Heat Wave and BYOB

Happy Sunday to all! A hot air mass has made an appearance and will stick around for a few days. You can really feel the heat now. Our pooches have been alternating between time on the deck and inside.  When they want to go in, they stand in front of the screen door. Yesterday, around dinner time, we had a strong thunderstorm and a huge downpour.  Our awning came in handy once again.  We needed the rain badly. 

We just got back from a lovely picnic on the lawn of the Willow Inn in Hudson. It was a BYOB kind of thing....."bring your own blanket and we take care of the rest". A fantastic idea and such a great spot. To our delight, we were allowed to bring Cooper & Spicy. We sat under a huge tree so lots of shade. It was a nice way to spend a few hours and the food was delicious. I had the Nordic Shrimp Green Goddess Salad and Russell had a cod sandwich, paired with a tall bottle of sparkling water. Our pooches had a few homemade treats and lots of water also. A wonderful family outing 💖Oh, and Cooper insisted on wearing one of his new ties, to match Spicy's orange bow 😊

Our week was good and quiet. We didn't do much but it went by so quickly. We seem to have fallen into a routine now....we get all our stuff done in the morning, be it workouts, house cleaning, walk with the dogs, then we spent the afternoon doing whatever pleases us. For me, these days, it's watching House of Cards on Netflix....a couple of episodes each day then I read my book. As for Russell, he's keeping busy with his guitars. He is now learning the pentatonic scales, the placement of all the notes on the fret board and how to play a number of riffs.  He is truly enjoying it. His set up is downstairs, in our TV room, a nice and comfortable space. We don't watch much TV there anymore, we prefer to be upstairs in the den. Coop & the Spice girl often go downstairs to listen to their daddy's music. They seem to like it. 

Our garden is doing well. Everything is growing as it should. The recent rain has helped. This week, I will weed.... I must. 

That's my blog for this hot Sunday.  Tonight, is another Habs game. Hoping for a big win. 

Have a great week everyone! Stay well and safe!

Spicy and Cooper all decked out for the picnic 
with matching colour schemes of course.

Russell with Spicy and Cooper 
enjoying the shade and a
wonderful picnic lunch.

BYOB and pooches, it does not get any better
for a picnic at Willow Inn.

A picnic basket delivered right to our blanket
with all the trimmings.

Plenty of space to have a socially distanced
picnic with views.

Lake of Two Mountains as seen from the 
Willow Inn.

The Annunciation Church in Oka built in
1720.

View of the Willow Inn from the back lawn,
a legendary institution.