A Photo Ode to Summer

Summer, oh Summer. I guess it's officially over, no? With school back in session, Labor Day right around the corner, and Halloween displays already going up in the supermarkets, I suppose I can wax nostalgic about my so-called Summer. Cool temperatures may have mocked me, but despite working entirely too hard at my day job (as my lack of blogging will attest), I managed to play hard too. So here's my look back at some carefree days of Summer, of course spent in true Fare to Remember fashion: in the company of wonderful friends and family, and with good eats at every turn. So, in no particular order, I present my Summer of 2011...

Beaches... boogie boarding...
Camping, with pancakes for breakfast made on the griddle over the fire....
Surrounded by the kids that I love (that big kid in the middle there especially)...
Quiet moments... solitaire... books...

Cocktails...
Grilling... ribs!
Boating... wakeboarding... waterskiing...
Cocktails...
Dogs...
Wet dogs...
Exhausted dogs...
Beer can chicken...
Fresh heirloom tomatoes...
...made into fresh caprese salad...
A little cabin in the woods...
...with this view of Lake Tahoe...
...and this cozy fire when the sun goes down...
...and fun details giving away its 1932 roots like these vintage spice boxes...
...and these badges of honor from its most recent ursine visitor......where mornings start with coffee on the deck...
... and end with what else? Cocktails! (Or as in this pic, wine!)
Ice cream...
Sand castles...
Games of tug-o-war...
Fireside singalongs...
And s'mores!
Sayonara Summer - see you next year! (Full disclosure: Fall is actually my favorite season, so I'm not too sad...)