When I saw we had four bananas that were nearing the end of their time, I decided to make banana bread—and then actually followed through.

“If I walk through that door, and I don’t have Berger Cookies, I don’t know what will happen,” I joked.

We’ve been making slushies at home, learning golf, and enjoying other summer fun.

When this pandemic is just a memory let’s keep some of the best aspects like the the virtual children’s piano recitals.

I love looking at the pancakes to see what form they’ve taken on, sort of like clouds in the sky.

The problem with vacations, I suppose, is that they end. But that’s part of the joy of vacations, too—that the time is limited and special.

Funnel cakes and fishing and other fun on our trip to the beach

Then a man who was fishing nearby approached us. “I really want to see them catch something,” he said.

Late on the afternoon of Father’s Day, I said, “I wonder whether I should make cupcakes….”

May this summer be a restful time of renewal, memory-making, and ice cream.