Division of Labor

Unfair, division of labor. While I went to Prov. to prepare with Therese for Thursday’s GLIA meeting, Sue continued preparing for company, including cleaning and organizing the bunker and the workshop. Not to mention windows. A warm day for that kind of work, too.

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Actually Braiding Sweetgrass

Over to Wikwemikong for conversation with First Nation elder, Josh, discussing indigenous wisdom, among other things. And then to wrap things up, I actually got to braid some sweetgrass.

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Later, in the evening, it was the Serendipity Lane farewell potluck party for the Lloyds, at the Kagawong shelter. Lots of delicious.

As a fond farewell Sue made the fabric wall art, below, the back of which was signed by all of us. Truly a high speed creative endeavor.

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Another Perfect Day

Light blanket needed last night, and today warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Gentle onshore wind.

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Photo by Sue

Photo by Sue

Photo by Sue

Photo by Sue

Short pier poles replaced with longer ones and the inshore half of the pier elevated. In the photo above, post fenders are being installed.

And, this afternoon, four of the 10 new neighbor kids came over, introduced themselves, and asked if we might have something to inflate a huge inflatable water toy. Very pleasant, super polite young folks. Good neighbors.

Dinner at Pinebox

An experimental dinner at that. A new recipe is being developed for the upcoming Great Lakes Island Alliance (Manitoulin Team) lunch meeting on August 8. Tested: an Asian chicken lettuce wrap with green onions and peanuts. Seven highly critical taste testers concluded unanimously the the recipe is a go. Those attending the Aug. 8 meeting are in for a treat.

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Watermelon for dessert.

And all this after a day with a nice, heavy, nap time thunderstorm.

Pier At Last

Mark and Lysanne (and Ava and Emma) came to help, and while the girls had a tea party and then did some fancy sandbox cooking, the rest of us worked as a team, and the pier went in in record time.

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The whole structure is about one full section closer to shore than in years past (due to high water), but the depth at the end is still as great as always. Perfect swimming spot, once a few boulders are relocated. Frustratingly, we set the height at about 6 inches above the water, but an hour or two after installation the water had risen 4 inches. We are hoping for a bit of a drop, and no big rollers coming in from the north.