Fun Finds for July 2024

 

Two days left in the month of July! How is this even possible? Before we say goodbye to the month, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite finds from throughout this month!

ONE. This first one is not a brand new find in our lives, but it’s a returned find: our hammock! I told you a few days ago that when we moved everything out of Mom and Dad’s house this spring, we brought home a number of items they had been holding in storage for us, and that included our beloved hammock! It has been a wedding present from my sisters, and we have not had it in our possession since we left for WillowBridge. (Never had a place to put it until now.) But it is back and I’m not sure there’s a whole lot that’s better than a hammock overlooking the water. I do confess that I need the heat and humidity to calm down so I can enjoy it more often, but the times I’ve been able to rest in it this month have been dreamy. (Ryan loves having it back, too!)

TWO. Ryan and I made our inaugural visit to Wick’s Pies in Winchester. If you haven’t been there, and it’s in driving distance, you should go! They have a full restaurant, where you can eat meals (and pie) and you can also purchase pies there. And if you don’t live locally, they do have nationwide shipping on their pies! 😊

THREE. Ryan and I played our first game of pickleball this summer, and while I’m not sure we are going to take it up as a full-time hobby, we did have a great time and would absolutely do it again. I have tried and failed at playing tennis, so I didn’t hold out a lot of hope that I could handle pickleball, but I held my own!

FOUR. It turns out the salad spinner I paid fifty cents for at the thrift store a while back is one of the best investments I made this year. I have been using it regularly to clean lettuce from our garden, and it’s amazing! It’s also a fun stress reliever, so it’s a two-in-one.

FIVE. It’s not healthy, but have you seen the Subway Foot Long Cookie? Ryan got one for me to share with him (and my dad) when my mom was in the hospital a few weeks ago, and it was SO GOOD. I love cookies in general, but store cookies can easily be a wild disappointment and waste of calories. This one did not let us down – and it’s cute, too, so you can’t beat that!

SIX. Ryan and I went to the flower patch to pick out flowers for Mom, and I just have to say it’s one of the most fun dates, I think. If you have a flower patch around you where you can go cut fresh flowers, do it. It’s sweet and fun and leaves beautiful, tangible memories!

            So those were my fun finds for July! How about you? Run across anything I should know about so I can try it too?