SUMMER VIBES... FINALLY
In the miracle that is a Canadian spring, we’ve gone from snow a couple of weeks ago to “please god let the air-conditioning be working”. The May-24 weekend brings the lawn furniture out, but the weather is often late to the party.
This past week though, we got off our collective duffs and ordered a couple of new lawn chairs. The fancy kind that swivel. It sounds like endless fun right? With painstakingly chosen fabrics for the custom made cushions that will hopefully arrive in time for the real summer.
When we renovated our home a couple of years ago we made a great effort to uplift our backyard from something where you might get lost because the weeds were growing so high. It’s actually a pretty nice place to hang out these days. It’s not quite the oasis I’ve dreamed of but I think we’re on the right track.
Lying down on our completely weather resistant couch brings back not so fond memories of plastic covered furniture from my childhood home. But with a good book and a glass of wine (or water) it may just be my new favourite after work activity. Pop up the umbrella for a bit of southern shade, lay back and enjoy the lazy vibes.
Since the book I was reading was Kansas City Lightening, the story of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch (a terrific biography by the way), I’m pretty sure that some tunes in the backyard might be in order.
The clouds are rolling in as I write this and the weather is due to be on the chilly side this weekend, but for me, I’m definitely feeling those warm summer vibes.
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