Magpie and Muttonfly » summer http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com Life's a hodge-podge. So's my blog. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seize the summer http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2010/08/seize-the-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seize-the-summer http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2010/08/seize-the-summer/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:35:42 +0000 moi http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/?p=4427 read more »]]>

You realize, don’t you, we’re heading into the last weekend of August.  Fall is but steps away …

With that,  may this weekend find you wringing out every last ounce of summer fun: dine al fresco … picnic … BBQ … buy an ice cream cone … run through the sprinklers … traipse through a fountain …  peruse a farmer’s market … soak in the vitamin D … play … laugh … frolic …

]]> http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2010/08/seize-the-summer/feed/ 6 The bright side of summer http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2009/08/the-bright-side-of-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bright-side-of-summer http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2009/08/the-bright-side-of-summer/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:36:06 +0000 moi http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/?p=854 read more »]]> If you happen to be more the fall/spring sort – such as myself – no doubt you tire of summer before it ever ends.   It’s hot.  There are bugs, there are weeds, there are endless outdoor chores.  And let’s not forget the odoriferousness – throw meat in the trash at your own peril; stand in close-quarters  with a group of strangers and the stench could take you down.  

So what’s so great about summer? 

What’s so great indeed … 

  • Fireflies
  • Garden parties
  • Fireworks
  • Iced tea
  • S’mores
  • Fresh cut grass
  • Starlight
  • Flowers
  • Long walks with the one you love
  • BBQs
  • Laughter around the campfire
  • Water fights
  • Butterflies
  • Fair food     

And that’s precisely what I wish for you, my dear readers – the bright side of summer!

]]> http://www.magpieandmuttonfly.com/2009/08/the-bright-side-of-summer/feed/ 0