what I did on summer vacation

It's been a shocking (to me) number of years since I've done the fall back-to-school routine... But somehow I still always have a sense of this time of year, more than any other seasonal transition, as a time one thing's ending and a new thing's beginning - even though I still get up at the same time every day and do the same job and don't even have an excuse to buy new notebooks and pencils (sad). Fall has a nice sense of change, and it's fun to switch out the wardrobe and make the house feel cozy again. But much as I was ready to be done with 90 degree days, I really love summer and don't want it to end. Maybe it's just having more daylight, but I get all excited about doing new activities and walking places and making new recipes with produce from the farmer's market and then eating them outside. I'll miss summer.


So as I go track down my fleece blankets to keep warm (house is down to 68 - normal in winter, feels freezing now!), let's do a little summer reminiscing. To start off a recap of lovely summertime, here's a classic back-to-school assignment: the "what I did on my summer vacation" report.

Spent plenty of time at the beach:

 reading

 

 catching up on sleep

 

 

sunning

walking

And then plenty more on the porch.

appetizers

reading/sunning/imbibing, upper-deck style

 

sunset dining

 snuggling

 
Also a little time at the book store:

editing, aka bringing home the bacon