This is "home stretch" for our local school district. The Senior Prom is over and Memorial Day Holiday will be here in under two weeks! Graduation parties are being planned. Local boys and girls, young men and women, are thinking about lazy days of summer! Many are looking forward to the Hartford Fair and nearby county fairs where some will display their prize pigs, calves, rabbits, and chickens!
I remember one of my most enjoyable summer days as a kid was relaxing in a lawn chair under the big shade tree in the back yard and getting "lost" in a good book. I know that must sound boring to kids these days, but this was before personal computers, smart phones (or cell phones at all), and before I even learned to drive. Since my Mom didn't drive, I had no expectations of being chauffeured anywhere.
Walking to the local mall with my girlfriends and just "hanging out" was another favorite past-time. We loved stopping at the Woolworth's snack bar for some French fries and a Coke or riding the escalator to May's Department Store basement for a soft-serve malt! Riding our bicycles around the neighborhood on a sunny day let us experience the sights, sounds, and smells of summer in the suburbs!
I looked forward to our family's annual summer vacation to the Smokey Mountains, but the two weeks always went by so quickly! I remember an occasional afternoon at the beach or public swimming pool, a weekend picnic at the park after a pleasant drive along country roads, and a few summer concerts outdoors with family.
Whatever you plan to do this Summer, enjoy yourselves and take some time to relax! Please stop by the Homer Village Market and see what you might need for your picnic basket or backyard gatherings during this mild weather leading to a long, hot summer!
