Summering
I really enjoy writing about my ideas and plans for each season. Being deliberate and mindful. Did some summer planning at the beginning of May and checking in on ideas for 2026 - will do a proper update of that at the end of this month.
Last year I said I wanted to work on some furniture... And I still do. I did some. But there's more. Always something needs fixing or sanding or staining. Plus this year I have my tarp for a bit of extra cover.
After getting back into camping last year we've got a week booked, a weekend, and ideas for more. We're going to have a night in my mum's back garden with the niblings.
Monster trucks is actually occurring.
Our house is a good house for a summery gathering. Birthday parties, game days, barbecues. Though our barbecue is currently stranded at my sister's house.
Skipped a lot of swimming last year. Wild, open water, whatever you call it. Already back on it this year and on Saturday will be in Windermere. Then I'd like to try some other local places, rather than defaulting to the same place we always go.
Last year I wanted to do more photography, which I didn't really. And this year I want to do some cyanotype. So I need to get on that.
I like a big summer reading project and this year I want to read Emily Wilson's Iliad and also Middlemarch. I've still got other reading lists on the go.
The weather this year has been a bit grey and wet. My tomatoes are behind. But we are making progress in the garden clearing some more space, reclaiming some (a very little some) of the wilderness.
I need to look after myself a bit more and I need to get into those habits before the winter arrives and my energy tails off. I've been doing pretty okay but that perimenopause sure is kicking my ass right now.
Mostly, as usual, I just want to have a nice time, outside as much as possible, have some adventures, and have some fun.
Other seasonal and month posts can be found in the almanac.
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