Dreaming of Summer

With all of the snow pouring down, it’s hard to remember summer, and the lazy afternoons spent in hammocks or exploring sunlit meadows seem ages ago. Fear not! Here are a few ways to remind yourself that warmer days really are coming and block winter out of your mind for a few days:

1.       Make yourself a summer box! Select a box with a size that is appropriate for your use. It could be big enough to serve as a display on your coffeetable, or small enough to sit on your desk and remind you of balmier days while you work. Then, cover the base of the box in sand from some beaches you’ve explored (if the beach is not your thing, adapt to suit your personal vacation taste). Fill with whatever shells or mementos you’ve collected from pleasant summer days. Imagine the tang of the ocean and the smell of sunscreen in the air. Enjoy.

2.       On a snowed-in day, take out all of those souvenirs from summer escapades. Whether pressed wildflowers from the peak of a mountain to preserved lavender sprigs from lavender fields, pictures of the wonderful places you’ve explored or maps to faraway lands, tickets from the vaporetto in Venice or ticket stubs from buses in New York, take them all out. Then sort through them; decide which ones are meant for being scrapbooked and which could decorate a wall of your home. Bask in memories and make plans for the future.

 

 

3.       Organize your spring wardrobe. Prepare the light trenchcoats, the floating, light-as-air scarves, and all of your glorious sunny clothes! Look out for the smell of a fresh spring breeze.

the Rose