Current mood:	hot
Current music:	Yo Yo Ma

The perfect summer afternoon.
Pies are coming along nicely. Apple, of course, and cherry. My nieces' favourites. Kirsten likes apple and Eleanor likes cherry. I spoil them, so I made both kinds. My sister hates me when I spoil them, but it's the aunt's priviledge!! It's just too bad that they were too little when I was abroad. They would have loved the elephants. I really should take them to the zoo sometime soon.

Victornova met a cute pup on one of our walks today. A black lab named Darla. I must say, her "daddy" wasn't at all bad to look at either. I spotted a ring, though. You know, I can remember when I didn't look for things like that. I suppose you get to a certain age and you can never be sure. Maybe we'll see them again tomorrow. I'm sure Victornova would be happy. He is just the friendliest dog. My sweet pup.

Tomorrow's my sister's annual 4th of July barbeque. I'm looking forward to it, as always. Simon's pretty good with the grill (and you wouldn't think it to look at him, but hey, appearances can be deceiving...) and it's so sweet to watch all the kids do sparklers and things. They always invite all the children on their block. They run through the sprinklers and things of that nature. Children really are tiny miracles. Well, they definitely are when you don't have any of your own and you can hand them back to mommy when they get tired or cranky. Haha!

Alright, I think I'd better get back to baking. And then I am going to sit outside on my lawn chair with some iced tea and a good book. That sounds like a perfect July afternoon to me.