On the Watch for Wonder: A Summer of reading E.B. White
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On the Watch for Wonder: A Summer of reading E.B. White

All of E.B. White’s books evoke the spirit of summer—especially an old-fashioned childhood summer. Fern sits amongst the animals in the barn, flies through the air on Uncle Homer’s swing, and travels to the fair in Charlotte’s Web. Stuart wins the sailboat race in Central Park and drives north in his car on a hot day, stopping for a cold sarsaparilla in Stuart Little. Louis the Swan works as a junior counselor at a boys’ summer camp in The Trumpet of the Swan. All three of these novels reflect White’s attention to the animal life in his own farmyard in Maine where he spent his later years.

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A Holiday on Loch Ness
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A Holiday on Loch Ness

In August of 2017 my family and I took our summer holiday in Scotland just outside the village of Drumnadrochit overlooking Loch Ness. Our Yorkshire friends warned us of rain and midges, but contrary to expectations, the weather continued sunny the entire week. We were able to eat dinners at the picnic table overlooking the famous loch, kayak on the water, and walk in the Highlands surrounded by heather.

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Books that Evoke an English Summer’s Day
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Books that Evoke an English Summer’s Day

While it’s true that English summers can have their share of rain and cold, there are also sure to be many picture-perfect days of warmth, buttercups, and grazing sheep. It’s the perfect time to visit a country house and have tea in the bursting-with-color gardens; take a long walk on a public footpath; or spend the day exploring a new market town or village.

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Sutton Bank on a Summer’s Night
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Sutton Bank on a Summer’s Night

James Herriot once said that the view from Sutton Bank is the finest in England, and it is hard to disagree with his assessment. Summer days are long in North Yorkshire, and when the sun is shining carpe diem is the order of the day, so one night after dinner my family and I decided to seize the golden hour and drive up to the top of Sutton Bank for a walk and to enjoy the view.

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