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1/6/2019

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I write this on a wet, rather chilly morning in the west of Scotland. I was supposed to get the grass cut today....it's not going to happen!

British summers are notoriously fickle weatherwise, but I am still inspired to Design My Summer a lovely idea from (a very fast talking) Gretchen Rubin in this video.

 I will have a think about what I love best about summer and look over some June/July/August posts to remind me. I know I want picnics and a family Midsummer Barbecue but in this climate there has to be a Plan B for such events. I want a few outings, I want to wear some summery clothes, and to nap in the hammock

I want to pay extra attention this summer to the wildlife in the garden. There have been more butterflies than usual so far, and the swallows are in the nest, and I think bees may be nesting in the wall just by the front door....and a red squirrel  passes through occasionally on its way to next door's bird table.

I'm happy to holiday at home - if the weather is good there's nowhere else I'd rather be.

What do you want from your summer?
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Julia
2/6/2019 04:22:53 am

Being back in the area where our forefathers started their lives, we hope to tour some of the back roads, find old homesteads, poke thru the small historical society archives, and go to some old cemeteries...
Dare i say, we are turning into our parents??? Hahaha...well, at almost 70 years of age, i suppose it is finally inevitable! Yesterday we had a wonderful drive, supposedly to buy local honey, but it turned into a meander down roads we had never been on, and were not quite sure where we were going..and we sure did come out at the other end of the road in a surprise location! But i like that...oh!!! So THIS is where that road goes!....sort of like life...we don’t know where the road will take us.

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Freda
2/6/2019 04:42:08 am

A summer of exploration! Sounds wonderful Julia.

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cath
2/6/2019 05:45:47 am

It is a bit risky to plan ahead but if possible I'd love to go to the open garden of artist Juke Hudig, not too far away from where we live on Friday the 8th. I know the joy it would bring would last for the whole of June.

Not really closely related but wanting to share it so much:
I will think some more about how to nourish my dreamer creative type and act on it this summer. Found out about about the test yesterday, (mycreativetype.com) and really enjoyed taking it.

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Julia
2/6/2019 07:29:02 am

Cath! I just took the test...it is very ingeniously created, isn’t it? I enjoyed it too and thought the result was spot-on for me..how about you?

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Freda
2/6/2019 03:11:49 pm

Must check this out !

Freda
2/6/2019 03:10:36 pm

Fingers are crossed for Friday Cath and it sounds as if you are excited about your summer!
There may be a little break here as my computer needs repair....

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Lucille
3/6/2019 11:48:10 am

Isn’t she fluent? I was bowling along with her until the video froze. Not sure why. But I got the gist of the message.

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Freda
3/6/2019 06:51:32 pm

I felt a little tired by the end!

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Freda
3/6/2019 06:52:59 pm

And inspired, I should add..




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