Lake cabin

In Minnesota, it seems that most people go up to "the lake" as many weekends in the summer as possible. We've never had or taken the opportunity to rent or buy lakeshore property "up north," but yesterday we were invited to some friend's lakeshore land and we had a blast.

Our German shepherd-mix dog, Raven, was a bit unsure about mixing with the other German shepherd looking dogs there, but after a while, they all seemed comfortable together. The Andersons (who have the cabin) roasted a turkey on the grill and all the families who came (4 of them, including us) brought something to share. It was a delightful day, enjoying the nice weather outside, jumping in the lake--even Raven took a bit of a swim.

Everyone there had hosted or was planning to host an exchange student, so we swapped fun stories. All too soon, evening came, and the thought of facing traffic for all those returning to the Twin Cities from "the lake." Traffic was snarled a bit, but not too bad--and they are only about an hour from home. It was a wonderful day.

Till next time,
Suzi