When we arrived home from Muskoka the other day there was a message on the answering machine from Wendy. She said that the residents of nearby Linden Lane were having a street fireworks party and would we like to come. Her message said that if we'd like to join them we were welcome and to be there around 8:30.

Well, it was 8:30 when we checked the message, and even though we had just arrived from the drive home from the cottage, we'd never pass up an invitation to a party! So off we went.

It was a very pleasant social event, with Dave and Grant being the appointed Pyrotechnic Uber-Meisters for the evening. There were kids running around with sparklers, the adults were chatting, having a quiet drink and enjoying some snacks that everyone had contributed. It was really nice. This neighbourhood has such a nice feel to it, and again we thought how lucky we have been with this exchange to be able to hook into such a welcoming community.