It seems folks are trying to squeeze in every last bit of fun before summer is over and kids go back to school. There was a band with dancing down below my place at one of the businesses last night, and also a block party at a home on the lagoon below Len's place in Rosedale. His grandkids and I were the only ones adventurous enough to check things out and what we discovered was that the place of the party was a small cabin on the water which had a new owner who thought this would be a great way to meet all his new neighbors. He put flyers in all the mailboxes about a week ago figuring that would be a great way to inform folks rather than wait til they heard the music and then try to figure out what was going on. The owner's sister sings in the band and from what I was told, they perform professionally at quite a few venues.
Len's 9 year old grandkids/twins are from the Chicago area and are loving this visit as the last time they were here was when they were only 3 and remember pretty much nothing of his place. The one thing they have loved is being able to see deer each evening eat the apples that fall from the tree each day, the little rabbit that appears each evening to munch on things and especially the slugs. I hadn't realized that there are no slugs in their area.
Before I left for home last night, the kids had donned their swim suits and were headed for a swim in the almost dark evening. Oh how Len is going to miss his family once they go home.
I went for a walk yesterday to visit a very dear friend. On the way home, I climbed over the fence and snuck through her neighbors yard so I could walk back along the water. I hadn't been that way for over a month and was surprised to see how nicely the old Babich place has been cleaned up. The home and dock were sold years ago, it was turned into a business and the yard was completely overgrown. Not any longer !!! How nice it must have been to sit on the front porch on a warm summer evening and watch the boats passing by. And how nice it must have been for Spiro Babich to walk out his front door and be at work in less than 30 seconds. There was a ways right next to his dock so he could ease his boats in at high tide and work like crazy at low. It would still make a great home, except for one minor detail. The Tides Tavern is right next door and it does get noisy in the summer when folks are outside on the deck. But still, I wouldn't mind trying to live there just for a bit. Think how easy it would be to hop in your kyak and go exploring.
