Do This Before the Summer Is Over, or You Will Probably Regret It.
While home furnishings, coffee vendors, and anyone who already has a “Harvest” sign on their doorstep will lead you to believe otherwise, this is not a goddamn fall. We have no objection to the fall itself. Picking apples, carving pumpkins, wearing red wine and scarves. We are here for all this. Starting in October .
So why should we hurry to fall? Temperatures are set to drop to 88 ° in the northeast this week because wait: it won’t go down yet. Here’s how you can enjoy the last days of summer before the official fall of September 22nd.
Enjoy cold / frozen drinks
Whether it’s iced coffee, iced hibiscus prickly pear tea, milkshakes, or frozen gummies, pack them before the mercury drops. There is plenty of time for mulled wine and hot chocolate; when your tits freeze in December.
Go without socks
There is a time of the year when we switch from slippers to slippers – because it is necessary for our feet to survive . Fortunately, now is not the time. Let’s revel in our birkenstocks, flip flops, bare feet – heck, even our mandalas – before cold autumn winds threaten to bite our gnarled toes with long nails and polite society demands that the layered crust of our prehistoric dehydrated heels be tucked away with a toe.
Canning summer fruits and vegetables
All those surprisingly juicy berries, melons, tomatoes and corn will soon disappear from farmers’ markets. Extend their life in the colder months by canning, dehydrating, salting, salting, mixing and freezing them now.
Climb up to the county fair
Of course the autumn festivals are amazing. But have you been to a county fair recently? These super-stimulating bonuses from cars, Ferris wheels, funnels and meat on a stick will take you back to your carefree childhood days. It may have already passed through your area for a year. But if you haven’t found it yet, go away.
Go swim
If you live in the suburbs, chances are you know a family that keeps their pool heated and doesn’t close until the end of September. We might suggest walking past their house with six cans in one hand and Doritos in the other, while they entertain mutual friends-neighbors – preferably in a sweat?
If they’re lucky, they’ll feel guilty enough to invite you for a swim. (If not, visit a local watering hole, river, or beach while their waters are still warm from the peak summer sun.)
Go on a trip
If you haven’t had a chance to sleep under the stars in late June, July or August, now is your moment. Take an afternoon walk, not too sweaty, pitch your tent, and sleep until the time of year when camping requires a freezing temperature sleeping bag. Which brings us to …
Make s’mores
Yes, s’mores can be enjoyed at any time of the year. But we can’t think of a more fitting tribute to the end of summer than toasting marshmallows over an open fire, especially if you’ve forgotten to do this simple but very important activity with your family before school starts (* points to himself *). Light a fire in the backyard. Not too late.
Enjoy not cold
We know, we know that sweatah weatha is supposedly the elite. And while we certainly can’t hate the coziness and thrill of wearing a light jacket, we can regret being cold by mid-late fall. And not only on the street, but also in our own home, where we will need thick cardigans and hot tea every day to feel comfortable. So please, we implore you to enjoy yourself wrapped in a shell of free warmth wherever you go. At least another week.