Summer State of Mind

I will not deny crow’s feet or grey hairs. I will not deny there is a traffic flow problem on Deerfoot. I will not deny that dark chocolate has health benefits. I will deny, however, that there are months that you shouldn't go barefoot.

There is nothing special about my feet. They are ordinary feet, although when Kidlet was born the midwife did demand to look at our feet to see who he had inherited the long toes from and did a double take when she realized that along with the rest of my body, the only thing petite about me is my height. I don't undergo a pedicure on a regular basis. There is absolutely no logical reason why I should be reluctant to cover them up when it become furnace season.

I love to be barefoot. I enjoy the feel of the rug on my feet. Barefoot gives me incentive to sweep the kitchen floor on a regular basis. I am also helping the environment. If I only put on socks when I leave the yard, it means my socks last longer and there is less washing of footwear to do. When my feet are bare, I can convince myself the white stuff on the ground is another form of moisture for the ground and that summer hasn't left quite yet.

I have discovered I am not alone. One of Country 105's announcers shares my distaste of wearing socks this time of year. http://www.country105.com/Blogs/StephSays/Home.aspx To Steph Hansen and all the other women who defy the weather, I give you an eight toe salute. I'd make it ten but my baby toes are too little to curl upwards.

This is one of my favourite summer drinks, to be enjoyed all day long:

6 cups filtered water
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 inch peeled fresh ginger
none-1/8 tsp Stevia (herbal sugar substitute)

Mix together, keep refrigerated. Tastes best if made the night before and chilled in the fridge.

Proverbs 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witting inventions. (KJV)