Almost the end of August already...wow

I cannot believe this summer has gone so quickly. It has flown by indeed.
We had the grandchildren here again for another week and took them home on the weekend. So it seems very quiet here tonight Spent the weekend in Guelph,attending a Civil War reenactment event at the Milton Heritage Museum. Lots of fun and Aidan had a good time watching the battle.(they re enacted the battle of Bull Run) After that we stayed in Guelph and visited with our children and Grandchildren...reason I am pointing this out.
While staying at Vivians we noticed a couple of things .First the noise, of tv's and cars and just plain noise,noise,noise. Secondly we noticed the brightness of the lighting. I guess we have gotten so used to the softness of candle light that electric lighting seems so harsh and bright to our eyes. I ended up on sunday night with a headache. I am sure it was from the light.
Driving around the city especially at night one realises how many lights most homes have going at the same time . Most homes look like they have every light in the house on . I wonder how much electricity we would save in Ontario if we all, (and it would have to be everyone) would take one day and not turn on any lights. You wouldnt have to shut off your freezers or fridges ,just no tv,radio,computers or lights...wonder how much we would save. Oh well ,just a silly idea as one could never get everyone to participate. Well for sure we have lost all of our tomatoes with the exception of some herlooms that are just starting to get fruit now. I am going to bring some plants into the house and see what happens.But lesson learned , never assume !!
We have lots of squash and they are lovely. And Aidan has committed to return as soon as the cantelope is ripe to have his fill. Our grapes our turning and I cannot wait to taste them. We are thinking about our wood supply for the winter and that is our next project. We have a bunch now but between the kitchen stove and the furnace we use alot. Well I think that is it for now . Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather.I certainly am, one thing about this project ,if one asked me to describe my summer it would start with the word "hot" and end with the word "hot"
Talk to you soon
Margaret