Summer feet.
July 9, 2009
ever since i was a wee’un, i have been mildly obsessed with my feet. perhaps it is because they are freakishly skinny, often the only part of me able to lay claim to that descriptor. in any case, there is a moment, a moment that happens only once every few years, where my humble toesies become the perfect symbol for a perfect summer.
this year, it’s made even better by the addition of friendship anklets (or, “piglet anklets” as edmund calls them). agatha made mine herself.
A perfect summer, you say? What makes it a perfect summer? Well, this:
several hilarious and mostly successful rounds of scrabble,
baking and craft sessions just me and the kiddies,
down time,
day trips with cousins,
water fun of all kinds,
and Canada Day cuteness.
As a sidenote, i love how a gallery of photos distills the fun times, making them far outshine the regular bumps and hiccups of daily life.
Now, we’re back, and into the thick of our first summer of lessons. Just swimming and yoga, mind you, but the first sessions where both the children are occupied at the same time.
so, now that you’re overwhelmed with photos, a Question O’ the Day:
what makes a summer perfect?
By August (or earlier if I am really lucky that year) the lawns have turned my favourite colour (yellow) and left me all that extra time for sitting on my deck out front, sipping hot or iced coffee, watching the girls play in the creek, having family visit, eating ‘easy’ dinners and enjoying the relatively bug-free evenings up on the hill, lord of all I survey. What could be better????
A warm, sunny, calm evening, swimming in the ocean; or sailing with my love in the Walker Bay..b..b..Bay; or watching grandchildren play in tubes, rowboats or whatever floats; these things make summer perfect!