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Summer Must Do’s

  1. Eat lots of fresh berries and berry pies
  2. Canoe
  3. Swim in a lake first thing in the morning when mist is rising from it and it looks like glass
  4. Listen to the lonely call of loons
  5. Go camping and snuggle in a sleeping bag with The Sweetie
  6. Force my friends to dress up in their summer finest, drink Pimms cups and play croquet
  7. Spend long lazy evenings on a patio
  8. Spend long lazy afternoons on a  patio
  9. Go on a picnic
  10. Go to a drive-in
  11. Go on a road trip with the car windows open, music blasting, singing at the top of my lungs to every cheesy 70’s tune I know
  12. Stop at roadside fruit and veggie stands
  13. Go to an outdoor concert
  14. Go to an outdoor movie
  15. Go treasure hunting at yard sales and flea markets
  16. Go camping and try not to be paranoid about bears
  17. Roast marshmallows and make s’mores
  18. Co to Centre Island and ride in a paddle boat and cool off on the log ride
  19. Drink milkshakes
  20. Stroll on the boardwalk with an ice cream
  21. Ride a bike wearing flip flops
  22. Grill peaches on the barbecue
  23. Dine el fresco as much as possible
  24. Savour the sound of the cicadas in the warm summer evenings
  25. Lie on the grass reading a book all afternoon with a bowl of cherries by my side
  26. Go skinny dipping
  27. Eat tomato sandwiches on soft white bread with lots of salt and mayo
  28. Have a lobster roll for the first time ever
  29. Run under a sprinkler
  30. Have a badminton tournament
  31. Barbecue pizza
  32. Stuff myself on veggie dogs and potato salad
  33. Lie in the sand all day with coconut scented sunscreen and a trashy magazine
  34. Eat popsicles and ice cream sandwiches
  35. Nap in the sunshine
  36. Go for walks in the evening when the breeze is still warm and comfortable
  37. Wear summer dresses and enjoy their flimsy freedom
  38. Get tan lines
  39. Go to the CNE for the cotton candy and puke smell and soak up the tackiness of it all
  40. Eat lots of corn on the cob and have butter run down my arms
  41. Paint my toenails candy colours
  42. Drink lots of sparkly drinks with tinkling ice cubes
  43. Watch a dramatic thunderstorm from the safety of the porch
  44. Blow soap bubbles with my nephew and force him to wear huge plastic sunglasses
  45. Go the The Dream in High Park and secretly drink wine from a thermos
  46. See dumb Hollywood blockbuster movies with the excuse of needing to cool down with the air conditioning
  47. Eat salads freshly plucked from the garden smothered in basil dressing
  48. Watch the raccoons amble around the city like they own the place
  49. Go for late night hot fudge sundaes at the Dairy Queen under the ruse that their outdoor patio has a cool breeze and good view of the city
  50. Try not to panic that the summer flies by and winter will come again

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