August Is Winding Down

Can you believe it's the last week in August?  Already?  I look back on the summer...and in one blink...it seems it has gone by!  Not complaining though...we've been having an amazingly hot summer and this week is no exception!  As much as I love fall...cooler temps, sweater time and the leaves changing colours...the longer summer can be stretched out...the better!!

Poor Liesel has a little bacterial skin infection on her tummy...it seemed to appear out of no where over the weekend.  We made a quick trip to our veterinarian early yesterday morning...and Liesel is on the mend.  She received an antibiotic shot...which works quickly to clear up the infection.  Her system does not tolerate oral antibiotics...but the injection works effectively.

My new white bedskirt arrived last week..after a good pressing Mr. Seventies assistance was needed to put it on.

I had a credit with Soft Moc and since I love Sketchers with memory foam foot beds, I ordered this cute pair of sneakers.  They are super comfortable, easy to slip on and off and great when out running errands.  They are not a walking sneaker...but great for what I wanted them for.  They are a bit on the wide size...which is great when I want to wear socks in them with jeans.  

Starting to pull things together for our upcoming trip.  I gifted Mr. Seventies with a GPS for Father's Day .... we've been experimenting with it, putting in addresses, etc.  Our first stop is a family wedding in Nova Scotia and from there we fly to Calgary, a direct flight....with no stops or lay overs. From Charlottetown there are stops either Montreal or Toronto so it made sense to take a direct flight, since we are there anyways.  Win-win.

Oh my gosh...the strangest thing happened last evening!!  Mr. Seventies heading to the garden to pick some veggies....when he noticed a cow bird with something attached to it's leg!  The poor bird had a mouse trap on it's leg!!  Mr. Seventies was able to trap the bird in the lilac hedge and unhinge the trap...he was certain the leg was broken...but at least the trap is off and the bird quickly flew off! How on earth or where the bird caught his leg in a trap is a mystery.  I suspect someone had a mouse trap set outside, with food for bait...and the bird attempted to get the bait & sprung the trap on it's leg!  At least now the leg is free...and Mother Nature will have to take care of Mr. Cow Bird. 

Today is going to be 27 degrees with high humidex...might just be a pool day.  The nights have been cooling down and that brings the water temperature down as well.  The water was 24 degrees yesterday...not bad.  We are noticing the sun is later rising in the morning...much later on the pool water and goes down earlier in the evenings now.  And a lot of overcast days...which again...means no sun on the pool.  But we can stretch our swimming time for this week and enjoy it while we can!!