Savouring summer outside

Warm weather means going outside to share food and good times. That means not a lot of time to be inside blogging.

Here in this photo is Dave Dawson playing music with our neighbour friends at our housing co-op in East Vancouver. We share a lot of meals outside during the season of good weather. Too many times I’ve been inside at my computer, listening to the laughter of my neighbours outside, in the distance.

But in the past few days I’ve been outside with all the people – not in here at my computer. When I have been inside, I’ve been working at my paid job on a cool new blog I’m about to launch.

Multi-family dinners

The kids all play together, with older ones looking out for the smaller ones. A dad comes around the corner just in time to help break up a playfight-turned angry between the 10-year-old boys who are getting tired after a long day. They are getting so big and strong, and as the mom, it’s exhausting to keep breaking up these play fights – half-playing, half-angry.

The young adult men are laughing at them in a reminiscing way. A little later I see one of the young men teaching them fighting moves.

Eventually the boys collapse in a hammock. Everyone has overeaten. Lots to tidy up. Not much time for blogging.