week. Her name is Nicole and she fits in wonderfully with our family unit.
I was able to get away for a week with my friend Dawn and her two sisters. We rented a cottage which was really renovated house, in chance Harbor New Brunswick. It was close to home which is where we wanted to be during the pandemic. Our area has been pretty much covid-19 free so we felt comfortable staying here rather than venturing into other zones or provinces. The borders to PEI and Nova Scotia have opened up for the Atlantic bubble. You still have to have some paperwork to prove where you are going and to say that you have not been travelling or around anyone that has had covid-19. Rather than bother with the paperwork my thoughts are stay in New Brunswick this year and enjoy going to places we haven't ventured to yet. So far we have found Noah's Ark in Florenceville, the Bony Pony in Sussex, and a few Farm stands with fresh vegetables which I have been missing. So I guess that's it for the summer, I know it's not as exciting as our usual adventures but I am hopeful that next summer the pandemic will be well controlled and we will be able to travel back to Ontario for a good visit with family and friends. I know Billy and Brit are looking very forward to that!
