COVID-19 Spring into Summer


 
Prepared to bike ride...
However, wearing a mask while riding is difficult especially when going up a hill. The protocol became: wear the mask when going indoors to a washroom (if available) or  restaurant (if open) or when talking to other people.At this time washrooms were not open and restaurants were only drive-through.

Alicia made a COVID cake

Alicia, Apache and Tryskel
Pets are popular during isolation. When you live in the country in Switzerland it's handy to have a dog and a horse (and another dog, and rabbits and love birds)

Showing social distancing at Rosetta McClain Gardens

Bike riding had to be put on hold for a while. I am now more careful and WALK through the styles that are on a walkway.


The swallowtail butterfly on the mock orange in my garden was missing a tail.


Front garden


The lavender was beautiful this year.

Echinacea prefers this spot to where it was before.


Joshua chose to have a Blackberry Lime Tart with Dark Chocolate and Almond crust for his birthday.
Margot has been baking every day this summer with an impressive Blog to show for it: margotdreamsofbaking.ca


For the hotel school that Brandon will be starting in the fall, he has to wear snazzy clothes.

Alicia, Apache and a double rainbow.


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Margot said…
Nice to see all the pictures of the family. Your garden looks great!
August 16, 2020 at 7:39 p.m.
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