Tim was sent to the grocery store to pick up some basic items (milk, bread, eggs, etc.) for his wife.
Around the cottages in the mountains the land is cleared for cultivation, and produces thriving crops of barley, wheat, buckwheat, millet, mustard, chillies, etc. Turnips of excellent quality are extensively grown; they are free from fibre and remarkably sweet.
The summer camp offers many outdoor activities for kids such as fishing, hiking, canoeing, etc.
While the weather is warm, Jim is going to mow the lawn, wash the cars, tend to the weeds, etc.
The climate is favourable to the growth of plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, etc. There are many localities in which cranberries are successfully grown, and in which blueberries also grow wild in great profusion.
