Summer Breeze
My dad had made an observation when he was last visiting my place that my front door and back sliding door formed a breezeway of sorts through the first floor of my house. I suppose I had noticed this before but I am not sure I appreciated it consciously until he pointed it out. It is funny how others can illumine something right before us that is so routine as to become ignored. I doubt the builders meant to create this design feature. This is not the level of domicile that has that level of intention. The breeze really is quite lovely and as long as the temperature is not hellish and humid, and there is a wind, it makes me like this part of the year quite a lot. Since I am retiring, I plan to head north once the heat becomes oppressive in mid-July. It is the opposite of a snowbird as I like winter. It is my Nordic blood I suppose. If you have not heard the 1970's song "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Croft recently or ever, give it a listen. Much of 1970's popular m...