Sunday, July 19, 2026

Winter in July

It feels like two weeks in one. Summer and Winter. We started off with so much heat and sunshine! Beach, pontoon boat, swimming, even put the finishing touches on the porch project. Amélie had her first paying customer! She baked cinnamon rolls and a gluten free apple rhubarb crisp for some of our friends. She asked 20 dollars but they gave her 40 - the loved it! She did have to bake the cinnamon rolls twice though as the first batch failed. 

Then the smoke rolled in. No more sunshine. No more outside time. Thankfully I have two filtration systems set up, so the air in our house is fairly clean, but it definitely feels like winter. Plenty of inside projects to do. Finished up with painting the downstairs doors. Sleeping downstairs. Made a quick bench for a client and a few small shower shelves. Even got a new bed to complete the bedroom set from my grandma. The outside air from unloading that and doing some grocery shopping really got to me though. Felt pretty sick yesterday. Who knows how long it will last. 

Beach time!


Hanging out on the pontoon boat.

Smoke plumes from the Canadian wilderness.

Porch bench made from the old porch decking.


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