a new series
Jun 17, 2010 
Summer officially arrives next week. And even through I've spent almost as many years in foggy San Francisco as I did growing up in Virginia, I still feel the internal tug of summer when it rolls around. Afternoon thunderstorms, screen porches, and eating outside as the lightening bugs start flickering. I suppose that sometimes, we spend a lot of our adult lives trying to recreate the things we took for granted as kids.
So this summer, I'm kicking a series called Lazy Summer that will encourage us all to squeeze the goodness out of the season. I will be joined by some mighty fine and inspiring folks along the way. So check back on Monday, and most days after that, for inspiration and ideas to savor my most favorite season of all.
Long live summer. And long live laziness.
lazy summer in about
Reader Comments (7)
I'm ridiculously excited about this. I have grand visions of spending my summers entirely outdoors, lounging around, or spending it in a screenporch. I adore summer.
this is such a great idea. i'll be reading...
As a fellow Virginian-cum-San Franciscan, I'm so thrilled to read this.
Fellow writer/crafter (beaded jewelry, sewing, knitting), living in DC and read you in the Post. Love reading what you have to say and now that I'm exploring your website, love that you have paint swatches that relate to your mood! How tasty!
Love it! I love the idea of weekends in the garden, with our boy running around, climbing the one tree, digging in my garden, getting wet in the sprinkler and for the bigger folk - lunches with friends in the sunshine, watching bees and butterflies flit in the flowers and hopefully harvesting tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, carrots and more! Cheers!
Oh, I love the idea of this series!! I spent my childhood in SF (the mission) with summers back east. I moved to upstate NY to re-invent those memories with my kids. Happy first day of summer!
Just the other day a friend of mine--born and raised in Washington State--saw a firefly for the first time while on the East Coast. Her sharing that delight brought me back to the summers of fireflies, screen doors slamming, the sound of heat bugs and the experience of not realizing how dark it is outside until you go in the house and face the bright lights. This is such a great idea - I so enjoy your writing and your projects, I can only imagine how delightful these people that you are sharing with us are going to be. I'm signing on for the lazy summer.