How can it be August already?  My summer has been busy…work projects, college orientation, a short vacation, college preparation…did I say Tyler is leaving in less then 30 days?

Today I had a day all to myself – and summer got me good with a perfect nap on the hammock.  Summer seduced me to take it.  It started with a free afternoon and a list of possibilities that all required activity.  Then my hammock started calling.  I set it up, found my pillows, and a perfect place in the shade.  Then the seduction moved to me laying on it, settling in, and getting comfy.  It got even better when I started to notice in the silence the leaves blowing in the wind, the birds chirping, the clouds drifting by, the perfect blue sky…all worth savoring.  Then summer got me with a perfect nap, one where you aren’t quite sure what you are dreaming about, but you are sure something juicy just happened when you wake up.  I was completely lazy, and summer swooned me.

 (View from hammock)

In Minnesota these moments are to be savored.  August now has the word savor as my intention.  Savoring walks around the lake, bike rides, picnics, flowers, outdoor restaurants, sunshine, and yes – every minute with my son.

So I’ll be back friends after I savor in August with some new creative projects I’ve been dreaming up – workshops, webinars, a new blog idea, new cards and journals.

Until then, my wish for you is that August will treat you to some summer love of the very best kind.