Summer has crawled near to it’s end with the activities of Fall waiting to sprint ahead with the beginning of school as it’s signal. Before the passing of the baton it’s nice to reflect on the simple pleasures summer brought this year.
First there was the garden. It did well at the beginning of the year until even daily watering could not stop the tomatoes from cooking on the vine. The record high heat soon made skelatons of the vegetable plants and along with them hopes for enough produce for canning. The very few tomatoes that did survive were treasured and eating them was spread out to make their enjoyment last.
Time spent on the porch was cut back until evenings as the daily heat made leaving the air-conditioning inside seem out of the question. Watering restrictions as the summer wore on cut back on the beauty around us as most lawns are a winter-brown.
Even summer projects took a backseat as the heat had it’s way this year. But one task survived and that was the revitalizing of a wooden bench. The boards were removed, sanded and stained. Finally they were sealed to with stand the weather. All iron parts were given a fresh new coat of black paint and now it sits proudly awaiting use.
So this summer was about finding pleasures indoors. There’s always good coffee served in an antique milk-glass mug to greet me. The tea-towels were decorated with fabric pens and later were over-dyed in various colors to perk up the kitchen. As an old-fashioned baker, I use lots of tea-towels in the kitchen as they are lint-free and light-weight.
And then there is this little companion who makes being inside so enjoyable. A beautiful cat who “talks” when she wants a drink fresh from the sink and who is keeping constant vigilance around meal-time.
Over all it’s been a good summer. Hopefully Fall will be even better and bring cooler weather and bring much needed rain to our part of the country. What simple pleasures did summer bring you?
Tags: bench, coffee, milk glass, porch, simple, Summer, tomato
