How We Enjoy the Simple Country Life in Summer

Summer is sort of a magical time

when hopes for fun, excitement

and the impossible seem to be

within our reach!

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It's a hot day in June and summer time

has finally arrived.

Do you have big plans for your summer?

Do you have some plans for leisure time?

This is what we do.

 sit on the porch swing

and just listen to the creak of the chain

sip 

a chilled glass of fresh mint tea

that we picked from our

 mint patch.

 rest in our hammock

or favorite cozy spot reading a good

book or drawing.

 delightful!

sit on the back stoop

playing guitar and singing our favorite

country, folk, gospel or whatever kind of song.

listen to the crickets while they sing their song or watch the lightening

bugs flicker across the field.

Take a walk down a country road and stop to

 pick some wildflowers for our table.

I love to watch a distant storm come in

and the feel of that cool breeze on my face

while the smell of rain fills the air. 

I read this quote the other day and

rather liked it..

Summer is the annual permission slip to

be lazy. To do nothing and have it count

for something. To lie in the grass

and count the stars. To sit on a branch

and study the clouds.

~Regina Brett~

I used to do these things as a 

young country girl. And I've decided

that I'm going to return more
 to my girlish ways.

These simple things are some of

my favorite things..

Does anyone want to join me?

 Much of the time, I 
get too focused on work and am
trying to find a more relaxed pace
for myself.

Do you sometimes work too hard?

What makes your summer magical?

I hope that your summer is off to a 

perfect start. And remember to be

a little lazy!

Have a wonderful weekend

my friends. 

Blessings,

Tamara xoxo