Last Day to Celebrate Summer

 I could see that summer was soon to come to an end and there were still two things I wanted to do with my grandson. Have tea at my local tearoom, Lovejoy's, and take a walk at Whitaker Ponds to see if we could find wild life. I also need to be surrounded by trees as often as possible and felt like my family could use a bit of "forest bathing" too.

So the last day before school started we were off to tea and a small hike.

We ate on the patio because D isn't yet vaccinated. I hope school age kids can be vaccinated soon.

D wasn't sure he wanted to do tea time, but from the smile you can see he thoroughly enjoyed it.

He has vanilla rooibos in his cup and loved it.

My "live-in gardener" and myself ordered the more traditional tea sandwiches and scones.

I also had a sausage roll. My tea was a favorite there at Lovejoy's, a puerh with flavorings.

D wasn't sure he wanted the kid's tea either because it was called "Wee Tea".

He thought that was quite hilarious. We all had a laugh over the name.

The sandwich was nutella with fresh sliced strawberries. D said it was delicious.

This is the full afternoon tea for two, though I ordered al-carte to get just what I wanted.

Then for our sweet we each chose one yummy chocolate from a local chocolate company, Mission Chocolates.

Then off to Whitaker Pond for a lovely walk together. We did see plenty of ducks and a couple herons. There were signs of beaver, but none spotted. Sometimes we see turtles too, but not on this day.

I was thrilled to check off both things I wanted to do with D, even if it was the last day before school started. The next day he was off to meet his teacher, then this past Tuesday was the first day of school. He was so excited to be going to classes at the school and in-person. His mom, that you see in the first picture, said he didn't want to leave at the end of the day. He loves it so much and for that I am thankful.