Last week it was time for the white peonies. This week it is time for the pink peonies and they are my favorites!
Wednesday Hodgepodge with thanks to Jo From This Side of the Pond.
1. Summer officially begins this week (in the northern hemisphere)…what was your favorite thing to do in the summer when you were a kid?
We grew up in Southern California so a favorite was going to the beach. Newport Beach in California was where extended family gathered. I remember scouring the beach for soda bottles and turning them in for the deposit at a store and buying a treat, ice cream or a candy bar.
What do you like most about summer now?
Visits from family. Watching the Grands at their summer sports.
First golf, then swimming and lastly soccer.
2. Something you’ll celebrate this summer?
The 4th of July is the traditional day we celebrate in the summer. I love to pull out my bins filled with red, white and blue decor starting in June.
3. Summer tastes like? Smells like? Sounds like?
Taste~Watermelon
Smell~Lavender
Sounds~Mosquitoes buzzing around my head
4. June 18th is National Splurge Day…what’s the last thing you splurged on?
My old riding mower died and we bought this new beauty.
What might you splurge on today?
Not today but tomorrow I’m splurging on a massage.
5. Share a favorite summer quote, saying, song lyric, or meme.
When I was younger it would be ‘Schools out for the summer’.
These days it will be ‘Where’s the shade?’
6. Insert your own random thought here.
By next week the Peonies will have wilted away so here are some more for today.
Thank you for visiting today!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
All lovely to see and read. Happy day to you!
Those peonies! So beautiful! You new riding lawn mower looks nice- I hope you get many, many years out of it :). I can’t imagine growing up near a beach- (or even living near one now since we’re so far away from one) what great summer memories to have at a beach. Have a great day!
Your pink peonies are so beautiful. Your splurge looks like a “fun ride.” 🙂 I was just thinking that I need to schedule a massage. A massage is a wonderful splurge. I have some red, white, and blue decorations in the attic. I should get them out!!
What a beautiful shade of pink those peonies are, Ellen! It’s such a delicate shade of pink. I may have to keep my eyes open for something similar.
Love the peonies! You enjoy that massage! I love them! Your memories are so fun because they sound so much like my own… minus the beach of course! LOL! have a wonderful Wednesday!
I love peonies… golly they are beautiful.
Mosquitoes… yep, that is a sound of summer in these parts too. Ha Ha!
Happy Summer,
Carla
Hello, Ellen
I wish I had the peonies growing here and the Lavender both are looking beautiful.
Take care, have a great day!
Peonies, one of favorite childhood flowers! I can’t get them to grow in North Central Texas – enjoy!
Those peonies are so pretty!
Your trips to the beach sound fab, what fun to find the soda bottles and cashing them in to buy a treat.
I would love a ride on mower to cut our grass, I would have it done in no time.
Love the pink peonies! Your summers on the beach sound fun, but also characteristically 50’s and 60’s. Loved the image of that, as we were miles and miles from a beach.
The peonies are so pretty. Summers here are really nice. More like spring weather.
I didn’t know there was a National Splurge Day! Well, that riding mower looks like a beauty.
Oh a massage is a wonderful splurge! I’ve been wishing I could treat myself to one for ever so long, and I think I’ll just put it on my wish list and see if someone gives me a gift certificate sometime. LOL Those peonies are breathtaking! So beautiful. Hope your summer is off to a great start!
Love seeing your peonies as I fail miserably trying to grow them. Yours are beautiful. B x
Those peonies! I hope you enjoyed your massage…sounds so nice right about now. And have fun on your new wheels : )
Love all the peonies blooming this time of year!