Comments on: Knee Deep in June, My Favorite Summer Things…

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:53:37 +0000

In reply to Mich Lueken. I hope you can eventually live where you are happy. It took me a long time to make it back “home.” ❤️

By: Mich Lueken

Mich Lueken — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:09:28 +0000

I used to love the summer when I was growing up at home in Ohio. The summers were just as you described them. There was nothing better !
But now that I live in the lowest part of Alabama its horrid. The heat and humidity are relentless. I dare say I do not like summer at all anymore, at least not down here. I’m so hoping I can move back up north in the next couple of years so that I can enjoy the summers again along with all of the beautiful changing seasons.

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:25:47 +0000

In reply to sue. Thank you for the tips on watermelon, Sue! I’ll looked for seeded varieties!

By: sue

sue — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:41:22 +0000

The summer my brother & SIL lived in Golden, he went crazy for Colorado peaches; he cans lots of jams every summer, and we had peaches every day when I visited. Excellent!

Ironically, the watermelon in the photo is a “seedless” variety selected not for flavor, but for ease of eating/serving. Farm stands still have plenty of the old heirlooms like Moon & Stars, Charleston Grey, Crimson Sweet. Hope you have some heirloom w’melon for your next cookout. (Dry-farmed melons are the best, if you can find them, No extra water is given during the growing season, Maybe that’s why the ‘old ones’ tasted so great. No drip irrigation!)

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:34:27 +0000

In reply to Lorna. ❤️

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:33:50 +0000

In reply to Gloria. I don’t do well with the heat either, Glo. I too have had heat exhaustion several times and come to find out, once you’ve had it, you are more susceptible. I can enjoy things out side if I avoid anything strenuous in the hottest part of the day, take frequent breaks to cool down, and stay hydrated. ❤️

By: Lorna

Lorna — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:42:34 +0000

“Knee deep in June” is a wonderful place to be ♥️ Beautifully written ?

By: Gloria

Gloria — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:41:12 +0000

I’m not a summer person because I don’t do well in the extreme heat. I suffered from heat stroke twice and it’s not good. But you make it sound so great. I remember growing up sleeping with the windows open, sleeping on crisp sheets that Mom had hung outside on a clothes line, eating fruits like peaches and plums from our back yard and helping Mom make peach and plum yeast cakes for us and our neighbors. I remember Moms jimmy potato salad that she’d make for the many picnics at Mt. Airy Forest, and walking to meet friends to go swimming almost every day at our community pool. And I remember sitting on our back patio catching butterflies and fireflies. Great memories.,., thanks for letting me remember all the fun.

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:27:42 +0000

In reply to Roxie. Homegrown still taste like that! ?❤️

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:27:18 +0000

In reply to Melba Robinson. ❤️