Wednesday HodgePodge

This week's questins from Joyce:

1. Summer is upon us this week in the Northern hemisphere. Tell us three things on your summer bucket list.

-- a backyard barbecue.  Drew always hosts a few of these events in his yard.  He cancelled this year's Memorial Day weekend  event, so I'm looking forward to the 4th of July.

--swimming.  I spent a lot of time at the pool when I was growing up, and I've always loved the water. 

--a boat ride.  I live on an island, after all, so being out on the water is somethng I can easily arrange.

 2. Something fun you used to do as a kid in the summertime?

My father was a teacher, and later a school principal.  when I was growing up, he'd take a summer job at a day camp.  As a result, my sisters and I spent a lot of time at day camp.  Activities included swimming, sports, arts and crafts, music and dance, nature hikes, horseback rides....

 3. Rootop or backyard? Why?

I'm  suburban girl, I like my lawn and yard.  though when I was in my 20's, I had an apartment in brownstone Brooklyn, and we had a rooftop, though I didn't stay long enough to really enjoy it.

 4. Do you read food labels? Place importance on them? Make an effort to find out/care about where your food comes from?

I'm really trying to watch what I eat, so yeah, I read labels.  I try to stick with healthier options.  But the source?  I don't really care if my grapes come from California or Chile, if that's what you're asking. 

 5. A song you'll have on repeat this summer?

I've got a whole Jimmy Buffett playlist.  If I had to choose one song, though, it would be "License to Chill".

 6. Insert your own random thought here.

Change is in the wind....(she said mysteriously)....