{cue fresh, ripe peaches on oatmeal with chia seeds and walnuts for breakfast}
{next, cue chambray shorts and easy cotton plaids}
{I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to rotate this image. . . sorry.}
{. . .my Wiksten style inspiration for shorts, plaids, glasses, and sneakers}
So. . .my Dad works at Time, Inc., and we get lots of Time publications, such as Real Simple. So, I want to share some fun facts about summery things that I recently learned from Real Simple!
First, did you know the best way to catch fireflies is with womanly wiles?! Hilarious, no?! "Fireflies blink to attract a mate," explains naturalist Lynn Havsall, director of programs at the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, in Bar Harbor, Maine. "Males fly around while females sit in trees, in shrubs, or on the ground. So find a female and watch her blinking pattern. Then imitate the pattern with a pen flashlight and the males will come to you." Interesting, eh?! The bugs move slowly, so they're easy to trap in a jar. Punch some holes in the lid and add a little grass and a piece of fruit for moisture. Admire your pretty night-lights till bedtime, then let them go. Fun!!
Next, the best way to make cut-offs: Slip on your old jeans and mark the desired length on one leg with chalk. “Take them off, fold the leg at the mark, and iron the fold,” says Caroline Calvin, creative director of Levi’s. “Then cut just under the crease with fabric scissors. Lay the short jean leg on top of the other side and cut to evenly match.” Repeat as needed to get the length you want.
Bring on the heat! . . .and all the watermelon you can find!
-a :)
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