May 22
Yesterday (Monday) was a very relaxing day. We had a quiet morning at home before leaving for Maria and Martin’s summer house mid-afternoon. The house is only a 10-minute drive from the apartment, but it seemed like we were a world away. The house is about a 10-minute walk through the woods from where we park the car. Peter road with Martin on the 4-wheel but Lynn and Maria walked. Their house is amazing! The main house is quite large with a living room, bedroom and kitchen. What? No bathroom. Of course, there’s a bathroom but it’s in a separate building next door. It’s beautifully done with everything you need…. toilet, sink, cabinet and shower. There are several other buildings and a green house. Until 2 weeks ago there was a significant amount of snow on the ground, so M&M are just now getting it ready for the summer. They will move there in a couple of weeks, only going to the apartment to pick up mail, do laundry and check on the apartment.
The land is on beautiful Summer Lake and it’s the most peaceful place we’ve seen in the last 3 months. Once again, we were blessed with a gorgeous day, and we couldn’t see anyone, and the only sounds were the birds. Their two kids and grandchild joined us for a delicious BBQ, so it was nice to meet the other side of the family. Of course, 9-month-old Alicia was the star of the show; she’s a real cutie.
It was about 9pm when we started the trek back to the car but there was plenty of light, so we didn’t have any difficulty walking through the woods.
Today Martin and Peter are going back to work on the house while Lynn and Maria enjoy a spa day. It’s going to be wonderful!