Today's list is Ten Things to do Before the End of Summer. Like most educators, the end of summer means the first day of the fall semester, but technically, we have until September 21.
1. Preserve the bounty. I can until early October since I still get some decent tomatoes until then. The next few weeks will be busy for me in the kitchen.
2. Enjoy the evening light. All too soon it will be dark before 6:00, then even earlier. When the weather is cool and clear with a breeze to chase away the mosquitoes, we like to eat dinner on the deck.
3. Watch a baseball game. I'm not a baseball fan, but Neal has introduced me to the pleasures of going to a ball park. We took in a Rockies game and two Cardinals games, and before the end of summer we're going to see that team I despise in Boston.
4. Cut some flowers before they fade. We've got some lingering lovelies, and tomorrow I'll be making an arrangement for the dining room table.
5. Make a list of what to grow in next year's garden. My pal Cae is one of the best gardeners I know, and she does this. What did I use the most? What worked where? What didn't work? Nothing like some notes to help create a better garden next year.
6. Get the car tuned up for winter. I just got home after spending seven hours at the garage for my tuneup. I'm tired and cranky now, but at least I read a lot of my book and have a winter-ready car.
7. Play your favorite guilty pleasure song at full volume with the windows down and the moon roof back and sing along as you drive.
8. Clean out your summer wardrobe. My closet is small. I change out my clothes in the spring and fall. I'm trying to be tough about the clothes that never came off the hanger all season. If they don't fit or I didn't wear them at all (except for a few sentimental party dress exceptions…maybe next summer there will be reason to wear them), out they go.
9. Play in the water. Take one more trip to the beach, lake, or river while the water is still warm enough to enjoy.
10. Soak in the sun. Wear sunscreen, of course, but get as much Vitamin D as possible.
How about you? What's on your list?
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The shorter days are really becoming obvious. I find it so ironic that summer, my most favorite seasons, ends on my birthday.
Fantastic list. I would have to agree with most of them. I also have a small closet that causes me to do the transition (as I call it). Let’s see … my list.
1. Sit out back with my honey and just relax as the sun goes down.
2. Clean out the freezer (I hate how stuff just sits in there).
3. Switch out the clothing.
4. Prepare some fall reading (I like to read with the seasons and try to have a book that takes place in fall/winter ready to go for fall).
Tough coming up with 10 though. YOUCH!
Great list. I am in clothing-purge mode myself.