I took Charlie for a good long walk this morning and we finally broke the 5 km barrier:)  Yesterday I was so tired I could hardly drag my ass around the block, but I'm feeling less tired today.  We go early because of the heat, and so does everyone else apparently, or maybe it's because the kids are back to school.

As per Ms. Moon and Boud, I cut more zinnias to enjoy in my kitchen.

There is a community garden about one km from our house and the sunflowers are blooming.

I picked ten pounds of ripe tomatoes and made ten cups of tomato sauce.  I only had four tomato plants survive the spring and really only three of them are producing much.  I'm saving seeds to grow my own plants again next spring because buying the plants was a waste of money.  I also saved the seeds from my delphinums and will grow more of them next spring as well, some of the seeds I sprinkled in the flower bed because I want to see how well self seeding works.  My lupins are self seeding and the variety I have didn't get any aphids this year which is a wonder.

Jack started back to school yesterday.  He takes the bus from just down the block and no more daycare.  Oh well.  Hopefully it all goes well.  We met his new teacher on Wednesday and she seemed like a kind woman.  I've been told by neighbors that the teacher is very patient, which is good.  I hope he has a good year at school.  He's starting to read which is a shock when he reads a sign out loud to me.

Jack starting grade one means twelve more years of school routines, and calendars.  I remember when Katie graduated from grade twelve, I thought, no more school, ever.  As is so often the case, I was wrong:)

It remains hot but I put the room air conditioner from hubby's bedroom in the kitchen to make the house more liveable.  I'm looking forward to cooler weather.