Brrr...it is getting colder!

Have enjoyed rambling around Charlevoix -- Sophie has settled in, re-acquainted herself with favorite walks and some of her dog buddies from the spring -- and I have done the same (substitute dog owners and you get the idea.)  We've had warm sunny days, but we are in a stretch of cooler weather -- waking up to the mid-40's and overcast/rainy days.  That's surely a sign that the boating season is drawing to a close.

Not to be deterred, however, I've taken advantage of the sunny days -- Jay and Phillip gave Sophie and me a ride around Round Lake in their little whaler, we picnicked on the lawn at the marina, Sophie and I took my dinghy a couple of days later for another look at the homes and boat docks, and in between I was asked to go sailing with friends Donna and Lou on their Farr 41 (even given a turn at the tiller and didn't embarrass myself too much)

Have been to dinner with good friends from the boating world and had coffee several mornings with Lou Hollow (a delightful man who has made Charlevoix his home for forty years) -- learning all the local intrigue and history while looking out on the harbor.  Now, what could be better than all of that?

Oh, and I've been reading -- great books (The Goldfinch), good books (A Respectable Trade), and books by local writers (Steve Hamilton's Let it Burn).  Still have a library of close to fifteen books to get through, and haven't visited my favorite local bookstore in Petoskey yet.

Pictures just won't post -- I'll keep trying, but can't promise results.  Am here until the 26th of September, then haul out, and hit the road heading south and east.