Summer...

Summertime, and the living is easy.

.  Snowbirds return to their summer homes and their erractic elderly driving habits, but the weather is balmy, breezy and gorgeous. Skies are blue, the ocean is even bluer and life is good.

1. Summer's here!  In the northern hemisphere anyway. If you're in the southern hemisphere substitute winter for the word summer. What do you love most about summer?  The sounds of birds, frogs, the sunshine, the warmth, the boardwalk scents of cotton candy, hot dogs etc.  Warm breezes.

What's your biggest summer pet peeve? 

 High humidity. 

2. What song always reminds you of summer?  There are  a few like Theme from a Summer Place by Percy Faith,   I love it because I live in a summer place.

the Beach Boys  All Summer Long which embodies everything about my teen years here at the beach.

 

Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts   because it reminds me of cooking dinner with the door open waiting for my husband to come home in summer.

3. What's something you remember about your childhood summers? Surfing with my Dad, hiking with him in the Watchung mountains, endless bike rides, barbeques every week, fireworks on Wednesday nights at Seaside.

 Do you think kids today get to enjoy summer the way you did as a child? Elaborate. Well mine do because they get to spend the days at the grandparents beach house which is right on the beach and my house which is on the bay so their possibilities are endless.

4. We celebrate Fathers Day on June 21st. Do you favor your dad in looks or temperament? Tell us something about your dad. Or your husband as a dad. Or a son/son-in-law as a dad. Or your grandpa.   My Dad was a chemist, he had jet black hair and chocolate brown eyes.. I have his dimples (somewhat) but not his coloring. I think I favor both parents really.   My sons (I have 2) are the best.

Me and my Dad

5. Let's wrap up with a summer this or that-

• flip flops or sandals neither. I wear flat soled shoes because I am disabled now and sandals and flipflops are dangerous.
• beach or pool  I will take either one.
• watermelon or peaches I like both.
• shorts or sundress either one is nice.
• iced coffee or ice cold lemonade Neither one.  I like iced tea.
• amusement park or water park Not a fan of either one. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

There is nothing like the scent of salt air to bring you serenity.

I waded out to get this photo and got my pants wet.

 

About You

 This week's questions come from Sparky! I hope you enjoy doing them.  

This is a repeat from a long while ago.

Let's talk about you .....

1. Music. What kind of music do you enjoy?  
 I like music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s and a lot of the new stuff too.  Also a fan of a lot of classical things.

Are you musical? Yes. I play piano and took lessons on other instruments and voice lessons.

2.    Travel. Where have we been? What's your favorite destination(s)?
 I've been to Canada and across much of the USA which is huge. .   I see that the visitors for the World Cup are staggered by the distances and differences and how friendly Americans really are.  They are also surprised we are not the violent nation propaganda likes to paint us out to be.

My favorite destination is our own beaches right here.

3.   Occupations. Did you end up working at what you wanted to be? Do you wish you'd done something else, if so, what? etc.    I didn't end up with what I wanted because I never knew what I wanted.   I would have preferred sticking with anthropology but it's so filled with political BS that I just couldn't proceed with it.

4. .  How do you keep from being bored?    I read, study, learn, watch goodies on YouTube, sit by the water, watch my fish... I am never bored.

 Thank you for joining in each week. You have made this such a wonderful experience and I know Toni, in whose memory we continue, would be pleased as punch.