Best of June 2017

I’ve only been in three spots this month: the garden house, NYC, and Frances Slocum State Park. Although technically, I’ve spent a few nights in my brother’s guest bedroom when it has been just too hot to stay in Serenity, so maybe that’s a fourth spot. Either way, picking a “Best of” place is impossible, because each was great in different ways.

NYC was a terrific tourist weekend. It didn’t feel like real life at all, and I didn’t try to get any work done — we just touristed hard. If I was judging the best of the month based only on being a tourist (well, and maybe on the deliciousness of the food I was eating), New York would have to win. But Frances Slocum was time hanging out with my niece, and I so adore her — she’s great company. And then the garden house has been a delightful place to spend time.

Hmm, I think I need to try a different approach to my best of this month. Instead of best place, best moments:

Picking blueberries with my brother in companionable silence.
Talking to my niece about friendship and names and shoe fashions.
Playing video games, specifically Skyforge, with my nephew.
Watching my friend completely geek out about classic cars in NYC.
Watching the fireflies at the garden house.

I’m not sure those are in the right order, but they’re the moments I hope I remember from June of 2017.