July 10, 2015. Western Head, N.S. The Fire By The Shore.

The setting is perfect.  Our fire pit is on the grass area by the shore, very close to the deck overlooking the ocean.  While you sit and watch the fire, you also hear the waves lapping  the shore.  And of course, if you look up,  you  see the millions of stars and the Milky Way.  

David loves to make fires.  Every evening after dinner he makes a fire and the youngsters and the younger adults congregate around the fire.  He started the tradition at our 50th anniversary here and he has continues the practice.  They have a wonderful time, talking and playing games together, adults and kids together.  One night they played a rousing game of Duck, Duck, Goose, which Abigail recalled playing last in kindergarten.  She is now in the 11th grade.  The first thing David did upon his arrival was to order a cord of wood.  He likes his fires to be big.   Often in the late afternoon, or when waiting for dinner,  the girls will put wood on the fire or add kindling to bring the old coals back to life, so by the time the dinner is over, the fire is well under way.

Now The Texas family has gone but tonight the five remaining girls plus Christina, Gaby and Randy enjoyed a night fire.  The fires by the shore may be what  the girls  remember most of their vacation in Nova Scotia.   The fires by the shore have been  perfect.