It's not that rare!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We find ourselves on another day in June; they seem to be quite regular this time of year! The weather has remained beautiful with daytime highs holding at about 25°, and the occasional evening or overnight shower. We have been affected by smoky haze in the skies a few days, but mercifully few. We sympathize with those both east and west who are facing major wildfire danger and damage. I just heard that Edson AB has been ordered to evacuate. I have continued to putter at the yard work, and even hauled a load of topsoil in for my box garden. I won't decide if I will get plants until the summer schedule is solidified. I did get my first picking of rhubarb picked, processed and in the freezer; it's ready for another picking! I also picked up some vinyl siding for the front of the garage. I have some more siding on the line for the sides, but haven't completed that deal. Markets were mixed this week. The USA markets were mostly on the upswing with the S&P500 moving officially into Bull Territory—thanks, Uncle Joe. Here, the BoC surprised with another rate hike, and then the employment data was a big miss, so the TSX is struggling. Investors can't decide if the bad news is good news, or if it's so bad, that it's actually bad news! The world of sports was shocked by the announcement that the Saudis had bought the PGA tour and all that blood money is now being happily accepted—wow, the hypocrisy! The NHL playoffs are nearing completion with Vegas holding a 3-1 lead at this point. The Blue Jays are on a winning stretch; we hope they can continue to play well, but occasionally their hitters fail them, and today was a disaster! The football season has begun with the Riders playing their first game tomorrow in Edmonton. Go Riders, Go! 

Eric writes, "We said goodbye to Liam on Monday as he headed back to Caronport. Erica was at a client's business this week, while also finalizing plans for the Rotary 2023 Lobsterfest. Marina (Eric’s niece) is getting settled in PA, but she found out the truck bringing her stuff rolled on the way! She is still waiting to find out what is salvageable. Eric had a regular work week. This weekend, we are starting the journey of being Saskatchewan Rattlers fans. They are a professional basketball team based in Saskatoon. They lost the game Friday night against Winnipeg, but we have high hopes for Sunday’s game against Calgary. Tomorrow we go for a bike ride just for the fun of it."

Erin has been busily trying to catch up on Jays games on her PVR. They've been winning lately (10/14) and she loves to watch them win! Kristian is in the closing phase of Grade 11 as classwork is drawing close to the finish line. We are still waiting to hear about his summer schedule so we can also schedule our travel plans. Her garden is thriving. Kristian had a group fun event at Candy Cane park with the Deaf & Hard of Hearing contingent from school. He enjoyed that a great deal! 

Rosie, Andrew, Joanna, Travis, Wendy, Bill

Sounds of Superior Chorus

Travis and Joanna have kept to a pretty normal schedule although the Ulrich Design business is not so frantic this time of year. We enjoyed an evening out with them, along with Andrew & Rosie, tonight to Wendy's Chorus Gala at the Davinci Centre—pretty fancy outing for me! I think there was antipasto, and probably charcuterie as well! Anyway, it was a great show! 

And that's enough for this week.