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    Summer List 2012

    Published Jul 13, 2012 | by Nicole Spiridakis


    [Bay Bridge, July 2012.]

    Nearly mid-summer. How is that even possible? We had thought to have a party at the end of the month to celebrate such, but I called uncle because I am worn. out. and while I dearly love to host a party - especially with berry-infused cocktails and farmers' market-inspired nibblies - I found myself trying to drum up enthusiasm with little success. And that's no way to throw a party. So. Maybe in the fall, for Indian Summer.

    Change looms on the horizon. I am hoisting my sails. In the meantime, I thought I should throw myself as fully as possible into summer for we're almost a month in and I don't want to waste it. Henceforth, a list of things in which I'd like to indulge before October, with a few pie-in-the-sky ideas just for fun.

    - Run. A lot.
    - Swim in Tomales Bay a few times. Also, the San Francisco Bay (eep. Finally.). Maybe also the annual Inverness Community Swim?
    - Canoe on the Russian River
    - (Maybe kayak somewhere, too.)
    - Yosemite. Backpacking. It's on.
    - Eat lots of soft-serve ice cream.
    - Work on my tan.
    - Bake a cherry pie.
    - Make strawberry gin fizzes (note: tonight!).
    - Sit in my parents' backyard with the neighbors' cats and a big stack of books.
    - Swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
    - Drink wine with my cousin in Vermont and hike the green hills.
    - Don't let work get me too down.
    - Learn to surf.
    - Cold-brew coffee.
    - Make sun tea!
    - Eat raw for one week (ps: ha!).
    - Run out to Wildcat Beach and back, about 13 miles (see also: ha! But it's a long-held ambition of mine.).
    - Happy hour at the Cliff House for old times' sake.
    - Recipe test like it's my job (and, perhaps, it should be).
    - Have a few dinner parties.

    To that end, one will occur tonight.

    Menu

    Strawberry gin fizzes (+ nonalcoholic iteration)
    Basil lemonade (with gin and without)

    White bean dip
    Olives
    Baguette
    Cheeses

    Roast chicken with tomatoes and lemon
    Couscous with vegetables and chickpeas
    Salad

    Caramel cake + raspberries
    Moroccan mint tea

    Happy Friday + Bastille Day tomorrow.

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    1. helen says

      July 13, 2012 at 7:45 pm

      Nice list....I know that you will do many if not all of those ideas. Happy summer!

    2. Pam says

      July 13, 2012 at 7:08 pm

      Change looming on the horizon? Now that does arouse curiosity! Thanks for all your inspiring words, good eats and lovely pictures--always a highlight of my week!

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