Fever pitch (hard work and soccer/football)

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 The rest of June just got busier and busier until the wave crested during a manic 4-day period after work and school ended when we had one day to pack up the rest of the house, one day to move it all, one day to clean the house, and finally one day to paint, repair, fix and clean a bit more.  And all that during a crushing heat wave.  One morning I woke up at 4.15am in the house we've borrowed from friends, couldn't get back to sleep, got to house at 5am and was still there at 10pm.  

    Hot, tired people in front of a big truck

The final 15' Uhaul

This is what most of the contents of our house looks like


Meanwhile, the fever on the pitch is England's dreamlike run in the Euros.  I haven't seen much of it but it as one commentator asked, "what is this parallel universe in which we find ourselves?".  Long may it last.  Semi-final coming up on Wednesday. 

We took Francine for a family walk and swim on the Friday evening before she went to Colette

Saying goodbye to Francine as she heads off for a year at Colette's

Francine settled in quickly at Colette's

Packing for canoeing

A lightning storm break on the paddle into Crotch

Crotch Lake

Heading home from site 66

Wednesday we handed over the keys and Thursday we headed to Crotch Lake for a couple of nights of canoe camping, which was equal parts hard work and relaxing enjoyment.  This felt like the beginning of our year off, or at least our summer holiday. We visited friends at their cottage on the way home and the following day visited other friends and another cottage!  Summer in Canada.

Lac du Cardinal

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