It was hot today again, and the work of the day was sweaty. I dimensioned some lumber, Roby worked on a machine and Roby napped long naps. I showered and Abby didn’t, we went swimming with friends. They came by for dinner, zucchini noodles and sauce, then we went to the same place we went yesterday. There were people there already, they left shortly after and were nice enough, though it’s hard to tell when you can’t hear them over the sound of the water. 

We swam, Roby dunked, Archie scrambled on rocks and it was lovely. It makes Roby sleepy and Archie too, and me, I think, as well.

It’s different when it’s not just Abby and Roby and me, even if the other people are friends and not strangers. Something about being only in the presence of family is a treasure. 

I really value private places, I have big plans for my property and most of those plans revolve around increasing privacy. I’d like to build a berm, and a fence on top of it, I’d like to change the driveway so it snakes into place, not straight to the house. It’ll feel like a dead end road by the time I’m done, and that’ll be good.