Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

In his popular song, Nat King Cole croons
"Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer"

Our hazy, crazy days of summer are here, but they are anything but lazy. Commuter travel becomes especially trying in the heatwaves of summer. At the moment the roads are reasonably sane, but in just a few days the normal commute starts again for many, including 3 of my household. Libraries start their summer reading programs and the grandparents head to the library with hordes of bored kids, desperate for some shoot-em up game playing on computers!

"Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies
Then lock the house up, now you're set
And on the beach you'll see the girls in their bikinis
As cute as ever but they never get 'em wet"

My days of wearing bikinis are fortunately past, but you only have to stroll down any of Melbourne's beaches to see plenty. We have often had late night suppers on the beach, trying to beat the plus 30 degree heat with sandwiches, pizza or fish -n-chips and a paddle/swim. I was never very keen on weenies - enough said!

"Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
You'll wish that summer could always be here"

So long as we don't have many searing +43 degree heatwaves, I should find my garden, sanity and energy levels surviving the summer. Otherwise, I give fair warning, watch out for temper boil overs when the thermometer maxes out!

Happy summer and Happy 2012 to all.