Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday where we share a beverage and catch up a bit.

Summer is winding down. The back to school preparations have begun. Orientation, picture day, curriculum night.

But before that happened we got out of town for a few days. The weather was a scorcher the day we arrived…105°F heat index. All we could think of was jumping in the lake. It was delightful!!

The evening ended with a beautiful sunset.

We woke the next morning to overcast skies and rough water.

The kids did their best to try out the activities, I even did the stand up paddle board for a bit. The waves made it a bit more challenging.  Even a bad day by the lake is a better day than at the usual grind.

The following day was even more windy and rough water to start the day. I don’t even have photos of that. The lake looked and sounded more like the ocean with the crashing waves.

But then something wonderful happened. The wind calmed, giving way to another beautiful evening.

Hot dogs were roasted. Marshmallows were toasted. A lovely final evening for our mini vacation. The rest of the extended family were staying a few more days…we had to hurry home for the aforementioned school preparations.

The kids and I also made it to a local pub yesterday for their Monday special…2 for 1 appetizers and drinks all day.

The calamari was delish!!

I chose to sit at lucky table #13.

More school stuff today and hopefully I’ll get some salsa canned as well. I have a ton of tomatoes!!

What are you doing today?