I love when the calendar flips from spring to summer. That means the kids and grandkids roll in for days at the beach - sleepovers - reading on long summer afternoons - bbq’s - outdoor pickle ball - paddle boarding - sand everywhere - flip flops in the doorway - drying towels - snacks galore - laughter - and love. It goes for about 8 weeks and then all too soon - the house empties. I won’t think about that now. I’ll enjoy these days and treasure up these memories in my heart.

“I could never in a hundred summers get tired of this!” M. J.

“Everything good - everything magical - happens between the months of June and August!” A. C.

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date” - William Shakespeare

“Summer has a flavour like no other. Always fresh and simmered in sunshine.” O.W.

“Summer nights - even the stars are whispering to each other!” K. I.

“What good is the warmth of the summer, without the cold of winter to give sweetness.” John Steinbeck

“If a July night could talk - it would probably boast it invented romance!” B.W.

“Roll out those lazy, hazy days of summer.” Nat King Cole

“Nothing lasts forever, except the day before you start your summer vacation!” G. A.

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows!” Helen Keller