summer wish list

[image: kate spade ny]

I'm super overdue on my Project 365 post, but.... warm weather is a time of procrastinating, right? Other things are on my mind. Like Summer. It's coming.

Mind you, right now, it's foggy out my studio window, but the afternoon promises warmth and sun. Yes. I need it.

And so, the daydreaming ensues... You know, like when you were little, when June through August felt so magical? Those long, hot days of bright sun and staying out riding bikes until after dark. For me, there were day-camps and overnight camps, bonfires, mosquitoes, chalk on the sidewalk, beach days, driving home from the beach with the windows down, waterfalls, grassy fields, hot sidewalk, popsicles, homegrown sunflowers.

Last year, I had high hopes of getting Super Serious about Making The Most of Summer. But, last year. Oh, last year. Terrible, depressing weather, if you dare remember. Like wool coats and a scarf in July.

But, optimism never dies, right? I'll just hope for better this year. And make a list.

If SF's Summer (whenever it happens, let's be real) is a bust again, I can always cross a bridge or jump on a long road.

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My 2011 Summer Wish List... so far

farm tour

painting outside with Jacky

reviving the ladies luncheon with Kristen... home-grown edition

listening to the sound of bees in the garden

take Jacky down Hwy 1 for a special beach day

draw outside
lots of time at the water table (Jacky)

have a picnic in Golden Gate Park (on a very warm day, please)

ride a bike at dusk

eat cherry tomatoes off the vine

go to a u-pick on Hwy 1 for berries

return to Angel Island (tho I'm nervous it couldn't be as wonderful as this day)

do a local overnight camping trip

set up our composting tumbler

make sun-prints with Jacky

make sun tea
do lots and lots of canning (esp craving homemade ketchup right now)

dry clothes on a line

build Jacky a playhouse outside (-->borrowed from Toby's to-do list)

go back to McLaren park to explore the hiking trails (on a very warm day, please)
plant some bamboo
get a hammock?? (always on my list, as Toby can attest)

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And you? What's in your Summer daydreams?