This summer at the cabin, I tried a new morning ritual. Each morning after breakfast and the dog walk, I created a tiny (2" x 3") watercolor painting. I sat in the backyard and sketched what I could see: so many types of evergreen trees; JJ on the hillside watching for chipmunks; the cabin. Arya was a wonderful supervisor and cheerleader. I am grateful.

Dear Diary, Mom and Mama and JJ and I went on A Vacation. We got in the car and we drove and drove. We had to stop and sleep along the way. When we got to The Cabin, we stayed a bunch of nights. Then we got in the car and we drove and drove until we got home. We stopped to pee at Lots of Dog Parks. Some of the parks were Very Nice with other Nice Dogs. There was one Really nice Dog Park in Kansas and one park in Missouri we went to before the sun came up. Some of the parks we