STAY GOLD

“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

I love the warm sunny days of summer.  And I loathe the cold, dark days of winter.  Why do I live in New England?  I honestly have no idea. But that’s a different story.  This past August I read Melissa Kirsch's article, Golden Hour , from the New York Times and it struck a nerve.  Despite the fact that it was Labor Day weekend, when most of us inevitably make the mental shift toward fall, she reminded readers that we still had 22 days left of summer.  She also suggested that we hold on just a little longer to that final stage of the season rather than prematurely shift gears into autumn.  She threw out the #equinoctialchallenge for those, like myself, who weren't quite ready to let go, in which we make a point to do one summery thing every day between Labor Day and the equinox on September 22nd.  I absolutely loved this idea and immediately jumped in. It was not hard to do.  Throw the flip flops on for walks with the dogs.  Easy.  Sit on the porch with friends for a sunset drink.  Please and thank you.  Grab the fresh tomatoes from the Saturday farmer's market for the caprese sandwiches.  Done and done.  And while fall is now officially here, I see no reason not to keep up with this challenge for as long as Mother Nature will allow me to.  Because yes, the equinox has come and gone.  But the veil of darkness, aka winter, has not yet begun to fall.  Therefore I have decided that I will continue to do these summery things for as long as possible and I will aim to tap into that easygoing, relaxed mindset whenever I get a chance.  Hell, maybe I’ll keep at it throughout the winter.  Roast s’mores in the fireplace.  Bundle up in layers and take the dogs to the beach.  Grill dinner outside on the porch as the snow falls.  Okay, these are a stretch, but still.  You get the point. Summer magic.  There is nothing like it.  And, a little bit of that gold sprinkled throughout the rest of the year sounds delightful to me.

EQUINOCTIAL CHALLENGE*: TOP PICKS (PICS)

*There's still time

DITCH THE SHIRT

MAKE THE ICED COFFEE 

(Drink it outside, obvs!)

PICKLE THE VEGETABLES

WEAR THE FLIP FLOPS

 (But, don't show the dogs!)

WORK OUTSIDE

GRILL THE BURGERS

TAKE THE DOGS TO THE BEACH

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