Summer vaporings.
Leave the chores for the day. Forget the pots of sunflowers that aren’t transplanted, the weeds that need pulling, and the roses that need washing with soapy water. Go fishing.
Lure your friend from his office with some fat bait from your garden. Pack the picnic basket with cold sausages, a thermos of chicken broth, a loaf of fresh French bread, some tasty cheeses, a red fat tomato, a small jar of gherkins, a jar of delicious Topanga olives and a bucket of fresh strawberries. Also a corked bottle of chilled Lemony Fizzle made with your own lemons.
Find a sunny dry place on one of the granite rocks that hang over the waterfall. Two robins are taking a bath just below the spot where your feet hang. Speak in whispers. Let your date bait your hook for you and prop your pole with rocks so you won’t have to hold it. Be as lazy as you want in the warm afternoon sun.
With droopy eyes, lie quietly with your head in his lap and watch the dragon flies buzz the orange poppies. Point out to your friend the wedge of a pale moon hanging above the yellow broom. Wait and a gentle breeze will drift across your face and cool your flushed cheeks. This is the perfect time and place for a nap from exhaustion.
How to make Lemony Fizzle.
Strain four or five fresh lemons into a pitcher with three ounces of gin, add powdered sugar to taste and fill with carbonated water, stir and serve.
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