In Search of Summer ~ The Summer To Do List ~ inspired by Mary

The summer list.

Plant a few things - keep the garden in flux.
Make the backyard even more of sitting space with planting pots and shades and music.
Read, read, read, read.
Do the big Bible study.
Enjoy lazy days.
Go to the beach, especially in the early morning and for the last hour before the big orange ball drops into the ocean.
Cook fresh fish just to finish from the grill.
Enjoy days of smoothies and only fresh, fresh fruits and veggies.
Unstuff each room - one at a time.
Read some more.
Take a few overnight trips from the very beginning.
See a national park.
Walk 150 miles before school starts again.
Daydream.
Make the picture framed jewelry board.
Sing loudly from the kitchen.
Love many moments.
Sip a lemonade.

I've really enjoyed this journey, welcoming summer. Thanks to Mary at The Yellow Door Paperie for hosting!

A dip in the pool ~ In Search of Summer

Does anything say summer like kids in a pool?

In Search of Summer ~ A Fruit Stand Stop on The Memorial Day Trip

We fought our way away from San Francisco on the 101 Highway toward Bodega Bay on Friday. After a couple of hours on the road we read a sign for CHERRIES -  $1 a box. So, the hungry, weary travelers we were, pulled off the road. My sonny boy grabbed a couple of dollars and headed to the canopies fruit stand for some deliciousness.

Well then, it turns out, these are the $4 boxes. The $1 boxes were very, very little with about 12 cherries. (Ah, 12 for a dollar would have made a good sign, too.)
See if you can find them on the table:
Ah, there's the little box -- way, way, way to the right tucked next to the apricots. Bait and switch at it's best. So, there we were with a mouthful of "Oh well!" as we snagged a box of deliciousness anyway.

You have to love the roadside stands.

The nectarines were hard as rocks, but irresistible too. They may be ready for lunches today.

I know there are many things to be done with cherries, but I almost never seem to get past the "bowl of cherries" point. Once in a while the red ones and the white ones make their way into a salad (after pitting them with my 1940's pitter) alongside blueberries and blackberries and a tart and mildly sweet yogurt sauce. Making it all the way to pie has never happened.

So tell me, please, what would you do with a basket or two of luscious summer cherries?